Lucinda Hogan elected to Meat & Livestock Australia board

By Krista Schade

Former resident Lucina Hogan (pictured at left) was recently appointed to the board of Meat & Livestock Australia.

At the recent annual general meeting held in Bendigo Ms Hogan received 91.54 per cent of the favourable vote. She is one of nine directors leading the national organisation.

She and husband Dan previously owned and managed a large-scale sheep and irrigated grain production business in the Riverina and now breed prime lamb and trade beef on the Northern Tablelands of NSW.

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Throughout her career Mrs Hogan has worked in a range of research organisations including CSIRO, Victorian Department of Agriculture, Australian Wool Innovation, Sheep Cooperative Research Centre and the University of New England where she has managed large research and development projects and designed and delivered national training and extension programs particularly related to sheep production and climate resilience.

Ms Hogan is currently the Associate Director of Climate Resilience Initiatives at the University of New England, and a member of the Agrifutures Emerging Industries Consultative Committee.

She is also a member of the Research & Development Investment Committee.