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MONDAY 18 JULY
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| 8.20am | Welcome to Country Local Elder |
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| 8:30am | Welcome and introduction MC Mick Colliss Brett Hosking, Chair GrainGrowers Dave McKeon CEO GrainGrowers |
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| 9.00am | Official welcome | |
| 9.15am | Future of farming A peer into the crystal ball at what farming in the future will look like Gihan Perera, Futurist |
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| 10:00am | Morning tea and trade stalls | |
| SALES ARENA | GARDEN PAVILION | |
| 10:30am | Succession Mark from Next Rural is vastly experienced and takes a contemporary view about farm business succession. This session will cover the five Transition Pillars that are key in the succession process, while Bel Quince from NAB will give insights into having conversations with a bank and some of the options for the next generation. Mark Scanlon, Next Rural Executive Director, Bel Quince, NAB Agribusiness Strategy Executive | Emerging Land Values Andrew Warren, Rabobank |
| 11:00am | Overcoming Barriers for young farmers It’s not easy being a young farmer, land prices, machinery prices, access to capital, workforce constraints are just some of the many barriers faced by the emerging generation of farmers. Hear from a panel of young farmers and Sam from Cultivate Farms about some of the possible solutions to these problems and ask your own questions as well! Facilitated by Chris Moloney, Grower from South Australia Sam Marwood (Cultivate Farms) Tim and Hannah Eyes (The Food Farm) Emma Ayliffe (Summit Ag) | Risk mitigation workshop Achmea Australia An interactive workshop with Achmea Australia’s Richard Officer and Danielle Whitelock |
| 11:30am | The Great Ag Debate Two teams led by Carissa Buckland and Kristina Hermanson will debate hot topics affecting agriculture. Facilitated by Oli Le Lievre, Humans of Agriculture Facilitated by Oli Le Lievre, Humans of Agriculture Carissa Buckland, Nutrien Kristina Hermanson, FMC |
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| 12:00pm | Telling a farmers story on YouTube At the onset of the pandemic with panic buying in full swing, Mark was unsettled that people seemed to think their food was going to run out. Inspired by US farmers, he started making Vlogs of his day to day life on the farm to show people where and how their food is produced in Australia Mark Merrett, Farmer |
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| 12:45pm | LUNCH | |
| SALES ARENA | ||
| 1:30pm | The Carman’s Story In 1992 a then 18 year old university student bought the small muesli business where she worked part-time for $1,000. Fast-forward to present and Carman’s gourmet range is now available in all major supermarkets across Australia, as well as being exported to many countries around the world. Carolyn Creswell, Carman’s |
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| 2:15pm | Market competitiveness and a farmer first business model How Farmers Business Network aims to change the agriculture industry globally Luiz Beling, President, FBN Global Direct |
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| 2:45pm | Challenges and Opportunities Panel Three industry leaders will duke it out with GrainGrowers General Manager of Policy and Advocacy Zach Whale and take a look at the current and emerging challenges that agriculture faces, as well as the many opportunities that will emerge in the near future. Rob Clayton, Nutrien Ag Solutions MD Brett Hosking, GrainGrowers’ Chair Diana Fear, CWFS CEO |
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| 3:15pm | Afternoon tea and trade stalls | |
| 3.45PM | AGCareerStart AgCAREERSTART is a structured gap-year program encouraging young Australians to try a career in agriculture by connecting them with placements on Australian farms. Hear how this program will train the next generation of farm workers and secure a skilled and enthusiastic workforce for seasons to come. Kayla Evans, National Farmers Federation |
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| 4:15pm | This Shirt Is A Conversation Starter Trade Mutt is workwear making a difference! Ed and Dan met on a building site and co-founded a social enterprise that aims to reduce the rate of male suicide in Australia. Trade Mutt - Edward Ross, Dan Allen |
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| 5:00pm | Close of Day 1 | |
| 6:30pm | Formal Dinner at William Inglis in The Barn Mick Colliss - The story of Sudoku Rob Clayton, Nutrien |
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TUESDAY 19 JULY
| TIME | SESSION/SPEAKER | |
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| 8:30am | Welcome/recap Mick Colliss |
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| SALES ARENA | GARDEN PAVILION | |
