YOUNG Farming Champions (YFC) whose task is to take agriculture into classrooms recently gathered at Jamberoo for a weekend training workshop before taking their message into urban communities.

Dairy Young Farming Champion, Jessica Monteith, Berry, said the personal development aspects of the workshop were helpful.

What I learnt about myself was the most invaluable experience of the whole weekend, learning what my strengths and weaknesses are and how to improve on these to better my overall communication skills in my professional and personal life, she said.

The team spent the weekend learning about the aims of the program, honing their public speaking and engagement skills, learning how to craft a memorable message and handling difficult conversations or questions about their chosen industry.

They also started crafting their presentations about their chosen industry and giving consideration to the structure of their videos.

Beef Young Farming Champion, Madie Hamilton, originally from Mudgee but now working in Sydney, was exhausted, but excited at the end of the workshop.

The YFC program is a way for me to give back to an industry that has given me so much. I hope I can entice more people to work in any part of the agricultural industry, she said.

Bega dairy farmer Tom Pearce was looking forward to the opportunity to spread the word about agriculture.

Im looking forward to presenting my story to a classroom full of interested young adults and hope to inspire a few to seek opportunities outside of the city, he said.

The 11 young people were selected as Art4Agricultures 2012 Young Farming Champions, national program director Lynne Armstrong said.

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