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Northern Australia Food Futures Conference 2025

The Northern Australia Food Futures Conference is Australia’s leading conference on agricultural development in the North.

Workforce and Leadership

Isabella Thrupp wins 2025 Western Australia AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award

Isabella Thrupp, founder of Prinking in Pindan, won for creating a workwear brand that meets the needs of rural women, inspired by life on cattle stations in the Kimberley.

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Workforce and Leadership

Extracting value: How Maggie Jarrett is unlocking ESG reporting for Australian agriculture

Maggie Jarrett is tackling one of Australian agriculture’s biggest challenges—making Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting work for small producers. As the 2025 Nuffield Scholar supported by AgriFutures Australia, Maggie is exploring global solutions to simplify ESG data collection, reduce costs, and turn compliance into a strategic advantage. Her journey will take her across industries and continents in search of a streamlined, farmer-friendly approach to sustainability reporting.

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