Emma grew up on her family property in Bathurst, NSW. Emma completed a Bachelor of Animal Science (Honours) in 2017 at Charles Sturt University. After her honours and industry related travel overseas, Emma released her passion and love for all things beef and decided to pursue a career in research. In 2018, Emma commenced her PhD at Charles Sturt University, where she continued to further investigate her honours research. The title for Emma’s PhD thesis is the use of canola meal as a supplement for grassfed beef, which focuses on animal production, ruminant nutrition and meat science. Emma is currently in her last year of her studies under the supervisor of Michael Friend, Gaye Krebs, Michael Campbell and John Piltz. On completion of her studies, Emma wishes to continue research and education in ruminant production and nutrition.