2023 Conference

You will hear from both 2020 and 2021 scholars, who will present the findings of their cutting-edge global research, following a long hiatus of COVID19 international travel disruptions.

  1. James Alexander, NSW: How mixed farm businesses can solve land issues, such as reduced ground cover and soil health
  2. Robert Bell, WA: Subsurface tile drainage and nutrient management to create more efficient farming practices
  3. Fritz Bolten, WA: Solutions to executing time sensitive operations on heavy wet soils during monsoon weather conditions
  4. Michael Cains, NSW: Benefits of raw milk cheese production, investigating best-practice to production in the mature cheese market
  5. Tess Camm, QLD: Incubating radical change within an organisation. What conditions need to exist to allow a breakthrough?
  6. Luke Cantrill, NSW: Export opportunities in the ASEAN region
  7. Lucy Collins, VIC: Value of dairy welfare benchmarking and opportunities for marketing dairy products with an ethical advantage
  8. Jason Cotter, VIC: Grain diversity and adding value in specialist markets
  9. Charles Downie, TAS: All the talk is about technology, but what about the people?
  10. Kathryn Fleay, WA: Post secondary agricultural education options. Attracting people from non-agricultural backgrounds
  11. Albertus Hanekom, WA: Pathways for the aquaculture and Barramundi industries to grow and better manage stock levels
  12. Mitchell Henderson, VIC: Alternative fertiliser and weed control measures for grain producers
  13. Harry Kelly, VIC: Multiply profitable business models, retain the right people and embrace change to become a more attractive investment
  14. Sarah Keough, SA: Irrigation methods to reduce vineyard crop losses and sustain fruit quality during extreme heat events
  15. Nick Krebs, NT: Attracting and retaining people into beef enterprises to help position the industry as a long-term career choice
  16. Hans Loder, SA: Vineyard data collection and management options that provide the greatest value for Australian viticulturists
  17. Joshua Maunder, QLD: How agriculture can adapt to rapidly changing climatic conditions through more resilient production methods
  18. Dustin Pascoe, VIC: Benefits of grazing crops to fill the winter feed gap in a changing climate
  19. Paula Pownall, WA: What is needed to scale insect production facilities, regulations and best practice within the emerging insect market
  20. Richard Quigley, NSW: Cropping systems and methods to retain more crop residue in zero-tillage farming systems