Panel | Educating the Public for Policy and Preservation

Contentious news stories  – such as the live export ban, supermarket pricing wars and large scale solar energy developments –  and the rhetoric they generate can significantly impact the business of farming. In an age of social media and cancel culture, people with little understanding of the complexities and realities of agricultural issues can impact public sentiment and government policy.
 
Lend your voice to this panel as it discusses how farmers can strategically self-advocate and align with others to encourage a greater connection with and a more nuanced understanding from the wider community.
 
About Jamie:
Jamie is a beef and sheep farm manager at Tahara in south west Victoria. Farming has always been a passion of his, ever since he grew up on the family farm. Jamie believes the agricultural industry is a fantastic and a positive industry to work in, although not without its challenges. Jamie’s passion on-farm is managing livestock, enhancing genetics, identifying and protecting natural assets and bottle feeding a number of orphan lambs each year. Jamie is also a Council Member of the National Farmers Federation Young Farmers Council and is Deputy Chair of Food & Fibre Great South Coast.