Farming in Australia can be very isolating, but a young New South Wales woman has found an innovative way to unite producers and encourage collaboration. Airlie Trescowthick, 29, based in Orange, New South Wales, was prompted to start The Farm Table website after realising she had hundreds of interesting websites bookmarked on her computer. Read
“HOLBROOK’S Airlie Trescowthick was recently named a Tomorrow Maker for her contribution to Australian agriculture. Ms Trescowthick has created a website, The Farm Table, to put farmers in touch with the latest research, training opportunities, jobs and market information. Now, The Farm Table is a fully operational “information toolbox” and its traffic is growing by
Five QQ with Airlie Trescowthick The Australian agricultural industry is a big one, with many moving parts. There is so much wonderful work being done across the industry, but this often results in information overload for those accessing it. Some sites are cluttered, whilst others are not continuously updated. In one site, The Farm Table
Raised on a farm in the Southern Riverina of NSW, Airlie is combining her analytics skills and first-hand experience to develop The Farm Table, an online resource to connect and inform farmers. “I often walked in at the end of the day and the thought of going online and trawling through mountains and mountains of
Charles Mill and Airlie Trescowthick are among eight young people who have been awarded the title of Rural Achiever for having put their mark on agricultural industries in NSW. http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2015-04-06/rural-achievers-sydney-rural-achievers/6372778