Our Farmers, Our Future!

Calling all ACT environmental carers: Join us on National Ag Day to discuss the future of agriculture in the Canberra Region.

This FREE event creates space for young farmers, the farming community and all environmental carers to come together, learn and engage.

Exploring this year's National Agriculture Day theme, "Our Farmers, Our Future!", we will have experts in agriculture as our guest speakers and a panel with local young farmers sharing their perspectives, experiences, and practices for the future in agriculture in the Canberra Region.

What: Panel Discussion, Q&A and opportunity to connect with others

When: 12-1:30 pm on 20 November 2026

Where: Frank Fenner Seminar Room at Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU.

OR

Online via Zoom

Who: Everybody is welcome!

Event

12:00 - Refreshments (free lunch snacks)

12:30 - Panel starts

13:30 - Panel ends and community networking

Speakers and Panelists

• Fred McGrath Weber - Young Farmer and President of ACT Farmers

• Georgina Johnson - Young Farmer NSW

• Carly Volkes - Deputy High Commissioner of Canada to Australia

• Dr Rachael Rodney - Associate Director Agrifood Innovation Institute

• Further speakers to be confirmed.

Note: The panel starts at 12:30 for online participants via a Zoom link provided with your ticket after sign-up.

Paid parking available at ANU Campus.

This panel is organised by Landcare ACT and ACT Farmers.

This program is supported by ACT Government and Landcare ACT through funding from the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund - Farm Business Resilience Program.

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