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Funding boost for uni agriculture programs
Four universities have received $1m in funding to run agriculture pilot programs in a bid to attract students to the profession.
Some students, especially those in our cities, can see a career in agriculture as something that’s only for those who live in the regions or for those whose family own land that can be used to operate an agribusiness.
AgConnections aims to break down these misconceptions and build on the diversity of the industry, by highlighting and encouraging women and Indigenous Australians wanting to pursue a career in agriculture.
Really gusty southerly changes pushed through the Sydney area around 4pm … the mean wind with that buster just to the south of Sydney was 80km/h gusting to 90km/h so it really packed a punch and dropped temperatures by 10 to 15 degrees as it moved through within the hour.
