2) They implemented substantial actions for change. Even under normal circumstances, people might be more inclined to get more convenient, premade and less nutritious food. Innovative partnerships between communities and extension agents, researchers and growers have blossomed, yielding interesting fruit. Achieving Goal 4 – attracting the best and brightest people to the agriculture sector which we do using our Young Farming Champions as role models in our in-school programs The Archibull Prize and Kreative Koalas also requires a whole of sector commitment to. “It is by far one of my favourite events. Gonzalez is an urban agriculture specialist with Cornell Cooperative Extension, assisting commercial urban agriculture operations in New York City — more than 40 of them, at her last count. The grounds have recreation areas, test plots, fruit trees and native plant gardens. I have an extraordinary career in agriculture. Changing entrenched cultural values and beliefs held by parents is challenging so it’s really important to us to focus on students, which is why we target agriculture and STEM education in schools around the world. Her memoirs were recently published in Cathy Goes to Canberra, an inspiring tale of the power of grass-roots activism. © 2019 GreenBiz Group Inc. GREENBIZ® and GREENBIZ.COM® are registered trademarks of, In California, Michigan and New York, how urban agriculture combats food insecurity. And soils are naturally hard setting. Plus, these urban green spaces put agriculture back in the spotlight for the people farthest from the farm. Emma Ayliffe says there is an urgent need for industry to take a whole of farm approach to careers in agriculture. With Uncommon Good, it is a founding member of the Pomona Valley Urban Agriculture Initiative (PVUAI). Meanwhile, the YVLT’s Leadership is Language series kicked off 2021 with a well-attended seminar hosted by former-politician and community mover-and-shaker Cathy McGowan AO. Not even a change of pool or lightning could stop this aquatic powerhouse. "They often provide add-ons like eggs or bread or other value-added products. And each project was implemented. These programs also accept electronic benefit transfer (EBT) and Health Bucks, besides credit, debit and cash payment methods. My major will be in climate mitigation and adaptation.”. Annangrove PS stood out in this respect because they set out simple ‘theories of change’ that logically described the necessary ingredients to achieve each goal. There is lots of energy and a sense that this is a place where young people want to live.”. In this episode of Leadership is Language Lynne Strong, in conjunction with a Youth Voices Leadership Team panel of Dione Howard, Jo Newton and Tayla Field, hosts an insightful leadership expose with former federal politician Cathy McGowan. This was impressive project planning. These are: Utilising the theme “Connect, Collaborate, Communicate” schools participating in the 2021 Archibull Prize will be tasked with tackling one of these SDGs by working with farmers to break down global problems into realistic and achievable actions on a local level in their schools and communities. By participating in The Archibull Prize students will look at SDGs through the lens of agriculture and work with farmers to see how their local community can meet Australia’s commitment to the Global Goals. "Every area has its own problems, its own obstacles to overcome," Williams says. In this Crafting Careers in Agriculture* series we speak with leaders in the industry to understand their views on the future of the agricultural workplace. What to know more? Research tells us there are six jobs for every graduate from an agriculture-related degree. Growing food in cities is not a new idea. Growing a stronger, safer, profitable green industry. Edwards notes that some spend $8,000 to $10,000 a year on compost. Beautifully capturing the shimmering and fractured quality of light through water, Big Barry is a clever collage of coral and creatures. We are very excited to announce the judge of the 2020 Kreative Koalas Best Community Action Project Reports has announced his Top Five, Les Robinson is the author of Changeology. Students need to be aware of the career opportunities available – from  modifying cutting edge technology to produce automated vehicles for the cropping industry to contributing to healthy oceans through working within aquaculture. Urban agriculture. Congratulations to Emily who has recently started a new job as a graduate agronomist with Thomas Elder based in Forbes, central west NSW, for six months. And how did Rob find his way into a career in agriculture? They  started with a survey of what their students were passionate about – that’s a great way to start because everyone has a chance for input. To help address this important issue, the Australian Government committed in 2016 to develop a National Food Waste Strategy to establish a framework to support actions that work towards halving Australia’s food waste by 2030. He’s an internationally acknowledge leading expert on the design of community change projects towards sustainability. The Urban Farmers Association is the first organization of its kind for poor immigrant farmers in the Pomona Valley. In others, people may have no more than canned or frozen goods from a corner store to get by. The multitude of colours and textures highlight the many integrated and complex elements which combine to create a coral reef. Before the RRIPER team can start scaling up the system, they need to make sure the produce they grow isn’t contaminated. The constraints that challenge urban farmers fall into several categories: finding land; water; healthy soil; and funding. His measures include soil compaction, water infiltration rates, organic matter accumulation and weed suppression. Part of her vision is to see the young people who participate in our programs have the opportunity to be surrounded by role models and turn the leadership skills and knowledge they learn into daily habits.  