Riverine Plains has announced the recipients of the 2022 John Hanrahan, Uncle Tobys and inaugural Corteva scholarships.
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James White is the recipient of the John Hanrahan Scholarship, Sam Marshall is the recipient of the Uncle Tobys Scholarship and Reily Menhenett is the recipient of the inaugural Corteva Agriscience Scholarship.
Riverine Plains chief executive officer Catherine Marriott said the scholarships aimed to recognise and encourage agricultural excellence by supporting students from the region in their agriculture-related studies.
“These students have exciting potential as future agricultural leaders in our region and we are pleased to be able to support them through their studies,” she said.
“We are also enormously grateful to the Hanrahan family for their continued support of the John Hanrahan Scholarship, as well as to Uncle Tobys and Corteva Agriscience for investing in the scholarships.”
Each scholar receives a $5000 bursary and access to work experience, mentoring and networking opportunities.
John Hanrahan scholar, James White, is from Springhurst and is studying a Bachelor of Agricultural Science at Charles Sturt University.
James is interested in cropping and pasture management, particularly using multi-species pastures to boost livestock performance.
Uncle Tobys scholar, Sam Marshall, from Rennie, is studying a Bachelor of Business Management (Agriculture) at Marcus Oldham College.
Sam is interested in finding the most profitable, efficient and sustainable balance between livestock production and grain production in mixed farming enterprises and is excited to see further developments in the livestock breeding space.
Corteva Agriscience scholar, Reily Menhenett, grew up on a farm at Arcadia and is currently studying a Bachelor of Agricultural Science and Technology, as well as a Bachelor of Science majoring in Synthetic Chemistry at the University of Western Australia.
Reily is interested in becoming an agronomist and working with farmers to overcome challenges to food production and sustainability.
Information about the 2023 scholarship application process will be available from mid-2023 at: www.riverineplains.org.au