Tiffany Davey's varied career in Ag
17/10/2017
At only 20 years of age, Tiffany Davey has already established a noteworthy career in the Agriculture Industry. An author and advocate for mental health she also assists in coordinating the Dowerin GWN7 Machinery Field Days.
At only 20 years of age, Tiffany Davey has already established a noteworthy career in the Agriculture Industry. An author and advocate for mental health she also assists in coordinating the Dowerin GWN7 Machinery Field Days.A 5th generation farmer from Konnongorring and one of 5 children she never saw herself continuing on the family’s prime lamb broadacre farm until about halfway through high school.
In year ten, doing work experience as an agronomist bought to light her love of working with livestock and drew her to further studies at the WA College of Agriculture, Cunderdin.
She found herself a little behind the boys who had been more hands-on during their youth picked up skills from their fathers. But this also enabled her to be more open-minded to new techniques and approaches.
After Highschool Tiffany combined her love of the land, and a communications diploma at the Institute of Technology in Northbridge, into her first Children’s book. Titled “Five Thousand More To Go” the book teaches children about agricultural consumerism and farm life.
Following a 2 and half year adventure around Australia Tiffany settled on a central west Queensland property near the town of Yaraka. Her aptitude for organising events led to the revival of the local Bachelors and Spinsters (BnS) Ball after a 20 hiatus. The ball brought the town together and raised a lot of money for charities to deal with mental illness in regional communities; a cause Tiffany is passionate about.
Tiffany sees more young people showing an interest in agriculture, and disagrees with the opinion that the future of farming is in trouble. She believes that more graduates are seeing the vast opportunities in the sector, and are realising don’t have to have a farming upbringing to start a career in agriculture.
“The future of agriculture is in safe hands, and I think the future of regional Australia has exciting potential, but it’s just up to us to make it happen,” she said.
During her travels, Tiffany discovered a lot about herself, what she want's for her future and for her family’s farm.
She has developed an interest in new uses of technology for farming and is looking to continue a career in that field on the family property in the future.