| 8.40am | Crops, People, Money and You Dr Kate Burke's practical and pragmatic approach to farming is based on thirty years of experience as an agricultural scientist in the dryland cropping sector. She knows how to connect the dots of science, people and money. Dr Kate Burke, Think Agri | |
| 9:15am | Paddock Perspectives: Grower panel The last couple of seasons have thrown everything at growers around the country, hear from some of the top growers in the country about what they’ve learnt from their experiences and how the season is shaping up in 2022. Facilitated by Zach Whale, GrainGrowers’ GM Policy and Advocacy Kate Gunn, NSW grower Nigel Corish, QLD grower Rebecca Kelly, WA grower | The 30 minute farm ownership plan You want to own your farm but it seems impossible. In this workshop you will walk away with a plan and 3 actions you can do right away to get on track to owning your farm. Cultivate Farms have been making farm ownership possible for the next generation of farmers for the past 6 years and the Founder and CEO, Sam Marwood, will give all their methods in this high pace session. Sam Marwood, CEO - Cultivate Farms |
| 10:00am | Morning tea and trade stalls | |
| SALES ARENA | GARDEN PAVILION | |
| 10:30am | Emerging Ag Tech Panel Discussion Leaders in the field discuss the tech that is changing the way we farm now and into the future. Ben Kelly, John Deere Hamish Munro, Pairtree Intelligence Facilitated by Meg Kummerow | Australian Grain Leaders Program The Australian Grain Leaders Program (AGLP) is a program designed to help emerging leaders in the grains industry develop the skills needed to thrive. In this session, current participants of the program will discuss the projects they are undertaking as part of the AGLP. |
| SALES ARENA | ||
| 11.00am | Monetising Sustainability Dave Stanko, Nutrien Ag Solutions |
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| 11:15am | Carbon and grain farming panel Carbon and farming - one of the hottest topics going around at the moment. But where do you start? And why does carbon matter? Hear from a grower, an industry expert in Ben White and a grain buyer in Boortmalt’s Liam Moltoni. Stuart McDonald, grower from Canowindra Ben White, Kondinin Liam Moltoni, Boortmalt Cheryl Kalisch Gordon, Rabobank Senior Commodities Analyst Facilitated by Fiona McCredie, GrainGrowers Policy Manager Sustainability and NRM |
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| 12:00pm | Emerging from serious injury Scott lost the lower half of his leg in a farm accident while he was a school boy. He could have hidden from the world or taken it up as a challenge and attack it head on. Scott has since emerged as a Paralympic Gold Medalist. "The way we think determines how we act, and I believe that nothing ever happens to us, it only ever happens for us" Scott Reardon |
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| 12:30pm | LUNCH | |
| 1:00pm | Depart for off-site tours Innovation Generation attendees will be taken off-site to attend one of our interactive site tours. See below for the announced tours! See tour details >> |
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| 1:30pm | WORKSHOP: The Art of Excellent Farming and Better Returns | Join Dr Kate Burke from ThinkAgri for a casual chat about how you can make first rate choices about yourself so you can make the best decisions about crops, people and money. |
| 6:30pm | Cocktail function at William Inglis | |
WEDNESDAY 20 JULY
| TIME | SESSION | SPEAKER |
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| SALES ARENA | ||
| 8.30am | Welcome and summary | Mick Colliss |
| 8.45am | Future Farmers Network - Entrepreneurship | |
| 9.15am | Tectonic shifts – global changes shifting G&O outlook Hear from Rabobank’s economics and grains research team members from Sydney, North America and Singapore as they discuss the shifts in the global geopolitical landscape, the implications for the global grains and oilseeds industry, and what the result is for Australia. Dennis Voznesenski, Agricultural Analyst Stephen Nicholson, Global Strategist for Grains & Oilseeds Michael Every, Head of Financial Markets Research, Asia-Pacific |
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| 10.00am | Morning tea and stalls | |
| 10.30am | Trade tensions and solutions panel A major trade dispute has hampered Australia’s ability to sell grain into China, while events around the world continue to affect how we move our grain as well the flow of fertilizer and chemical into Australia. Hear from this panel of experts as they troubleshoot how industry can navigate this delicate time and emerge with a more robust trading system. Amelia Shaw facilitator DFAT rep David Brightling Richard Perkins – Market Check |
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| 11.00am | Emerging Tech and Trends in Grains Tom Giles, Senior Manager Enabling Technology, Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC) | |
| 12.00pm | Closing Remarks David McKeon, CEO GrainGrowers | David McKeon |
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