Category: Careers

Rolf Swart stumbled upon a career in agriculture while waiting tables at a restaurant in South Africa and he hasn’t looked back since. Although an…

Careers, Horticulture

Becoming an agronomist has taken Liam Pearce from Kununurra in Australia’s Top End to Manjimup in south-west WA and the next adventure will be in…

Careers, Corporate

• graduate agronomy program

Edenhope’s Miranda Rose’s dream of studying law had come true, but last-minute qualms as she packed her bags for a prestigious Melbourne university saw the…

Careers, Corporate

• graduate agronomy program

The brightest up-and-coming auctioneers in Queensland have gathered in Rockhampton this week for the annual ALPA training school, with the top 10 finalists announced on…

Careers, Livestock

Tania Foster is making a career switch from banking to become the Chief Financial Officer of Elders but, with a farming background, it’s one she…

Careers, Corporate

Applications are now open for one of Australia’ leading agricultural scholarship programs, Nuffield Australia. The latest round of scholarships will include the Northern Pastoral Scholarship,…

Careers, Corporate

Education and experience was the key focus for a group of upcoming Elders livestock agents and staff who visited Peel Feedlot this month. The site…

Careers, Sheep

Becoming an Elders trainee can take you just about anywhere, including into management, just ask Matt Tinkler, Elders Victoria and Riverina livestock manager! We chatted with…

Careers, Corporate

• Livestock agent

Standing high above the pen of stirring cattle, Eboni Knights is at the epicentre of the sale, leaning on the rail alongside the auctioneer as…

Careers, Cattle, Corporate

The graduate agronomist who found the first fall armyworm in Australia infected with a deadly fungus says it shows how exciting agronomy can be, despite…

Agronomy, Careers, Cropping

• graduate agronomy program

The next generation of agronomists are in their first weeks at Elders, carrying on a 181-year tradition. While we have a solid team of technical…

Agronomy, Careers

• Seasons

Wycheproof auctioneer Kevin Thompson has just chalked up 50 years with Elders but it still feels like grand final day every time he stands at…

Careers, Corporate, Sheep