00:05Our approach to agricultural research in this country sure has come a long way.
00:12We have a lot of data. It's measurable and it's real.
00:15And carrying at least some of the load the past 75 years is a group of farmers and agricultural professionals
00:22who've used study to advance not just their own ventures but the industry more broadly.
00:27Why isn't it everywhere?
00:29If you hang around stockyards, silos, science labs and even halls of parliament you're bound to come across one.
00:37A Nuffield scholar.
00:39Landline has managed to feature more than a handful over the years.
00:43That question led to a Nuffield scholarship.
00:46Part of an elite agricultural alumni of Nuffield scholars.
00:50From pastoralists in the Pilbara, collaborative croppers in the Mallee,
00:54wheat belt warriors, drone cowboys or barramundi barons in the Northern Territory.
01:00It's a gang everyone wants to talk about with a distinct bias to their cohort.
01:07My group was the best.
01:09Mine was unreal. Like, yes, I do believe mine was the best.
01:13I feel sorry for those other guys a bit, you know.
01:15I like that they think their group is the best. That's very kind.
01:18But they haven't met our group yet.
01:23Each recipient chooses a topic to investigate, travelling here in Australia and abroad
01:28to places where they might find a solution for the issue they're trying to tackle.
01:32The globetrotting doesn't stop there, however, they're also required to spend five weeks abroad
01:36with the other international scholars.
01:38And the access is pretty unparalleled, visiting some of the most unique operations around the globe.
