(from left) Professor Jim Scott, Claire Edwards, Terry Coventry, Professor Iain Young, and David Paull at the handing over of the cheque.
Representatives of the Cicerone farming systems project have presented a cheque for $18,000 to the University of New England to support an annual “Cicerone Livestock Farming Systems Scholarship” at the University.
This follows the winding up last month of the Cicerone Project - a unique farmer-science partnership, begun in 1998, that conducted realistic farming systems research on topics of interest to local producers.
Cicerone’s Producer Chairman, Terry Coventry, and Cicerone Board members Clare Edwards (NSW Department of Primary Industries), David Paull (CSIRO Livestock Industries) and Jim Scott (UNE) were present at the handing over of the cheque to Professor Iain Young, Head of UNE’s School of Environmental and Rural Science.
Mr Coventry said that the intention of the scholarship was to continue the legacy of collaboration between livestock producers, researchers, extension officers and the University by assisting a young person in their study of livestock farming systems. “The scholarship is aimed at supporting students to research soil nutrient imbalances and deficiencies, as these continue to be a major constraint to the livestock industries of our region,” he said.
