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 August 2021
Welcome to our 55th Young Farming Champions (YFC) Muster which brings you this month’s top stories from our YFC around the country and globe. Young Farming Champions Alumni Anika Molesworth ( Daily Telegraph) and Emma Ayliffe (Country Style) had full page stories in mainstream media this month Headline Act Exciting news as this month we […]
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 […]
Young Farming Champions Muster May 2021
Headline Act Often our headline act each month celebrates the awards and recognition our YFCs deservedly receive, but every now and again it is good to go back to basics and listen to the passion that draws them to agriculture in the first place. Marlee Langfield is a shining example of this and has commenced […]
Young Farming Champions Muster March 2021
Headline Act The Young Farming Champions program gives our young agriculturists the confidence to lead and the greatest manifestation of this is through the Youth Voices Leadership Team. It therefore gives us great pleasure to introduce the YVLT for 2021. Taking on the position of Chair is Dr Dione Howard. “I’ve put up […]
Young Farming Champions Muster February 2021
Dr Jo Newton OAM Headline Act It was a proud moment for all involved with Picture You in Agriculture when our very own Young Farming Champion Jo Newton was presented with her OAM at Government House, Melbourne on February 10. “After a long wait it was a memorable and magical day to attend Government house […]