NOT everyone in agriculture made it there through family succession.
Beaudesert teenager, Jeremy Conlons, pathway to primary production was through his high school.
He moved with his family from Sunnybank Hills in Brisbane to Beaudesert in 2012 and two years ago enrolled at Beaudesert State High School.
The school has a large agricultural section which includes farm animals in various paddocks and pens, horticulture set ups and laboratories.
Jeremy said when he was first enrolled, the school’s ag department was small compared to what it is now, but it was enough to whet his appetite to learn more.
“We’ve got more cattle now, more sheep, more production and there are a lot more kids involved,” he said of the school farm.
In 2020, students didn’t get to choose their subjects when going into Year 7 and were allocated subjects instead.
“I was just lucky enough to get agriculture as one of my subjects and then again in Year 8,” he said.
Everything about agriculture was new to him, and the sudden immersion opened his eyes to what could be achieved if he continued down this pathway.
“I was privileged enough to have ag as a subject from Year 7 to now in Year 10,” he said.
“I am really keen on animal production and learning about where our meat production comes from, and the work primary producers do.”
He said one day he’d like to work on a large Outback cattle station.
He has learned how to ride a horse but leans more towards using a quadbike or working dogs when it comes to mustering.Jeremy’s vision for what he hopes to achieve originates from those first steps taken in Year 7.
As part of his school’s Cattle Club, he took part in this year’s Beaudesert Show.

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