Chuck on some clean boots and tour the Forthside Farm to see the latest research trials, speak with the researchers and hear from leading agronomists.

• Ample parking available
• Lunch is provided
• Please wear clean boots - foot baths will also be provided

PROGRAM:

09:30 am

• Registration

10:00 am

• Welcome - Professor Mike Rose, Interim Director, TIA
• Opening Address - Professor Jim Cavaye, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Cradle Coast, University of Tasmania
• Opening Address - Mrs Leonie Hiscutt, Leader of the Government for the Legislative Council

10:30 am

• Resilient cropping systems: some ingredients – Professor Adrian Newton (James Hutton Institute)

11:15 am

• Powdery scab - new approaches to management - Professor Calum Wilson (TIA)

11:35 am

• 13 years of cover crop and rotation history – what does this do for our soil health? – Dr Robert Tegg (TIA)

12:00 pm

• Panel discussion: Leading growers chat with researchers and agronomists on the value of crop rotations and cover crops - Panel discussion led by Sue Hinton (TIA)

12:20 pm - Spray Drone Demo (cancelled due to high winds)

12:40 pm - FREE BBQ Lunch and Industry trade show

1:30pm - Forthside Farm Walk

• Paddock 14 - dig the dirt, see the crops - Dr Robert Tegg (TIA)
• Potato nitrification / Incitec Pivot – Dr Mark Boersma (TIA)
• New pea varieties - Dr Mark Boersma (TIA)
• Poppy downy mildew – Timing of infection and where does it come from - Dr Jason Scott (TIA)
• Pyrethrum post harvest disease management - Dr Jason Scott (TIA)
• Nitrification Inhibitors in potato crops - Dr Mark Boersma (TIA)
• New crops - Dr Mark Boersma (TIA)