DAY ONE
Theme: Livestock Innovation & Extension
Session One:
SEAN STARLING, General Manager, Meat & Livestock Australia
Cutting edge strategies to increase the profitability & sustainability of the red meat industryhttps://agex.org.au/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=tribe_events
MELONIE SHEPPARD, Project Manager, Red Meat Profit Partnership
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Theme: What works for Grower Groups – Stories of Success
Session Two:
INDUSTRY PANEL – ‘Working Together’ – GRDC Stubble Initiative
FELICITY TURNER, Research & Operations Officer, Mackillop Farm Management Group
TRENT POTTER, Yeruga Crop Research
TANJA MORGAN, Project Manager, Mallee Sustainable Farming
RACHEL CHIRGWIN, Chair, Mid North Young Guns
MATT NOTTLE, Vice Chair, Upper North Farming Systems
‘2017 PIRSA Grower Group Award Winner’
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DAY TWO
Theme: Grower Group Strucutre & Governance
Session Three:
CINDY CASSIDY, Chief Executive Officer, Farmlink
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ANNABELLE BUSHELL, Executive Officer, Grower Group Alliance WA
‘Evolution of WA’s Grower Group Network’
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Theme: Emerging Trends in Extension
Session Four:
DR BEV GOGEL, Senior Research Fellow, University of Wollongong
DEANNA LUSH, Director, Ag Communicators
Building trust in ag – the role of farmers and advocacy bodies
LUCY BROAD, General Manager, Grower Extension & Communications, GRDC
To invest in RD&E to create enduring profitability for Australian grain growers
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Theme: Round Table Discussion
Session Five:
SARAH NOACK, Research & Extension Manager, Hart Field Site Group
& NAOMI SCHOLZ, Project Officer, SARDI
SUMMARY Round Table Discussion
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Theme: Findings on the Value of Farming Systems Groups
Session Six:
ASSOC PROF RUTH NETTLE, Academic, University of Melbourne
‘Value of the National Grower Group Network’
PETER COOKE, DIRECTOR, AGKNOWLEDGE
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