Emma Ayliffe and Craig her partner, with dogs Millie and Dexter. Despite the mandatory mask wearing everyone’s smiles throughout the day were contagious and it was very special to be able to (finally) celebrate with my family and Jennie. Then they logically drilled down to identify realistic actions students could really do to make a real difference in their school or community. The following image shows what is displayed in the spray rig during application of chemicals, the olive green circles on the screen are the weeds being sprayed. This is different from the classic community-supported agriculture (CSA) model. A drone is sent up to find green areas indicating that weeds have started to grow. In Los Angeles, New York City and Washington, D.C., the price of land prevents many farmers from buying their own, and vacant lots are prone to being repurposed at short notice for real estate. The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service hosts a site with a directory of CSAs. In Detroit, vacant land is readily available, but gaining agency of lots and rehabilitating urban soils to a productive state requires time, energy and resources. Many CSAs, on the other hand, are unable to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Lynne Strong is the founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Picture You in Agriculture. Some neighborhoods don’t even have a grocery store nearby, so residents rely on tiny corner stores. In Detroit, commercial urban farming operations do a great deal to make their urban soils productive again. Consumers also can find CSAs using a site called Local Harvest. He would drive door-to-door in his neighborhood, and people would put some tap water in the barrel," Williams says. This means our industry bodies need to provide clarity about predicting and planning for our future workforce needs. Crafting Careers in Agriculture Rob Kaan says is starts with engaging with young people and their parents (our consumers ). It is a win-win model that will secure the best outcomes for farmers, consumers and the planet. The Archibull Prize will be embedded into the school’s curriculum and used as part of the assessment process. We still need good guidelines and rules in place to support collaboration, but I think young people want a flexible work environment. Hosted by TA Fields Estate the weekend aims to mentor and educate young people in the wool and sheep industry and also conducts the Peter Westblade Scholarship, of which Chloe is a former winner. Sitting at the very top of the YFC Hierarchy of Outcomes is Global Impact – “Young Farming Champions share with the world what they have learnt and multiply their impact.” A shining example of this is Anika Molesworth who has been the “go-to” person for multiple media outlets as they report on the Australian Government’s internal squabble and inaction on net zero emissions by 2050. projects. LATEST FROM ATTRA. Once the holding tank is full, the excess runs to a wicking system at the base of the large raised beds. "Local neighbors are the people we want to attract the most: the ones living right here.". Queen Koala Bee leaves no doubt as to her theme. On the ground level (pun intended), urban extension agents, urban farmers, Master Gardener volunteers and researchers fill the role of providing education and outreach to those who are the most divorced from the food production process. We are all looking forward to see what March brings. It is the interaction between all of these factors that determines how well plants and crops grow. As farmers we have a special responsibility to protect carbon reserves already in our soils “I didn’t get the HSC marks to directly enter vet science, so the only other pathway was through agricultural science at Sydney University. The StevTech ute with the drone on the ground in front of it. As a result, some Rockaway residents who are eligible based on employment status (due to the pandemic) or income are eligible to receive free produce boxes from RISE. Read how Matt blogged Emma’s story here. Edwards also strives to write the reports in accessible language. Alliance Center: Ruppert Landscape, Grand Award Atlanta Field Day: Ruppert Landscape, Judges' Students need to understand that a dairy herd manager can earn $150,000 a year and work internationally. In times of crisis, people become really passionate about their food supply. Considering the restraints many gardens face — limits on space, light, water availability and funding — the creative ways urban farmers grow nutritious, fresh food for people who can’t typically get it are admirable. This story originally appeared in Eos and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalistic collaboration to strengthen coverage of the climate story. Finally, Gonzalez mentions that other groups such as the Black Feminist Project also provide free and sliding-scale-priced food bags as part of their Corona Relief Food Box. Another factor is technology. It was an absolute joy to lead the tour, which saw 60 education professionals venture on farm to gain a hands-on experience of agriculture in the Central Highlands (QLD) and build relationships with the community.”