As part of our series showcasing champions in government, not for profits and the private sector doing great stuff we will be sharing stories about rural entrepreneurs, community champions and young people walking the talk as role models. The research shows for young people in rural, regional and remote Australia to navigate change and take […]
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Young Farming Champions Marlee Langfield and Keiley O’Brien share what the drought has taught them
Continuing our Lessons Learnt from the Drought Series. Today Grain Young Farming Champions Marlee Langfield and Keiley O’Brien share what the 2018 Drought has taught them. Marlee Langfield ( photo Cowra Guardian) and Keiley O’Brien ( photo Western Magazine) Young Farming Champions Marlee Langfield and Keiley O’Brien are two young women taking drought by […]
23 year old CEO Marlee Langfield says you have to be fearless
“It can be lonely spending endless hours on the tractor during sowing or on the header at harvest; I just sing along with the radio for company. You have to be fearless, too. You can’t be afraid of much or it’ll hold you back.” Marlee Langfield Young Farming Champion Marlee Langfield at just 23 years of age […]
Marlee Langfield planting the seed of attitude and change
Grain farmer and Young Farming Champion Marlee Langfield has been first cab off the rank for The Archibull Prize YFC School visits. Today Marlee visited St Raphaels Catholic School in Cowra. This is what they had to say about Marlee’s visit News from the #strapharchie17 team Our Young Farming Champion, Ms Marlee Langfield, did a […]
Meet Marlee Langfield– sharing her love of agriculture to set the world alight
Farmer (fahr-mer): noun, a person who is outstanding in their field. That’s me! Being a farmer is not a “job”; it is a way of life. It is my life! This great way of life inspires me to share it with others, to be an agricultural communicator; to help reflect who I am, what I […]
Young Farming Champions Muster September 2022
Headline Act What better way to headline the September Muster (when many of us are still shivering through the tail of winter) than to check in with Bryan Van Wyk as he sends his prawn fleet into warm northern waters. Bryan is a wonderful example of respecting and showcasing those we work with in fishing […]
Young Farming Champions Muster May 2022
Headline Act It was a big month for Young Farming Champions with the Sydney Royal Easter Show in April, highlighted by Dione Howard winning the 2022 National Rural Ambassador finals. Dione Howard 2022 National Rural Ambassador with Karl Milde the 2021 National Rural Ambassador Listen to Dione share her story on Humans of Agriculture here […]
Young Farming Champions Muster March 2022
Headline Act Young Farming Champions is a group of dedicated young professionals in Australian agriculture who advocate strongly for their industry and inspire and encourage others to follow in their career footsteps. Exemplifying this ethos is Chloe Dutschke, a driven wool champion, who has now found her career moving in a different direction. “I […]
Young Farming Champions Muster December 2021
Headline Act Its harvest time and our Young Farming Champions are reaping the rewards. We mean this both literally and figuratively. Across eastern Australia the headers are rolling, the chaser bins are chasing and trucks are moving along regional roads, brimming with the best grain in the world. Widespread rain has added challenges to the […]
Archie Action – Pymble Ladies College Embedding Agriculture in the Geography Curriculum
Case-study 3: Meet Ray Howells, Geography Teacher at Pymble Ladies’ College, who has integrated ‘Ecosystem of Expertise’ into the Stage 5 Geography Program Geography is increasingly being used in The Archibull Prize to teach agriculture by surrounding the school with an Ecosystem of Expertise through: Building long term partnerships with best practice farms the students […]