In this episode of Leadership is Language CEO of Country to Canberra Han Worsley shares her tips for volunteer recruitment and engagement with Country to Canberra board member and YFC Meg Rice, and YVLT Chair Dione Howard. Key Messages Volunteering is about seeing and capturing potential within your network Look for diversity in your team […]
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Leadership is Language with your host Meg Rice interviewing OzHarvest FEAST Education Manager Amelia Berner
Kicking off the second series of our Leadership is Language conversations is Amelia Berner from OzHarvest who sits down with Young Farming Champion Meg Rice to discuss the importance of valuing food – because wasting food wastes everything. Key Messages In Australia over 7.3 million tonnes of food ends up in landfill each year. One […]
Young Farming Champion Meg Rice showcases the Trailblazers she met at the Heywire Gala
Young Farming Champion Meg Rice (right) with Lauren Heritage-Brand on the red carpet at the Heywire Gala Young Farming Champion Meg Rice recently had the opportunity to represent Art4Agriculture at the ABC Heywire Gala dinner at the Australian National Museum in Canberra. Here she met some very inspiring young rural Australians. Each year the ABC conducts a storytelling […]
Meg Rice part of a generation of young women whose fathers are encouraging them to into careers in agriculture
In 2017 Meg Rice was awarded the Northern Tablelands Scholarship to participate in the Young Farming Champions (YFC) program Taking part in the YFC program involves undertaking a series of Sydney based workshops, under the mentorship of some of Australia’s finest communication, marketing and professional development experts. The program’s focus is developing confident, independent, reflective […]
Young Farming Champions Muster July 2022
Headline Act The Muster showcases the careers, advocacy and lifetime highlights of our Young Farming Champions and it is usually peppered with stories from our YFC alumni. However, in this Muster it is the newbies – those undertaking Cultivate and still learning the ropes – who shine; taking on leadership positions, talking to the next […]
Young Farming Champions Muster June 2022
Headline Act One of the foundational aims of Young Farming Champions is to tell the positive stories of Australian agriculture; to share experiences and truths beyond industry; to engage and connect with those in the wider community. In the last few months our Young Farming Champions have excelled. Leading from the front was Emma Ayliffe […]
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 November 2021
Headline Act One of the founding aims of Action4Agriculture is to take agriculture to students who would not normally be exposed to it. This vision has been driven by our Young Farming Champions (YFC), our teachers and our partners – a collaboration of leaders with a common vision. This collaboration was highlighted during October and […]
Young Farming Champions Muster July 2021
Welcome to the Young Farming Champions July Muster. Our headline act this week celebrates the latest milestone for the team. One of the great strengths of the program is our YFC alumni network who are paying it forward and providing a peer-to-peer buddy system for new entrants. In 2021 those relationships have led to some […]