2018 National Fodder Conference Program and Presentations
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Monday 30th July 2018 |
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Session 1: The Future of Fodder - current situation and outlook |
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Norman Repacholi Commercial Research and Analysis Manager Dairy Australia |
Dairy Situation and Outlook | |
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Munro Patchett General Manager Gilmac |
Export Fodder Industry Update | |
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John Smith Export Fodder Program Manager AgriFutures Australia |
AgriFutures Australia Export Fodder R&D Update | |
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Pamela Zwer Principal Plant Breeder South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) |
National Oat Breeding Program Update | |
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Session 2: Future Fodder Challenges - health, safety and hay fires |
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Tristan Brumby-Rendell Psychologist National Centre For Farmer Health |
Harvest Health and Fatigue | |
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Tricia Chant Managing Director Ferriby Group of Companies |
AFIA Work Health and Safety Program Launch | |
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Peter Vinelli Co-Owner International Stock Foods (USA) |
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Tuesday 31st July 2018 |
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Session 3: The Future of Fodder - science, research and innovation |
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Georgie Troup Oat Research Agronomist Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Western Australia (DPIRD WA) |
National Hay Agronomy Project |
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Alan Humphries Crop Breeder and Pasture Scientist South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) |
Conservation and pre-breeding of crop wild relatives accelerates the development of new fodder traits in lucerne |
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Andrew Lang Farmer and Consultant World Bioenergy Association Oceania and Australasia |
Energy from straw and stalk - lessons from Europe |
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Luke Shelley Customer Relationship Manager Agriculture Program Bureau of Meteorology |
Forewarned is Forearmed: Managing Climate Extremes |
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Session 4 Future Farmers: our place |
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Lyall Schulz |
Barley Stacks Wines |
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Session 5: Is diversity the key to a sustainable fodder future? |
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Liza Dale-Hallett Senior Curator Sustainable Futures Museums Victoria |
Invisible Farmer Project and the Power of Storytelling |
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Jill and Andrew Stewart Farmers and Agroforesters, Western Victoria |
Agroforestry on Yan Yan Gurt West Farm |
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Contact:
For conference program enquiries contact:
Jemma Stefanou
Industry Development Officer
Australian Fodder Industry Association
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