Its that time of year when agriculture says #thankaconsumer

 

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Costa Georgiadis  and Nerida Walker and COWASAKI MOOOTORBIKE

Its that time of year when things can get a little stressful.  You have this great team of people around you.  You have sponsors that have faith in you and put their money down to say so. You have young people in the agriculture sector who give up so much of their time to go into schools and share their love of what they do and why they do it.

Wonderful students and teachers who have given 6 months of their lives into turning a large white piece of fibreglass into a masterpiece that celebrates our great Australian farmers. So many brave people who put their hand up to participate and support The Archibull Prize

Little people from little tiny schools in places most of us who have never heard of. Parents, grand parents, community members, politicians who host tea parties for the winners ( thanks Niall) they all give so much. Even celebrities visit the schools. For some people the program is even a lifeline

This time of year is stressful for everyone involved and I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart on behalf of all the farmers out there. They might not all say thank you but I can assure you they are all just as blown away by what you achieve as I am

The entries don’t close until tomorrow night but a few have come in early

They speak for themselves

Big focus on grains and biofuels for this entry from Matraville Sports High School

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and its Cottonopoly time in Grenfell the-henry-laswon-hs-1

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Some more #cottonlove from Winmalee High School

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and this one from Wagga is very different – where the students have gone back to the “Rice Age”

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and some more #grainslove from Northlakes High School  – loaf of bread anyone??

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and the Queenslanders arent going to let the New South Welsh people get one up on them

Everything but the kitchen sink here from Calvary Christian College at Springwood

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Yes its a pretty special time of the year. Time to raise a toast or a glass of barley and say #thankaconsumer

Author: Lynne Strong

I am a 6th generation farmer who loves surrounding myself with optimistic, courageous people who believe in inclusion, diversity and equality and embrace the power of collaboration. I am the founder of Picture You in Agriculture. Our team design and deliver programs that inspire pride in Australian agriculture and support young people to thrive in business and life

One thought on “Its that time of year when agriculture says #thankaconsumer”

  1. Those calves look amazing… You must feel a sense of pride.. Love Bev xx >

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