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WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 12

DAY 3

WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 12

Grand Stage
MC Daniela Ritorto
8.30
Californian Overview
Richard Waycott ,
ABC President .
9.00 Challenges facing Californian growers
Josette Lewis ABC Chief Scientist
Experts ’ Forum
MC Deidre Jaensch
9.30
What is the price ?
Michael Easterbrook
Stratamarkets
9.55
Global Nut Snapshot
Michael Waring
INC President
10.15 MORNING TEA
9.30 Irrigation trials - being more efficient with your water
10.00 Improving Orchard Management and Profitability with targeted imagery data
Mark Skewes , SARDI
Scott Gillett , Ceres Imaging
10.45 The Almond Doctor - Balancing costs with yield
David Doll , Agronomist
11.30 Bees and Pollination - A varroa update
Danny le Feuvre AHBIC
11.45
Bee Friendly Farming
Fiona Chambers
Wheen Foundation
12.00
Life Cycle Analysis
Sarah Day , Mark
Siebenbritt , Edge
12.15
ACE Orchard update
Brendan Sidhu
ABA director
12.30 LUNCH
11.45 David Doll and Patrick Brown on the Couch
Q and A session
Josh Fielke , ABA
1.30
Global Market Challenges
1.30
Help with on farm waste
Stephen Richards , Big
Bag Recovery
ofi Ben Fessey 1.45 Growing on heavy soils panel Peter Hayes , ABA Almondco Brenton Woolston Ben Brown SHV NPA Nigel Carey James Callipari ABA Director Select Harvest Ekrem Omer Peter Reynolds Yenda Producers Damien Houlahan
Facilitator
2.15
Shipping update
Brian Mousley ,
Tayper Enterprises
2.35
Input Supply Outlook
Trevor Dennis ,
Haifa
2.50
Q and A
Damien Houlahan ,
ofi
3.00 Conference closing remarks Peter Hayes
2.30 Close australianalmonds . com . au
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