. You have to actually do something about them. Watch this space for the announcement of finalists in the 2020 Kreative Koalas artworks, Mega shout out to our partners who are empowering the #changemakers, Become a Kreative Koalas Changemaker School in 2021. Watch Cathy share her tips for being an effective leader here,  “In north-east Victoria we used to export our young people [to the cities]. Benefits of the system are twofold: It uses free, nonpotable water for vegetable gardens, with tanks holding the excess rainwater for drier days, and it finds another use for rainwater before it becomes stormwater runoff. ", Food sovereignty goes one step beyond food security — not only does it include the consistent presence of food, but as the U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance puts it, it is "the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems.". For example, Alma Backyard Farms in Los Angeles County recruits recently incarcerated individuals. Australian consumers throw away around 3.1 million tonnes of food—that’s close to 17,000 grounded 747 jumbo jets. focus on environmental awareness through the lens of agriculture. The winning schools wrote short, simple, eloquent reports that were a pleasure to read. Such extensions are the welcoming committee for our "farming-illiterate" society as we walk through the doors to food production. Concerning urban and community forestry. and vegetation. A great example is Corteva’s Steph Tabone who has recently joined the Young Farming Champion program.”. Your grandmother might have grown this or that in her garden plot, but if she didn’t transfer that knowledge to you, it’s lost.". The Archibull Prize is the perfect program to meet the wants and needs of schools, teachers and students. Barbara Baker, Assistant State Conservationist for Natural Resources (Easements) 200 N. High St., Room 522, Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 255-2502 Our world today is full of increasingly complex global issues like rising inequality, climate change, sustainability of resources and a rapidly changing economy, just to name a few. "For many people, growing food is an important step toward exercising their right to land," Gonzalez says. In 2011, you consumed about five times as much information per day as you would have just a quarter century earlier. I asked Jennie to attend the ceremony and pin my medal to me. We can often look at using higher value chemistries that may be cost prohibitive if we had to spray it all. This helps the kids form their own educated and hopefully positive views on agriculture.” Rob Kaan MD Corteva Agriscience Australia/NZ/Japan/Korea. We will not only capture elements in our formative assessment, we will also utilise the program to facilitate student’s completion of our Capability framework for Year 7.”. Research also tells us that young people going from primary to secondary schools have closed their minds to 70% of the careers that are available. Sustainable agriculture is farming in sustainable ways meeting society's present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for current or future generations to meet their needs. Australian farmers are excited about the possibility of using the information and technology gains in the agriculture sector in the last 50 years to see if we can progress towards #NetZeroFarming. 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 with my family and manager at Agriculture Victoria, Prof Jennie Pryce, for my OAM investiture and then enjoy a delicious celebratory lunch afterwards. A further 20% of participating schools align their Archibull project with pillars of their strategic plan for student growth, to build capacity of school leaders, to extend gifted and talented students and to engage with their community and businesses. Employee flexibility is another important factor and this has been highlighted with COVID. Dione Howard is the team’s vice-chair, Jo Newton is the returning officer and Tayla Field sits on the Innovation Hub. Not afraid of a challenge, Jess has embarked on a part-time Masters of Global Development at James Cook University. Read all about Dione and her fellow Rural Achievers here. In 2021 this model is being extended to raise environmental awareness through the lens of agriculture by incorporating the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDG). hot and dry) finish to the year. Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Education -Richmond Agricultural College, Global Goals through the lens of agriculture and work with farmers to see how their local community can meet, The Archibull Prize supporting young people to solve tomorrow’s problems today by aligning agriculture and the Global Goals, blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all, Leadership is Language with Cathy McGowan AO and the Youth Voices Leadership Team, expose young people as early as possible to jobs in agriculture whilst they are at school, ensure there are multiple touch points to agriculture along their school journey, equip students and job seekers with navigation resources into agricultural career pathways and jobs, ensure industry routinely assesses its skills and credential requirements. If they don’t provide at least a portion of someone’s diet, then they’re being used in food box programs.". The 33rd conference was hosted in Fremantle, WA, and online with regional hubs in Armidale, Wagga and Brisbane. The scale of production varies widely, too. Organic farmers, ranchers, and food processors use agricultural methods intended to preserve the environment. GrowNYC is one of the main coordinators of the Fresh Food Box program, partially funded by the New York Department of Agriculture. Minimum tillage means avoiding anything that causes major soil disturbance, hence the knife-point press wheel system. CSAs, however, have been filling the gaps in food security in California. Although gardening made headlines last spring, urban farming is not a new concept. For example, I am going to do women health subjects (almost like medicine subjects) so I can understand other challenges these women might face in developing countries, as they are usually the farmers while the husbands go off to find work elsewhere. Sending a drone out with a camera attached that transmits a video of the fields lets us pinpoint the areas that need spraying and reduces the use of chemical sprays. With advances in access to information and technology, knowledge isn’t just increasing. Anika is a role model for many in agriculture as she invites us all to be part of the team that finds the solution. "People are doing things out of their own pockets right now," Surls says. Opportunity cropping (secondary outputs) depends on amount of moisture in the field, the market (some crops might have a higher price at any given time) as well as the time of year. This helps the kids form their own educated and hopefully positive views on agriculture.”, “It’s also why working with PYiA is important because it provides a pipeline from school to university, allowing us to identify and develop talent. For low-income households in the Bronx, the access the group gives to fresh, affordable produce is critical. Only spraying when we have too also helps avoid chemical resistance. 