Australian Biological Farming Conference and Expo 2022

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Plenary and Concurrent sessions

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Saturday, 3 December, 2022 - 9.00AM to 3.30PM - Plenary Sessions

'The Answer Is Soil.  What's the Question?' ,
Dr Lukas Van Zwieten
 Senior Principal Research Scientist - Soils, NSW DPI​​

Live Stream
'The Rhizophagy Cycle - How Plants Get Nutrients from Microbes'
Dr James White, Professor of Plant Pathology, 
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, 
​Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA

Morning Tea in the Expo

'Realising the Farm's Potential:  holistic grazing - how it worked'
Graham Finlayson, Bokhara Plains, North West NSW
​Grazier, Holistic Management Practitioner, GM at SLM Australia

'Regenerating the Australian Landscape'
Peter Hazell, Principal Landscape Planner, The Mulloon Institute, NSW

Lunch in Expo

'Cover cropping techniques for healthy soils'
Bob Shaffer
​Soil Culture Consulting, Captain Cook, Hawaii

'Big picture farming, developments in holistic plant health techniques.'
Shane Fitzgerald, Metagen Australia

Afternoon Tea in Expo

Saturday, 3.30 to 5.00PM - 5 Concurrent Session

'The Mulloon Institute Rehydration Project', Natural Sequence Farming
​Peter Hazell, Principal Landscape Planner, The Mulloon Institute, NSW

Biological, Physical and Chemical Management Considerations for Post Flooded Soils
Alan Coates, Coates Agriculture  and Dr John Grant, Southern Cross University

'Developing biological soil and plant nutrition programs'
​Dave Forrest, Organic Forrest

'Transitioning to Biological IPM',  two examples in macadamias
Richard Llewellyn, BioResources, with macadamia producers, Ross Arnett and Eleanor Williams

“Use of Atmospheric Nitrogen by Sugarcane”
John Reghenzani,  AgGrow Consulting
'Exploring opportunities and constraints of a certification scheme for regenerative agricultural practice.'
Will  Elrick, Southern Cross University - Live Stream from Spain

5.00 to 7.30 PM:  Drinks from 5.30PM followed by Buffet Dinner in the Expo

Sunday, 4 December 2022, 9.00 to 10.30 AM   5 Concurrent Sessions

'Building you microbe bridge" with  Leilani Zimmer Durand
'Practical biological farming techniques' with Gary Zimmer
This is a two hour session with Leilani and Gary , live-streamed from Madison, Wisconsin.
This session starts at 8.30AM.

'Grazing management that regenerates ecosystem function and grazing land livelihoods'
Dr Richard Teague,  Retired Professor,  Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University - Live streamed from Brussels where Richard is speaking at a European grazing conference.

Southern Cross University Regen Ag and Research
'Opportunities for Farmers through SCU’s regenerative research and extension projects and educational offerings.'
Lorraine Gordon, Southern Cross University
'The drivers of soil management decisions'
Dr Hanabeth Luke, Southern Cross University

Morning tea in the Expo

​Sunday 11.30AM to 1.00PM - 5 Concurrent Sessions 

'Making Compost Work for Your Farm's Specific Needs'
Bob Shaffer 
Soil Culture Consulting, Captain Cook, Hawaii

'Holistic grazing:  Diversity + Perenniality = Stability' 
Dr Judi Earl, Pasture Ecologist and Graham Finlayson, Holistic Management Practitioner - Grazing

'Integrating Farm Forestry into Farming Systems'
​Dr John Grant, Southern Cross University
'Rediscovering wild food to diversify production across Australia’s agricultural landscapes'
 Adam Canning

'Land-use Impact on Water Quality for Fisheries Productivity - History of the Richmond River' 
Dr Matt Landos, Future Fisheries Veterinary Service,  Associate researcher - Sydney Uni, Adjunct senior lecturer, Charles Sturt Uni

Environmental Analysis Lab (EAL) /Analytical Research Lan (ARL) Tour and Introduction to the Soil Monitoring Incentives Program
​Graham Lancaster,  Southern Cross University

Lunch in the Expo

Sunday 2.00PM to 3.30PM - Plenary Sessions

'Why guess when you can measure?'  Options for soil and soil biology testing.
Graham Lancaster,  EAL/ARL Southern Cross University

'A World Without Soil, how biological farming will save us from existential crisis'
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Dr Neil Wilson, Soil Microbiologist, Metagen Australia

Conference Closing - SoilCare


Please note this program is subject to change.

SoilCare Inc

P.O. Box 525
Alstonville NSW 2477
Australia


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