Associate Professor Amy Cosby is a Senior Research Fellow – Agri-tech Education and Extension at CQUniversity Australia with a Bachelor of Agriculture/Bachelor of Laws (Hons 1) and a PhD in Precision Agriculture. Amy is a leading practitioner and researcher in the field of student and teacher engagement within the agricultural industry and has extensive experience in leading large projects with a wide range of partners. Amy currently works with educators, researchers and industry professionals to develop innovative programs to increase the skills and knowledge of teachers and students in agricultural concepts, tools and systems. Amy has conducted numerous surveys with both educators and students to evaluate their current level of agricultural knowledge and perception of the industry from a range of rural and urban locations. Her objective is to use the knowledge derived from this research to design programs which showcase and attract the next generation agricultural workforce to the industry from diverse backgrounds. She has developed and implemented a range curriculum aligned agri-tech learning modules for university, VET and high school students. These modules aim to showcase the scientific and digital skills required in the agricultural industry to attract and build the capacity of the next generation workforce. This research aims to demonstrate that by exposing young people to agri-tech from an early age this will increase the adoption on technology across the agricultural supply chain as when these young people enter the workforce as they will be confident and skilled in the use of agri-tech.
University of New England
Doctor of Philosophy
Thesis: Developing a paddock-scale landscape risk assessment for managing Redheaded Cockchafer (Adoryphorus couloni) in dairy pastures using precision agriculture technologies.
Bachelor of Agriculture/Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours)
University of New England
Thesis: The legal implications of including soil carbon sequestration as a component of a potential Australian emissions trading scheme
Research Fellow and Project Manager – SMARTfarm Learning Hub
School of Education
University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351
Manager, School Engagement
Marketing, Advancement and Community Engagement Directorate
Federation University Australia, Churchill VIC 3842
· Runner-up Best Oral Presentation Agricultural Educators Symposium, Adelaide, 2018
· One of eight women chosen to participate in the NFF Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program, 2018
· One of seven Australian PhD students chosen to attend the Commonwealth Science Conference, Bangalore, India, 2014
· International Society of Precision Agriculture Outstanding Graduate Student Award 2014
· Winner 3 Minute Thesis Competition University of New England 2013
· Winner 3 Minute Thesis Competition School of Science and Technology 2013
· Keith and Dorothy McKay Travelling Scholarship 2013
· Australian Society of Agronomy Travel Bursary 2012
· Dairy Australia and GippsDairy Top-Up Scholarship 2011-2014
· Australian Postgraduate Award 2011
Cosby, A. and Howard, T. (2019). Best practice land use planning. AgriFutures. Available at https://www.agrifutures.com.au/product/best-practice-land-use-planning/
Trotter, M., Cosby, A., Manning, J., Thomson, M., Trotter, T., Graz, P., Fogarty, E., Lobb, A. and Smart, A. (2018). Demonstrating the value of animal location and behaviour data in the red meat value chain. Commissioned by the Meat and Livestock Donor Company. Available at https://www.mla.com.au/research-and-development/search-rd-reports/final-report-details/Demonstrating-the-value-of-animal-location-and-behaviour-data-in-the-red-meat-value-chain/3754
Lawson, A., Cosby, A., Baker, D., Leu, S,. Lefley, E., Euromonitor International, Sahota, A., and Bez, N. (2018). ‘Australian Organic Market Report 2018’, commissioned by Australian Organic Ltd. Available at http://austorganic.com/ao-market-report/
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
Agriculture, Land and Farm Management - Farming Systems Research
Other Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences - Agriculture, Land and Farm Management not elsewhere classified
Agriculture, Land and Farm Management - Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy