SIFE UNE

This project started in 2008 when one of the team members at the time; Joanne Grogan, realised the need to better educate farmers on sustainable management practices. As a result a series of workshops were held to combat this issue, these workshops addressed things like holistic management and how to better market your produce. These workshops were a success, directly impacting 20 local farmers and 20 university students.

In 2010, as a direct result of our previous success, SIFE was approached by the Beef Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) to help them better market their Beef Profit Partnerships Program. We organised a series of focus groups with students; Beer, Beef, Questions, who analysed the marketing materials of the Beef CRC.

This year the Farming Futures Project was looking for a new direction, so we decided to tackle an issue that directly affects us; employment post uni. Thus, the Farming Futures Industry Dinner concept was born; it is an initiative to bridge the gap between university students and the rest of the agricultural industry. Several guest speakers are organised and other industry representatives will attend the dinner.

The Dinner is being held on October 29th at the Armidale Bowling Club from 6pm. We invite any person interested in SIFE or agriculture to come along on the night and see our results for yourselves. Event details can be found on Facebook.