Low bandwidth detected. Click here for low bandwidth mode.

Tom Quigley and Matt McVeigh's success story

Two cotton growers - Tom Quigley of Trangie, and Matt McVeigh of Dalby - have been awarded prestigious Nuffield Scholarships at an awards ceremony in Launceston overnight.

Nuffield is a unique program that awards primary producers with a life-changing scholarship to travel overseas and study an agricultural topic of choice.

Two cotton growers – Tom Quigley of Trangie, and Matt McVeigh of Dalby – have been awarded prestigious Nuffield Scholarships at an awards ceremony in Launceston overnight.

Nuffield is a unique program that awards primary producers with a life-changing scholarship to travel overseas and study an agricultural topic of choice. Considered the leading program for primary producers in Australia, Nuffield has been providing scholarships for farmers for over 60 years, building a network of 300 Australian scholars who have extended their knowledge and skills through their experience in global agriculture.

Tom manages Quigley Farms with his family, a mixed 6000 hectare farming enterprise including up to 600 hectares of cotton (when water is available). Tom will travel to the USA, China and Israel under his Nuffield scholarship to study growing cotton under pressurised overhead sprinkler irrigation.

Matt manages the southern operations of his family’s 6000 hectare farming enterprise, including cotton and sorghum on irrigated and dryland country. Matt will research methods to improve the quality of cotton, and will travel to China, Korea, India, Brazil, Argentina, Egypt and the USA.

CRDC is a proud supporter of the Nuffield Scholarship program, supporting cotton growers to undertake the program in partnership with Cotton Australia. Tom and Matt’s Nuffield Scholarships are proudly supported by CRDC and Cotton Australia.

Explore all our success stories

We'd like to invite you to add your own success stories
"CSIRO and Australian Eggs helps me make business decisions"
I have made it my business to help out ‘young aggies’
Think deeply about how you can build skills
Find things that excite you and pursue them
Matthew took on a new challenge in Agriculture
Mark is a workplace trainer and assessor, qualified in pest management
Mary has spent her career learning the practices of indigenous soil preservation
Lucy’s passion guided her to study an agricultural-based degree
Lindsay plants 3600 hectares of crops throughout five farms
Listen to Melissa and Darryl talk about their journey
By the age of 18, Zack was a registered wool classer
Interview with Ciara Cullen - Bachelor of Agriculture
Rosemary enjoys working in agriculture and the diversity of careers in the industry.
Bruce Llewellyn has been able to bring his past aviation skills to his new career.
Mikaela is a trainee productivity consultant focusing on dairy production.
Now 33 years old, Mark enjoys his role as an agronomist
“There is nothing better than working closely with growers”
Dominique and Mal: On Mentoring
"I decided to do a PhD in triticale breeding and quality"
David is looking into the mechanisms that control feed intake
“the opportunity is there and it will open doors, so why not take it?”
Mentoring and education partner up to create Agriculture careers
For Miles and Penny Armstrong the choice to 'go organic' was logical.
Del has made his transition to Dairy farmer look effortless
“I love the dairy industry, it’s in my blood. I’m a real animal person.”
With a childhood of working on his parent’s dairy farm Will soon missed being outdoors
Nick Henderson is Second in Charge (2IC) of a 360 cow dairy farm.
Queensland farmer, Nikita Suridge works on a 900 hectare dairy as a Milker
Brodie Chester and Kevin Game have a passion for animals the farming lifestyle
Ashlee Hammond is passionate about shining a light on agriculture.