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TOOWOOMBA, QLD 04.07.24

National Renewables in Agriculture Conference and Expo 2024

This event brings together farmers, agriculture and energy consultants, peak bodies and Government representatives to share stories of on-farm renewables, their business case and discuss what’s driving the transformation of energy use in agriculture.

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Gary Sansom Scholarship supporting future chicken meat leaders

Supporting students looking at a career in the chicken meat industry. The 2024 recipient of the prestigious Gary Sansom Scholarship is researching the feasibility of food-waste based diets on meat chickens.

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Rural Health Advocate Wins NSW/ACT AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award

Ms Keeley, a dedicated allied health professional, has developed an innovative digital health platform, Yarn, which tackles the obstacles of geographical isolation, increasingly challenging service delivery options, and growing waitlists for speech pathology services across the country.

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Producer Technology Uptake Program

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1 January, 2021 - 31 December, 2022

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