2020 delayed some agricultural programs but they are taking off in 2021 with renewed vigour, such as the RAS Rural Achievers, which sees Dione lining up with other young agriculturists across the state. ... We saw a boom in urban agriculture during the recession in 2008, and we’re seeing it now. But if we are going to have real impact promoting agriculture to the next generation, we must move beyond sharing statistics and become specific. Thanks Matt for sharing Emma and Craig’s journey to #NetZeroFarming. Automation using cutting edge technology is going to be a huge global market that will help solve significant labour shortage issues in all countries.”. With the heightened interest in growing food in the face of the pandemic, university urban extensions can serve as go-betweens for the average citizen and stored farming knowledge. For those not looking for an on-farm job,  82% of those jobs are beyond the farm gate and 40% are in cities. In our environment ground cover is critical as we can never be sure if and when the next rain event is going to occur. No one has eaten their experimental veggies, yet — they’re gathering more data before they provide food to the community. In Semester Two the focus will be Biotechnology. “It’s been difficult to listen to the cowardly comments from some of Australia’s politicians this week. Well done Peta. It’s different from agriculture at scale, but the outputs and impacts of these farms warrant documenting. Their mission is for "the previously incarcerated to become agents of health, safety and community" while interacting with nature and nurturing others. This is the second in a two part series journalist Matt Da Silva has created with Young Farming Champion Emma Ayliffe to share how Australian farmers are using information and technology gains to move toward #NetZeroFarming. Young people are wanted and respected. She entered federal parliament on the urgings of young people from her electorate and in doing so brokered a new way of community politics. inspire the agriculture sector to take a whole of supply chain approach to being the image we want the world to see, SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Agriculture has enough leadership programs; we need people “doing” the leadership. Some cities have prohibitive policies and ordinances; occasionally there’s pushback against gardens and urban agriculture. Announcing the 2020 Kreative Koalas artwork finalists, Young Farming Champions Muster February 2021, Technology helping farmers get better outcomes for the planet, Australian consumers throw away around 3.1 million tonnes of food, United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12, Australian Farmers on a Mission to Achieve #NetZeroFarming, Announcing the finalists in Kreative Koalas 2020 Best Community Action Project. It’s just one more way we’ll need to get creative to grow the food we need. For $14, purchasers get a box of food filled with fresh vegetables for near-wholesale prices. "It’s also promoting food sovereignty. Data from the drone mapping is  sent to a computer in the spray rig allowing the rig operator to target chemicals to conform precisely to hotspots where weeds are specifically concentrated. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) tracks access to affordable and nutritious food. Archeological evidence suggests that farmers in ancient Mesopotamia and Persia set aside plots of land within cities to grow food and dispose of urban waste. John Wilson, Assistant State Conservationist for Programs 200 N. High St., Room 522, Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 255-2480. It allows underserved individuals the flexibility to buy a box depending on their needs. She is a hive of activity with swarms of busy little bees feasting on her nectar. And they backed the case with research, including data collection via surveys and audits. Our planet is one of a kind just like this unique Atlantis. The team’s goal is to assess farmers’ knowledge and concerns about alternative water sources and craft outreach to match. An added layer of complexity: Many areas experienced stay-at-home orders during the pandemic. Once I entered this stream, I found I really enjoyed it and stayed with a focus on agronomy.”, * The Crafting Careers series is an initiative of the Youth Voices Leadership Team (YVLT) and their commitment to, We are very excited to be launching our Crafting Career series which is a culmination of a number of interviews with thought leaders in the agriculture and education sectors that call for the agriculture sector to move from awareness to action to ensure we are workforce ready now and in the future, The Crafting Careers series is an initiative of the Youth Voices Leadership Team (YVLT) and their commitment to, The series begins with an opinion piece by the 2020 Chair of the YVLT Emma Ayliffe which appeared in print and online media this week and is reprinted below, Over the next six weeks Rob Kaan MD of Corteva, Dr Neil Moss from SBScibus, Craig French from Australian Wool Innovation, Tony Mahar(National Farmers Federation) Lesley Leyland (Austral Fisheries)  Professor Jim Pratley and Scott Graham from Barker College will share their vision for a thriving agriculture sector that has a human centred design approach, “We are all only as good as the people we surround ourselves with”.
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