Meet the 2020-21 Agricultural Student of the Year

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Want to be inspired about the future of Australian agriculture? Meet Amy Munro – a young person who is passionate about Australian agriculture.

Amy recently was awarded the Kondinin Group and ABC Rural 2020-21 Agricultural Student of the Year, sponsored by AgriFutures Australia.

She is also a role model, a farmer and a former AgriFutures Horizon Scholar winner who has just completed started working as a veterinarian.

In this podcast, Amy talks about her Australian-first research into gender experiences for young people working in the industry and how the AgriFutures Horizon Scholar Program helped propel her into the industry.

  1. Meet the 2020-21 Agricultural Student of the Year


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