This year Kalyx has partnered with AgriFutures in helping to deliver the Horizons Scholarship, providing financial support and opportunities for professional development and work placement for students studying an agriculture related undergraduate degree.
We are very excited and pleased to announce the lucky recipient of the scholarship paired with Kalyx this year, Haylee Murrell! Get to know more about Haylee, her background, studies and future with Kalyx through her personal profile below.
“I grew up just outside Gunnedah in Northwest NSW where I was fortunate enough to experience the incredible diversity of rural communities and agriculture every day. Since I was a teenager, I have aspired to be like all the women and men I saw every day that worked in this incredibly diverse and innovative industry.
I am currently studying a Bachelor of Agriculture at the University of New England, where my passion lies with the cropping industry. I look forward to graduating and taking on a role where I can help educate and foster connections between research and on-farm implementation of technology to help improve sustainability.
I have been eagerly awaiting to apply for the Horizon Scholarship since I was in Year 12 at Gunnedah High School. I have consistently admired the Scholarship’s cohort and have always hoped one day I would be one of the incredibly privileged scholarship recipients.
The exceptional networking opportunities this scholarship provides really excites me. Not coming from a traditional farming background, I am eager to grow my community and meet fellow peers and industry leaders from different backgrounds. The Horizon scholarship allows me to immerse myself in further education while establishing a career that I am passionate about and can see myself making a difference in.
I am incredibly fortunate to be sponsored by Kalyx. Working with a business that puts me on the ground with leaders and experienced mentors with help me learn and visualise how I can contribute to the future of the industry. Coming from a region in Australia that is dominated by broadacre cropping, I am excited to gain a greater insight into different areas of cropping, agronomy and horticulture that I have not yet experienced.”
