Angus Foundation
The Angus Foundation – Providing Industry Relevant Experience Jake Phillips, Breed Development Officer
The Angus Foundation has supported a range of programs during 2021 that have been able to provide Angus members with unique and priceless opportunities to gain extra skills, build their network and develop themselves as leaders in the Beef industry. In 2021 The Angus Foundation has supported: EVENT
APPLICANTS AWARDED
RECIPIENT
Beef Australia Scholarship
19
3
Jock Mcgregor, Damien Thomson, Georgia Laurie
Tocal Beef Cattle Assessment School
18
5
Candina Crowden, Charlotte Nugent, Hamish Smith, Kristen Fredericksen and Liam Mowbray
SmartBeef Conference
9
2
Georgia Laurie, Phoebe Christie
LiveEX Forum
9
2
Lochlan Mclauchlan, Lori Fogarty
Achmea GenAngus Future Leaders Program
22
10
Amber Clark, Tim Finger, Rebecca George, Dayna Gray, Jasmine Green, Edwina Hall, Chris Metcalf, Liam Mowbray, Jamie Pepper, Angus Pilmore
CSU Internship
9
2
Charlotte Nugent, Bonnie Mitchell
Angus Foundation Research Grant Awards
7
2
Brianna Maslen, Hanlie Lubbe
The Trans-Tasman Travel Bursary (Applications Close December) - recipients TBC TOTAL
93
26
Angus Australia would like to thank members for their support of the Angus Foundation which has been able to attract applicants for the various scholarships, awards and bursaries from every State and Territory of Australia. The 26 successful applicants represent a cross section of industry and will represent Angus Australia as very capable ambassadors of the Angus Foundation. The Angus Foundation provides a mechanism for Angus Australia members and other beef industry stakeholders to support youth development, education and research programs. The activities supported by the Angus Foundation are designed to encourage and assist the involvement of young people in the Australian beef industry, to provide professional development opportunities for young beef breeders, and to assist in conducting research, development and educational programs for the benefit of Angus breeders and the wider Australian beef industry.
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To date, the Angus Foundation has provided funds to support Angus Australia’s Scholarships, Awards and Bursaries program and was pleased to expand the program with the awarding of the inaugural Angus Foundation Research Grant program.
Looking Forward to 2022
The Angus Foundation is excited to announce a number of new initiatives for younger members in 2022. These include: · A breeding and genetics production tour of a particular region focused on commercial adoption of breeding and genetics and the tools available to support producers with decision making. · Industry cadetships designed to place an eligible Angus member within a company in the Angus Australia network and be exposed to their work, career opportunities, the technical knowledge of the work the business carries out and where the type of work fits
