Rotary Daylesford was delighted to sponsor Year 10 student Alexis Taylor, from Kyneton, to take part in this year’s Defying the Drift program at Longerenong College in Horsham.
What is Defying the Drift?
Defying the Drift is a Rotary District 9780 youth program for students in Years 10 and 11 who are interested in careers in agriculture, land and livestock management and related industries. It has run every year since 2010. The aim is to encourage, motivate and enthuse young people to explore their options, set goals and put strategies in place to build a career in regional and rural Australia.
The program includes a three-day residential course at Longerenong College, plus visits to farms. Students are sponsored by their local Rotary club, and once the residential stage is over they give a presentation to that club about what they learned and what they think about a future rural career.
It matters because the average age of Australian farmers is nearing 60, so programs like this are seen as vital for attracting young people to the industry.
Alexis’s experience
Alexis is passionate about agriculture, particularly livestock and cropping, and found the experience very worthwhile. She learned about plant and animal diseases and how they are transported, and about fertilisers. She also learned about the technology a sheep and cattle station uses to record its stock.
Rotary Daylesford is proud to back a young person with such enthusiasm for the land, and we wish Alexis all the best.
Rotary Daylesford supports local projects
As well as sponsoring programs like Defying the Drift, Rotary Daylesford can sponsor local community projects. To find out more, visit rotarydaylesford.com.
Rotary Daylesford was very pleased to sponsor a year 10 student from Kyneton, Alexis Taylor, to be part of the Defying the Drift program.
come from Malmsbury, I’m also a year 10 student at Kyneton. I’m passionate about the agricultural industry and I also have a big interest for livestock and cropping.
I participated in the Defying the Drift program at Longerenong College, Horsham. Defying the Drift aims to encourage, motivate and enthuse young people to explore options, formulate goals and implement strategies to assist in their development of a career in regional and rural Australia.
My experience was incredible, I learnt so much especially on the Tuesday. We learnt how to make a canola hybrid, the different diseases they can catch and carry, learning more about agronomy and different fertilisers they use. Also went down to a station where they have sheep and cattle and was able to see the technology that they use on the station to record weight, deaths, pregnancy’s, and weather.
I highly recommend this program for anyone who’s interested in the Agriculture and Agribusiness sector. It’s definitely a great experience and you can learn so much and get different ideas for your own farms as well.
Rotary Daylesford are able to sponsor local community projects – go to :https://rotarydaylesford.com/
