Abbey Freebairn wins AAAS Outstanding Animal Science Student Award
29 July 2026
Abbey Freebairn, a 3rd Year Animal Science student at the Adelaide University’s Roseworthy Campus and Ag Institute Australia member was awarded the inaugural Australian Association of Animal Sciences (AAAS) Outstanding Animal Science Student Award on Wednesday, 15th July 2026 at the AAAS Conference held in Adelaide and presented in front of more than 200 peers, new industry colleagues and fellow students.
Ag Institute (SA Division) 2027 Pork Compendium Student Internship EOI open
29 July 2026
The Ag Institute (SA Division) seeks expression of interest for one Undergraduate of either Agriculture, Animal, Veterinary Science, Agribusiness and Communications to be a 2027 Pork Compendium Student Internship Intern.
Students Learn Livestock Husbandry at Jamestown Junior Education Day
26 July 2026
Jamestown welcomed 142 students and 22 teachers from 13 high schools to its Junior Education Day, a practical sheep and cattle husbandry training. Participation in the event had grown this year, with 13 schools from around the state attending, with some students travelling almost 450km from Karcultaby.
With students choosing to focus on either sheep or cattle, the day was jam-packed with hands-on skills sessions and presentations from representatives from local agribusinesses, the university, peak industry bodies and livestock producers.
SA Student Compendium wins inaugural Animal Science Industry Innovation Award
23 July 2026
‘The Student Compendium’ was awarded the inaugural Australian Association of Animal Sciences (AAAS) Animal Science Industry Innovation Award on Wednesday, 15th July 2026 at the AAAS Conference held in Adelaide and presented in front of more than 200 peers, industry colleagues and students.
Jordan Norman wins LambEx’26 Coles Trailblazer Young Achiever Award
16 July 2026
On Thursday, 9th July, 2026, Jordan Norman, the SA Ag Institute Intern for Student Compendium’24, PIEFA’25 and Project Officer’26 was awarded the LambEx’26 Coles Trailblazer Young Achiever Award in front of 1500 attendees at the Elders Gala Dinner in the Adelaide Convention Centre.