This week’s top stories from Young Farming Champions (YFC) around the country (and globe!) In the Field Sheep breeders descend on Dubbo. Central West NSW was home to all things sheep on the week of the 18th of March. Wool Young Farming Champion (YFC) and Youth Voices Leadership Team (YVLT) Secretary, Peta Bradley was present […]
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Lessons Learnt No 2 – Creating Confidence to Share your Story
One of the cornerstone programs conducted by Picture You in Agriculture is Young Farming Champions, which trains and encourages young agricultural professionals to share positive stories with all stakeholders, whether that is community, industry or government bodies. In our ten years of operation the methods by which this is achieved have been evaluated and refined, […]
Applications are now open for a new flock of Wool Young Farming Champions
Picture You in Agriculture in conjunction with Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), is seeking applications from early career professionals in the Australian wool industry to join the prestigious Young Farming Champions program. The Young Farming Champions (YFC) are identified youth ambassadors and future influencers working within the agriculture sector who promote positive images and perceptions of […]
Expressions of Interest open for University of New England students to participate in Young Farming Champions program
We are very excited to announce our new partnership with the University of New England. Young Farming Champions (YFC) at UNE will identify and engage five undergraduate students for a yearlong program that will support the students, enhance their career ambitions and lifelong learning capacity as well as be a role model for current students. If you […]
Young Farming Champions Muster February 2019 1st Edition
This week our Young Farming Champions (YFC) would like to take a moment to extend our thoughts and well wishes to those farmers in Queensland currently affected by devastating widespread flooding. To our North Queensland cousins, we are thinking of you! #StrongerTogether This week’s top stories from Young Farming Champions around the country (and globe!) […]
Our farmers are destined for The Good Place
For fans of The Good Place ( see footnote) a recent survey has shown that Australian farmers are more likely than their community peers to get a free pass A 2017 Regional Wellbeing Survey conducted by the University of Canberra found rural communities have a higher percentage of volunteers (up to 70.7%) compared to their […]
A NEW WAY TO EMPOWER Â RURAL AND REGIONAL WOMEN
Chair of our Youth Voices Leadership Team Jo Newton recently penned a piece for Stock and Land on why agriculture doesn’t need another leadership program. And why not? Because we already have a tried, tested and proven one in the Young Farming Champions program that offers participants leadership pathways beyond the traditional intensive workshop model. […]
Young Farming Champions Muster December Edition 2
This week’s top stories from Young Farming Champions across the country.  In the Field What would a December wrap up be in YFC world without some harvest photos? It’s been a tough year for many grain producers but fortunately some were able to get the headers out after some late rain to finish the […]
Young Farming Champions Muster December 2018 1st Edition
This week’s top stories from Young Farming Champions around the country (and globe!) In the Field Grains YFC and farmer Dan Fox has been busy, along with a lot of the dryland farmers, getting crops harvested. Yields are down but generally the quality of crops this year has been really good! Beef YFC Felicity Taylor […]
Young Farming Champions Muster November 2018 1st Edition
This week’s top stories from Young Farming Champions around the country (and globe!) In The Field Cuteness alert! Central Coast farmer, entrepreneur and YFC Tim Eyes and his partner Hannah have had triplets! Triplet goats that is… and they are absolute kid perfection: Tim says, “Our triplets are from one of our two boer goats. […]