Saturday, 10 November 2018
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9.00 AM to 10.30 AM
Plenary Main Theatre Ground Floor 11.20 AM to 12.20 PM
Plenary Main Theatre 1.20 PM to 2.40 PM
Plenary Main Theatre Ground Floor |
Welcome
The Battle for Biology
Why We Need Healthy Soils and Biological Farming
Soil health is the key to regeneration Morning Tea in the Expo
Changing Culture by The Acre in the WA Wheat Belt
Healthy Soils Result in Healthy Crops, Livestock and People
Lunch in the Expo
Enhancing Farm Biodiversity
Creating resilience in a vineyard production system Soil Redemption Story - Fascinating biological connections make for a healthy farm ecosystem
Afternoon Tea in the Expo
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Prof Susan Nancarrow
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) – Southern Cross University Robert Hinrichsen - Large scale vegetable farmer, Kalfresh Farms - Fassifern Valley, Kalbar QLD.
Jeff Moyer - Executive Director – Rodale Institute, Pennsylvania USA, Rodale Farm Manager (30 Yrs), Author – Organic No-till Farming, Expert in organic farming systems
Floors 5 and 6
Nick Kelly - Broadacre minimum till/no-till cropping farmer, ‘Holland Track Farm’, Newdegate, WA
Prof Carlo Leifert - Director, Centre for Organics Research, Southern Cross University
Floors 5 and 6
Dan Falkenberg - Vineyard manager and viticulturalist, Eden Hall Vineyards, Eden Valley, SA
Michael Phillips - Orchardist, educator and author of The Holistic Orchard & Mycorrhizal Planet - ‘Lost Nation Orchard’, New Hampshire, USA
Floors 5 and 6
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3. 30 to 5.00 PM - 5 Concurrent Sessions
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Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Session 5
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Soil Biology for Grazing Productivity and Animal Health
Harnessing the potential of Soil Biology Dung Beetles and Nematophagous Fungi, Duddingtonia flagrans Bio-diverse Ecosystems in Vineyards and applications for production landscapes
‘Hero’ native insectary plants providing ecosystem services, including beneficial insect habitat Transition to Biological Farming Practices in Large Scale Vegetable Production
Monitoring Soil in a Biological Farming Systems
What is your soil test telling you? On-Farm Compost Making and Usage
Design and management parameters for quality outcomes |
Dr Bernard Doube
Director – Dung Beetle Solutions Australia, Bridgewater SA Chris Lawlor CEO – International Animal Health, Huntingwood, NSW Mary Retallack - Viticulturist/Managing Director – Retallack Viticulture, Crafters West, SA
Dan Falkenberg - Vineyard manager and viticulturist, Eden Hall Vineyards – Eden Valley, SA Jeff Moyer
Executive Director - Rodale Institute, Pennsylvania USA Graham Lancaster - Managing Director – Environmental Analysis Laboratory, Lismore NSW
Alan Coates - Educator, Consultant and IPM Specialist – Coates Horticulture, NSW & QLD Dave Forrest - Educator, Consultant and Organic Farmer – ‘Organic Forrest’ Federal NSW
Geoff Bugden - Pioneer Biological Pecan Farmer - Wilson River Pecans, ‘The Big Pecan’, Boat Harbour NSW |
5.00 to 7.30 PM: Expo to 6.00 ~ Drinks from 5.00PM followed by Buffet Dinner in the Forecourt
Sunday, 11 November 2018
9.00 to 10.30 AM 5 Concurrent Sessions
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Dr Judi Earl - Pasture Ecologist, Consultant & Farmer – ‘Glen Orton’, Coolatai NSW
Henry Sheehan - Manager, Figtrees Organic Farms, Pasture fed beef – ‘Wilton Park’, Grafton NSW Michael Phillips - Orchardist, Educator and Author - ‘Lost Nation Orchard’, New Hampshire, USA
Dave Forrest - Educator, Consultant and Organic Farmer - 'Organic Forrest', Federal NSW
Rod Bruin - Organic Vegetable Farmer, Summit Organics, Tyalgum NSW |
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Session 5
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The Centre for Organics Research is a joint initiative between NSW DPI and Southern Cross University. This session presents Research and Development projects at the Centre for Organics Research (COR). For a detailed summary of these projects visit this page on conference website. Facilitator: Adam Willson
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Johannes Biala - organic waste management and composting consultant
Prof Carlo Leifert - SCU, Director of Centre for Organics Research Floors 5 and 6
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11.30 AM to 1.00 PM 6 Concurrent Sessions
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Session 1
Session 2
Session 3
Session 4
Session 5
Session 6
Plenary Main Theatre |
Where to from Here - Farming Together
Farm Cooperatives and Collaboration Program Biological Alchemy
Have we ignored basic soil biology and disturbed ecosystems at our own peril? Transitioning to Integrated Pest Management in Large Scale Vegetable Production
A blueprint for change in production horticulture Albrecht Soil Mineral Balancing
Identifying limiting factors to soil health, animal health and farm productivity Sweet Outcomes - Regenerating Cane Land
Strategies for rebuilding soil through natural processes No-till Management
Incorporating pasture and livestock into grain production Lunch in the Expo
The Circular Nutrient Economy for a World Without Waste and Pollution
Next Generation Agriculture and the Importance of Little Things in Life
The importance of interactions with micro-organisms for the health and well being of all plants and animals Conference Closing
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Lorraine Gordon- Program Director, Farming Together - advocate for agriculture and rural communities
Michael Phillips
Orchardist, Educator and Author - ‘Lost Nation Orchard, New Hampshire, USA Dale Abbott - Consultant and Director- Bowen Crop Monitoring, Bowen QLD
Dan Papacek - Entomologist and Director – Bugs for Bugs, Toowoomba QLD Andrew Shaw- Project Coordinator of EnviroVeg - AUSVEG Derek Smith - Farmer, Educator and Consultant – ‘Working with Nature’, Guyra NSW
Peter Norwood - Agronomist, Animal & Human Nutritionist – Full Circle Nutrition, Maffra, VIC Alan Coates - Educator, Consultant and IPM Specialist – Coates Horticulture, NSW & QLD
Robert Quirk - Cane Farmer, Carbon Farmer and Environmentalist – Murwillumbah NSW Simon Mattsson - Multi-species cropping Cane farmer, Nuffield Scholar – ‘Marian’, Mackay QLD Jeff Moyer
Executive Director - Rodale Institute, Pennsylvania USA Floors 5 and 6
Prof Susanne Schmidt - School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Queensland
SoilCare
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