Sharna Holman: Our Young Farming Champion!

 

Sharna Holman our Young Farming Champion came to our school on Thursday 3^rd August to speak to approximately 60 year 10 students about The Cotton Industry, Biosecurity and Careers in Agriculture.

The students had wonderful time both meeting Sharna and listening to her amazing presentation.

 

The students decided that they wanted to show Sharna that they appreciated her visit so they wrote down a few words to show their gratitude.

 

Connor:

Dear Sharna, thank you so much for coming to our school to teach us about the Cotton Industry. We appreciate it so much. I learnt so much about cotton now and I would love to be a Young Cotton Champion.

Josiah:

Hey Sharna, I’d like to thank you for taking the time out to come and talk to us about the Cotton Industry. It was a real eye opener on a potential career pathway.

Jess:

I would like to say a big thank you to Sharna Holman for coming all the way from Emerald to talk to us at Beaudesert State High School about cotton. By Sharna coming it gave everyone a buzz of excitement especially Mrs Perkins. I found Sharna a person that young farmers will look up to.

Calan:

Thanks Sharna Holman, hearing you talk about cotton has made me realise what an interesting industry it is. It was awesome.

Shae-Anne:

Hey Sharna, thank you so much for coming all the way from Emerald to talk to us about the Cotton Industry. I now feel much more comfortable in my knowledge of cotton.

Jaymee:

On behalf of everyone here at Beaudesert State High School, we would like to say a big thank you to Sharna Holman for coming all the way from Emerald to teach us about the Cotton Industry. It was a great experience to be able to learn about where our clothes and many other things we rely on come from. We also learnt so much about Bio-security and why it is important for our country.

Remi:

Thank you so much for sharing your career and experiences in the Cotton Industry with us. It really opened our minds and changed the way we thought about cotton and what is the purpose of cotton. I am sure we will definitely use this knowledge that we learnt from you in the future. We really appreciate your time that you took out for us. I wish you the best of luck for your career and future and I hope you are the inspiration for many more. Thank you.

Mackenzie:

You did a good job at talking about the cotton industry and we appreciate you coming to see us.

Maddie:

Hey Sharna, thank you for coming out such a far way to further educate us on the Cotton Industry as well all the jobs surrounding.

Nathan:

Thank you Sharna for coming all the way from Emerald to talk to us about cotton.

Kiandra:

Sharna, thank you so much for coming from such a long way.

Georgia:

Hi Sharna, thanks for coming down to us from where you live to talk to us about the Cotton Industry. It was very interesting to know what happens with everything within that industry.

Demi:

Hi Sharna, thank you so much for coming all the way out to educate us on the importance of the Cotton Industry and the way that you contribute.

Seth:

Thank you Sharna for coming to talk to us. We/I have learnt a lot more.

Seth:

Thanks for coming so far to talk about your industry.

 

Now that the students have shown their gratitude towards Sharna it is time that you read a little bit about this amazing young lady.

Sharna Holman is a city girl who fell in love with agriculture. She now works as a cotton extension officer in Emerald, Central Queensland, in a role that connects cotton growers and agronomists with the latest news, research and information through different ways including running and organising research trials and experiments, field walks, workshops, writing factsheets and newsletters and working with cotton growers one-on-one. By sharing the latest news, research and information, cotton growers are able to keep their farming practices up to date ensuring they use resources such as water and land to the best of its ability and the cotton they grow works with the natural environment and is great quality for the tops and jeans we wear every day.

However agriculture was once a foreign world to Sharna who grew up in the suburbs of Sydney and discovered the industry through her four hectare high school farm, volunteering and exhibiting at agricultural shows and her school’s involvement in the Archibull Prize Program. Sharna completed a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture at the University of Sydney, where she quickly found out more about the Australian Cotton Industry after attending the Australian Cotton Conference – where she became hooked and amazed by the innovation and passion of the Australian cotton industry, and hasn’t looked back since!