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Soil health forum
2-April to 3-April from 08:30 to 17:00
Details
| Start: | Wednesday 2 April 2014 @ 8:30am |
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| End: | Thursday 3 April 2014 @ 5:00pm | Event category: | Past event |
| Venue |
Babinda RSL
School Street
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Babinda, Qld 4861 Australia |
Designed for farmers – a hands-on, interactive look at what’s going on in your soil
Meet the experts from 8.30am each day. Evening session includes Q & A panel, BBQ and presentation/film.
Dr Christine Jones is an internationally renowned and respected soils ecologist who works with landholders to implement regenerative land management practices that enhance biodiversity, increase biological activity, sequester carbon, activate soil nutrient cycles, restore water balance, improve productivity and create new topsoil.
David Hardwick is an agricultural ecologist who specialises in soil fertility. He has developed and delivered widely successful and acclaimed Landcare and farm-based programs in New South Wales and Queensland.
Dr Chandra Iyer is a microbiologist and frequent speaker at field days and workshops on topics such as soil biology, microbial energy, and the role of human gut microflora in health and diseases. Chandra is also the author of the children’s book ‘The Amazing World of Bacteria’.
For more information download the forum flyer (PDF, 829KB).
You are welcome to attend this free event on all or part of one or both days but RSVP is essential.
To RSVP please contact:
Fiona George
T: 0488 702 203 E: fionag@terrain.org.au or
Trevor Parker
T: 0428 104 474 E: tmc@northerngulf.com.au