Program
Program
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Tuesday 1 March
Royal |
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| 9.00 – 10.30 am |
Welcome to Country Economic overview - world economic recovery at risk? Chair Phillip Glyde Jesper Koll Alan Oster
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| 10.30 – 11.00 am |
Opening address |
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| 11.00 – 11.30 morning tea | ||||
Royal |
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| 11.30 am – 12.45 pm |
Farm performance - the big picture Chair Paul Morris Andrew Goldstein Peter Drysdale |
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| 12.45 - 2.00 pm lunch |
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Royal |
Bradman |
Menzies |
Nicholls |
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| 2.00 – 3.30 pm |
Sustaining productivity growth
Terry Sheales Julian Alston Harvey Glick Mandi McLeod |
Of drought and flooding rains - rebuilding agriculture Chair Jammie Penm Greg Ayers Wes and LeAnne Judd |
Australian fisheries — toward a sustainable future Chair Robert Curtotti Anthony Smith Kate Brooks James Findlay
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Food industry
David McKinna Greg Davis Shane Schnitzler |
| 3.30 - 4.00 pm afternoon tea |
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Royal |
Bradman |
Menzies |
Nicholls |
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| 4.00 – 5.30 pm |
Agriculture and technology – innovation to adoption pipeline
Kim Ritman Alasdair Hainsworth David Brownhill Panellists include the above speakers plus
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Turning quarantine into biosecurity – what matters most Chair Tim Chapman Mark Burgman Dean Merrilees Arash Rashidian
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Fisheries — striking the right balance between competing uses Chair Russell Reichelt Bill Sawynok Martin Exel Nigel Preston
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Sustaining the professional capacity for agriculture
Jim Pratley Mark Evans Roger Leigh Rick Roush
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| 6.30 for 7.00 pm conference dinner with Science and Innovation Awards winners' presentation |
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Wednesday 2 March
Royal |
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Menzies |
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| 9.00 – 9.30 am |
Opening address Chair: Leigh Radford, ABC Rural |
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| 9.45 – 11.00 am |
Climate change - challenges and opportunities Chair Helal Ahammad Susan Findlay Tickner Ross Garnaut |
Grains
Vince O'Donnell Bruce Watson Chris Adriaansen
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Meat
Bruce Bowen Barb Madden Shayle Shagam |
Horticulture
Max Foster Roger Stanley Matt O'Neill
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| 11.00 - 11.30 am morning tea |
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Royal |
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Menzies |
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| 11.30 am – 12.45 pm |
Food security and trade
Greg Traxler Tassos Haniotis Patricia Scott
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Forests in a low carbon global economy Chair Bjørn Lomborg Michael Green David Cunningham
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Live animal exports - future prospects Chair Derek Quirke Shirley McPherson Tony Brightling
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Dairy
Peter Collins Quentin Moxey Bruce Donnison |
| 12.45 - 2.00 pm lunch |
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Royal |
Bradman |
Menzies |
Nicholls |
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| 2.00 – 3.30 pm |
Optimising socio-economic outcomes under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan Chair Peter Gooday Tony Slatyer Richard Kingsford Mac Kirby |
Domestic forestry – where's the wood coming from?
Claire Howell David Brand Douglas Head Bryan Tisher Chris Mitchell
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Fibres - competing on quality
Stuart McCullough Gwen Rees Phill Ryan |
Farm chemical management: sharing the responsibility
Jeff Bennett Karen Gomez Greg Williamson
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| 3.30 - 4.00 pm afternoon tea | ||||
Bradman |
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| 4.00 – 5.30 pm |
A future in farming Chair Daniela Stehlik Andrew Barger Producer, Kojonup WA and Nuffield scholar Managing risk and creating opportunity - Presentation PPT [2.6mb] - Footage Lucinda Corrigan John Hamparsum Liz Riley
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Please note that the conference proceedings may change given unforeseen circumstances.
21 Nov 2011