Jess's new future in the Agriculture
19/6/2017
Jessica Zieltjes, Red Bend graduate can’t wait to embrace a future in the agriculture field.
She is eagerly looking forward to work both on a farm environment as well as globally and she more closer to her goal as ever after recently getting some great news.Zieltjes was one of the 15 graduates that received a scholarship for this year by Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation and can’t hide her enthusiasm for all the experiences this will give her.
Each student will get $5.000 yearly to support studies in agriculture along with entrance to workshops and work positions.
When Jess applied for the scholarship, she knew this was a lifetime chance that she should grab before it’s too late--of course, after hearing the news that she won a scholarship she was really excited.
She especially expresses that the chance to develop connections with peers and business that are part of the program is what thrills her the most.
She is fascinated by the agricultural field diversion across the nation and abroad, as well as the constantly expanding links between Australia and other countries globally.
She sees a potential in the support of developing countries in this field and an obvious link with other countries in exchange.
For Jess, the prospect of living on a farm was already a very familiar experience. Her family, more than a decade ago had moved from a cow farm in New Zealand to the Forbes region with crop land.
Living in the farm has ignited her passion for Agriculture and she has followed through by studying Rural Sciences at the University of New England.
By attending the program, she is looking forward to catching new opportunities that will emerge till the completion of her studies.
Scholarship program aims to match each recipient student with their respective sponsor. Jess specifically gets sponsorship by the McCaughey Memorial Institute in collaboration with the Development Corporation Rice Extension and Rural Industries Research.
This area offered scholarships to three recipients for this year: Emily Sinderberry of Condobolin and Emily Waker of Tullamore.
