Focus on Food and Fibre Conference – St George

The Focus on Food and Fibre Conference is an opportunity to showcase opportunities for the agricultural business industries relative to this region, whilst also providing a platform for capacity building and drawing quality presenters to the region.

“Our food and fibre means the world, to the world.”

Program overview

Technical industry updates—choose your session: livestock, farming or irrigation.

Livestock enterprises:

• GM comparisons – Holmes Sackett agricultural consultancy
• Digital management tools – Peter Scott, Manager of Education and Training at Queensland Agricultural Training College
• Alternate livestock funding methods – StockCo Livestock Finance
• Domestic livestock supply trends – Meat & Livestock Australia

Dryland farming:

• Multi-peril insurance – Latevo
• Building resilient farming systems – Andrew Erbacher, Research Agronomist, DAF
• Evolving grain marketing: strategies for today’s market – presenter TBC

Irrigation:

• Cotton to market (brand development) and the Cotton BCI – Hamish McIntyre, Cotton Australia
• The local cotton supply chain – Ben Suttor, Queensland Cotton
• Siphon-less flood irrigation system – Rob Jakins, cotton farmer
• Irrigation innovation – Glen Lyons, irrigation consultant.

Regenerative agriculture:

• Key management influences on regenerative grazing and farming systems.

Resilience of the supply chain post farm gate discussion panel:

• Commodity purchasing representatives for beef, sheep, grain and cotton.

Register online at www.focusff.org by 28 July 2019.

Download the event flyer: Focus on Food and Fibre Conference (PDF, 821 KB)