My name is Lachlan White, and I grew up in Scone NSW and attended the local Public School and High School. I enjoy playing rugby and camping in my spare time. My passion for agriculture developed during high school through the school cattle show team and work experience during my holidays. After school I had a gap year working for a cattle breeding farm near Scone. I am currently studying in my third year of university and I also work on a dairy farm in Aberdeen, NSW milking 700 cows.
I am passionate about dairy and beef cattle production and pasture management. In the future I wish to be a dairy farm manager or consulting agronomist.
I am extremely grateful to have been selected for a Horizon Scholarship. The opportunities the scholarship present for me are incredibly exciting as they will help me develop my skills and knowledge to ensure I am best prepared to enter the workforce after I graduate university. I am most looking forward to meeting new people and building a network within the industry.
I really look forward to working with my sponsor Dairy Australia as I am passionate about the dairy industry and the opportunities which the industry presents. I am excited about working with Dairy Australia as I believe I will gain a broader understanding of how different dairy farms are managed to best suit their individual situations to hopefully develop a broader understanding which will help me for my future career.