Sponsors
10:30
11:00 12:30 12:40 12:45 1:15
Tuesday October 21
Leading Harvest Workshop at the Robinvale Football Netball Club Almond Board of Australia AGM
Welcome & Acknowledgement of Country Signature sponsor remarks Australian Almonds- Industry update Water advocacy for almonds
Claire Kneller, Leading Harvest Jenna Lawrence, Averum
Alan Hoppe, Almond Board of Australia Corteva
Tim Jackson, Almond Board of Australia Christine Freak, Riviere Consulting Pty Ltd
1:30 Field trip
Option 1- Effectiveness of spray equipment
• Spraying basics and concentration factors
• New products
• Sprayer maintenance
• Sprayer demonstrations and display
5:00 Networking Welcome Function
Sponsored by Haifa Australia
Option 2- Integrated pest and disease management in almonds
• Carpophilus beetle( CB) trials, traps and commerialisation pathway
• CB field observations in California
• Select Harvests ' hygiene journey
• IPDM orchard surveys
• Brown Marmorated Stink Bug experience in the USA
• High density trial results and discussion
• Orchard management considerations
6:00 Growing Almond Leaders Graduation Ceremony
Graduates