AgVision

RAS AgVision is an interactive and engaging careers expo showcasing the large range of career pathways Agriculture has to offer. At AgVision 2024, students will have the opportunity to explore all the career pathways and Agriculture linked businesses on display as well as select a few careers they wish to learn more about in interactive and meaningful sessions.

The aim of AgVision is to inspire ALL students, where their interest is in working on farm with livestock or cropping or if their interested biology, chemistry, engineering, data science, business and more! The opportunities in agriculture are broad and only keeping expanding. AgVision 2024 will have options for students who want to start working start from schools or continue into further study. The importance of displaying the range of stepping stones students can take to get to their career into agriculture as well as the opportunities for different journeys along the way is a key factor included by all our presenters.

Interested in sponsoring AgVision in 2024?

Send us an email at education@rasnsw.com.au to inquire about our sponsorship opportunities.

A Career with Digital Farming

Jonathan Medway - Director, Global Digital Farm

A Taste of Red Meat Careers

Brad Pfeffer - Group Manager, Corporate Affairs and Media, MLA Australia

Annabelle Madden - Marketing & Communications Coordinator, ALFA - Australian Lot Feeders’ Association

Dr Melanie Smith - Program Manager, Sheep and Goat Productivity, MLA Australia

Luciano Mesiti - CEO, Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia

The Money Web of Agriculture

Aiden Lane - Graduate, Commerical Bank, Commbank Agribusiness

Careers in Agribusiness and Banking

Tammy Sun - Graduate program manager, Rabobank

Agriculture Teaching

Stephanie Clancy - Agriculture and Science Teacher, The Scots School Albury

Agronomy - The Plant and Dirt Doctors

Emily May - Horticultural Agronomist, Elders Rural Services Griffith

Agronomy - The Science of Soil

Alex Murray - Research Agronomist, Kalyx Australia

Animal Health - Disease Investigation

Emily Onizawa & Kieran Eamens - Technical Officers, NSW DPI (EMAI)

Animal Science - Working Across Industries

Daniella Confini - Technical Assistant in the Virology Laboratory, EMAI

Animal Welfare Officers and Inspectors

Scott Meyers - Chief Inspector, RSPCA NSW

Animal Welfare and Education - Using Skills from Horses in Ag

Maurice Logue - Education & Welfare Manager, Harness Racing NSW

Bees - All About Honey

Bruce White - Beekeeper

Beef Industry - Feedlots and Careers in Beef

Madie Hamilton - General Manager, Communications & Engagement, ALFA

Career Pathways in Sustainable Agriculture and Research

Dr Harriet Walker - Lecturer in Agricultural Science, University of Tasmania (Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture)

Bees - Farming Our Smallest Livestock

Nisha & David Imerman - Directors, Bowral Bee Company

Communications - Building networks with people Agriculture

Brooke Cowan - Industry Liaison Officer, Sheep & Goat Traceability, NSW DPI

Cropping - Molecular Biology

Josie Clark - PhD Candidate, molecular biologist, agronomist – gene editing in cereal crops. Founder of Ability Agriculture Foundation Ltd

Careers in Cotton

Jenny Hughes - Education Manager, Cotton Australia

Edible Insects

Skye Blackburn - Founder & CEO, Circle Harvest

Equine - Careers in the Thoroughbred Industry

Linda Molloy Teacher Equine / Animal Care, TAFE NSW

Farm Skills - A Gap Year in Ag

Ingrid Gow - Student engagement officer, PIEFA

Farm Management

Amy Tarrant - Assistant Manager, Breakfast Creek Station

On Farm Skills

Rose Nevinson - Woolbuyer for Seig Sheep and Wool, Hay Inc
Sandra Ireson - Program Manager Hay Inc Rural Education Program and Beef cattle and sheep producer, Hay Inc

Get Personal with Ag

Oli Le Lievre - Founder, Humans of Agriculture

Horticulture - Vegetable Production

Lucy Gregg - National Manager Public Affairs, AUSVEG

Indigenous Crops as Future Foods

Claudia Keitel & Ali Khoddami - Senior Lecturer & Lecturer, University of Sydney

Livestock Production and International Agriculture

Russell Bush - Associate Professor of Livestock Production, University of Sydney

Livestock Breeding

Simon De Graaf - Professor of Animal Reproduction, University of Sydney

Poultry Nation - All About Chooks

Wendy Muir - Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney

Precision Livestock Farming - Ag Tech

Cameron Clark - Associate Professor of Livestock Production and Welfare, University of Sydney

Livestock Auctions - The Modern Auctioneer

Hugh Courts - Network Partner, AuctionPlus

Meat your future - A Career in Agricultural Communications

Elise Mizzi - Head of Communications, Andrews Meat Industries

On Farm to on the Shelf

Roueida Maskaleh - Human Resources, Primo

Pathfinder Apprenticeships

Alison Dundon - Educational Pathways Program School Based Apprenticeship & Traineeship Engagement Officer, Department of Education

Darren Fromsen - Educational Pathways Program School Based Apprenticeship & Traineeship Engagement Advisor, Department of Education

Spotlight on Careers with Elders in Agriculture

Brian Hawken - Branch Manager

Spinifex: Recruiting in Agriculture Across Australia

Damien O’Donnell - Client Director

Anna Brown - Executive Recruiter

Claudia Johnston - Recruitment Consultant

Jeff Imms - Resourcing Specialist

Charlotte Abela - HR & Recruitment Associate

Spotlight on Careers with Nutrien in Agriculture

Dylan Cohen - Talent Attraction Business Partner

The Dairy Industry - Hands on Careers

April Browne - Lead Learning & Development Partners, Dairy Australia

Tania Ketteringham - Project Officer Workforce Attraction and Retention, Dairy Australia

Jessica Bell - Project Officer, Dairy Australia

The Dairy Industry - The Science of Dairy and On A Dairy Farm

Jess Micallef and Luke Micallef - Owners, A Smart Farmer

The Wool Industry - Careers in Wool

Kelly McAvoy Program Manager - Education Extension, Australian Wool Innovation