Wednesday October 22
7:00 Networking Breakfast Sponsored by Adama
8:30 Welcome and housekeeping Andrew Francey, Hort Innovation
8:40 Industry quality score card 2025 Nigel Carey, Nut Producers Australia
8:55 How the grower-led monitoring network is informing Carpophilus beetle research and commercialisation- where next
9:10 Lessons learned in California ' s effort to advance sustainable pest management
9:40
10:00
Panel: Battling the beetle- where science meets the market
Morning tea
Dr Samantha Edley, Agriculture Victoria
David Haviland, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Brian Slater, Australian Farming Services Dr Paul Cunningham, Agriculture Victoria David Haviland, University of California Dr Samantha Edley, Agriculture Victoria
10:30
10:50
11:10
11:25
11:45
How AI and Machine Learning have been used to improve weather forecasting
Understanding physiological responses to dry conditions- preparing for drought
Past temperature predictions for non-infectious bud failure
Early adopters of Almond Hort360 enabling pathways to sustainable management practices
Future-proofing almonds: Breeding success together
Josh Cross, Jane’ s Weather
Professor Paul Petrie, Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia
Josh Fielke, Almond Board of Australia
Ella Henson, Almond Board of Australia
Associate Professor Cassandra Collins, University of Adelaide
12:00
Lunch Poster Showcase
1:00 The Almond industry International study tour experience
1:20 High density orchards- a new era for almond farming?
1:40 Using vision and lidar sensors for yield estimation, mummy mapping and hull rot detection
2:00 Panel: New-tech for better farm management decisions
2:30 Afternoon tea
Eryn Wrigley, Yenda Producers Brett Rosensweig, Riverland grower
Dr Roberta De Bei, Plant & Food Research Australia
James Underwood, Green Atlas
Robert Cox, Amaretto Almonds James Underwood, Green Atlas Omri Rahamim, Fieldin Steve Lockyer, InformAg
3:00
3:20
3:40
3:55 4:00
Measuring honey bee reliance in self-fertile Carina
Fungicide resistance of key almond pathogens- bacterial spot, Anthracnose and hull rot
Agrichemicals in almonds- priorities and next steps
Closing remarks Happy Hour
Lisa Evans, Fruit Crops Physiology
Tonya Wiechel, Agriculture Victoria
Josh Fielke, Almond Board of Australia
Tim Jackson, Almond Board of Australia Sponsored by Frostboss Australia