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'SCIENCE MEETS NATURE'
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Saturday, 10 November 2018


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
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The Battle for Biology
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Why We Need Healthy Soils and Biological Farming
Soil health is the key to regeneration​
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Morning Tea in the Expo

Changing Culture by The Acre in the WA Wheat Belt
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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
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Afternoon Tea in the Expo
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

3. 30 to 5.00 PM  -  5 Concurrent Sessions

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Session 5
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?

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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

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3
Session 4
Restoring Life and Resilience to Tired Grasslands 
Regenerating Land with Livestock and managing natural cycles for soil health and animal production

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The Great Mineral Debate 
Can biology provide what a degraded soil needs?

Weed Management on Biological Farms
Maintaining soil health when managing ground cover and crops
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Advanced Compost Production
Separating the “feel good” from the “real good” 
Studies in compost science and utilization have made significant advancements; yet, there is much we still do not understand and much of the information gap is filled with misinformation. 

​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

Rick Carr
Compost Production Specialist, Rodale Institute, Pennsylvania USA
Remote from Pennsylvania 

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

1.  Precision Organic Fertiliser - Improving soil fertility, and crop health and quality
Carlo Leifert, Johannes Biala, Terry Rose, Adam Willson, Graham Lancaster
2. Crop agronomy- developing agronomic and crop breeding innovations to improve crop health, nutritional quality, consumer demand and economic performance 
Terry Rose, Adam Willson, Bronwyn Barkla, Marcin Baranski, Tobias Kretzschmar, Carlo Leifert and Graham King
3. Livestock: developing feeding, husbandry and breed selection innovations to optimise animal health, product quality, consumer demand and economic performance
Carlo Leifert, Marcin Barański, Lorraine Gordon, and Bronwyn Barkla

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Morning tea in the Expo

Johannes Biala - organic waste management and composting consultant

Prof Carlo Leifert - SCU, Director of Centre for Organics Research

Floors 5 and 6

11.30 AM to 1.00 PM   6 Concurrent Sessions

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 
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Albrecht Soil Mineral Balancing 
Identifying limiting factors to soil health, animal health and farm productivity
 
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Sweet Outcomes - Regenerating Cane Land
Strategies for rebuilding soil through natural processes



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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
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

Dr Neil Wilson - Research Fellow – Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Sydney University

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