Hancock & Miller: APEN’25 Conference Award for Rural Extension & Innovation Systems Journal Paper
08 December 2025
Bruce Hancock and Sean Miller received the Australasian Pacific Extension Network (APEN) Rural Extension & Innovation Systems Journal Award for Best Field Notes Paper at biennial conference in Brisbane on 14 -16 October, 2025 for their paper, “SA Livestock Consultants: Building the Next Generation of Livestock Professionals.”
Recently, the Compendium team was privileged to have the opportunity of learning from leading rural communicators in a busy media training day. The day began with a trip to the Stock Journal, South Australia’s go-to newspaper for all things agriculture, and ended with a social media marketing run-down with co-founder of Ag Communicators, Belinda Cay.
AUASA Elects New Committee at AGM and Celebrates a Successful Year
08 December 2025
The Adelaide University Agricultural Students’ Association (AUASA) held its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 21 October. This event marked both the election of the new 2026 committee and the close of a successful and eventful 2025.
PIEFA honours Founding Board Chair Dr Cameron Archer AM at leadership changeover event
06 November 2025
The Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA) today marked a significant leadership milestone, formally acknowledging the retirement of its Founding Board Chair, Dr Cameron Archer AM, at a special afternoon tea event in Sydney.
One-pagers due 14th November for Australian Association of Animals Sciences (AAAS) Conference
06 November 2025
South Australia is excited to be hosting the 37th Australian Association of Animals Sciences biennial Conference;
• On 13-17th July, 2026
• At Hotel Grand Chancellor, Adelaide
On Thursday, Oct 16th, first year agricultural science students gathered for the AIA-SA division’s Lunch N Learn – Research as a Career event at the Roseworthy Campus, supported by the South Australian Drought Hub (SADH). Approximately 60 students were in attendance after collecting & analysing samples from their field trials in the morning. The event aimed to highlight “planting the seed” to get students to start thinking about a potential future career in research and reminding them of its importance in informing consultants and industry.