THE TEAM from the University of Sydney has won this year’s title at the 2018 Australian Universities Crops Competition (AUCC) held in Temora, New South Wales this week.
The crop competition is an ongoing event held by Grain Growers designed to put tertiary agriculture students out in the paddock and test their skills.
It is a keenly contested competition with entries from across Australia and even from North American universities, such as Kansas State, which befitting a university in the US wheat belt, features a major agriculture program.
This year was Sydney’s year with Uni of Sydney students taking out the first three prizes in the individual category.
In first place was Annie Rayner, second place was awarded to Jeremy Prananto and third place was Jono Moore.
In the team category, the University of Sydney claimed first prize, followed by Charles Sturt University and in third place Kansas State University.
GrainGrowers chief executive David McKeon said the competition, now in its tenth year, continued to go from strength to strength.
“It’s the only such competition in Australia and is unique internationally,” Mr McKeon said.
Gregor Heard
Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.
Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.
