'THE ANSWER IS SOIL. WHAT'S THE QUESTION?'
Australian Biological Farming Conference and Expo 2022
Conference Videos NOW AVAILABLE
International Conference Speakers
Bob Shaffer presenting in-person
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Bob Shaffer is a horticultural agronomist and viticulturist for Soil Culture Consulting. Bob is broadly experienced in development and management of cover crop systems for farms, orchards and vineyards.
Bob also specializes in compost development and use. Bob owns and operates a coffee and tropical crops farm in Hawaii. |
Live Stream - International Conference Speakers 2022
Gary Zimmer
Raised on a Wisconsin dairy farm, Gary Zimmer is a world-renowned farmer, author, speaker, and biological farming consultant with decades of experience in agriculture. Gary authored The Biological Farmer and co-authored Advancing Biological Farming. He has helped thousands of farmers to improve their operations, starting with the soil and building to a profitable, successful farming operation. Gary runs Otter Creek Organic Farm together with his family.
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Leilani Zimmer Durand
Leilani Zimmer-Durand grew up on her family’s farm in southwestern Wisconsin. She is a farm consultant, ecologist and agronomic educator with 15 years’ experience in biological and organic farming. She has written and spoken widely on soil health and fertility and is the former VP of Research and Development at Midwestern BioAg where she developed and tested carbon-based fertilisers. Leilani co-authored Advancing Biological Farming.
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More Speakers - in person
Thank you to the generous, community minded, altruistic Aussie farmers, scientists and service providers who have left behind their farms, labs and businesses to travel to the conference to selflessly share their experience, expertise and enthusiasm for healthy soils, healthy farms and a healthy future.
