WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 2ND .
THURSDAY , OCTOBER 3RD .
WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 2ND .
THURSDAY , OCTOBER 3RD .
OFFICIAL PROGRAM * may be subjet to change
THE ABA ’ S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING , 4:30 - 5:30PM WELCOME RECEPTION – SPONSORED BY STOLLER , 5:30 - 8:00PM BOTH IN TRADE EXHIBITION HALLS M , N .
STAGE ONE ( Hall L ) STAGE TWO ( Halls M , N )
8.30 Welcome and setting the scene Daniela Ritorto , Julie Bird ( Hort Innovation ), Peter Hayes ( ABA ), ABA Directors
9.00 Opening and fertiliser future Motti Levin ( CEO HAIFA ), Trevor Dennis ( HAIFA Australia MD )
9.15 State of the Industry Tim Jackson ( ABA )
9.45 Where is the water market headed ? Ryan Gormley ( AITHER )
Closed for plenary session on Stage One
Spouses tour will visit Mclaren Vale , including lunch and an afternoon tour of Haigh ’ s Chocolate Factory . Meet at 9:15am for 9:30am departure , returning at 4:30pm
10.15 MORNING TEA : 30 MINUTES
10.45 Politics , Policy , the Basin Plan Professor Neville Crossman ( One Basin CRC )
11.20 Where to now for irrigators Zara Lowien ( National Irrigators Council )
10.45 Spanish high-density orchard systems and management techniques Xavier Miarnau , IRTA ( Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology )
11.30 PANEL : High density orchards with Spanish , Californian and Australian experts Xavier Miarnau ( IRTA ), Roger Duncan ( UC Cooperative Extension ), Roberta De Bei ( PFR )
11.55 Agri-outlook for the Australian economy
Mark Bennett ( ANZ ) 12.15 Q & A
12.30 LUNCH : 1 HOUR
1.45 Taking Aussie almonds to the world Mel Wyness ( Brand MO ), Sumit Saran ( India )
2.15 Global nut supply demand snapshot Michael Waring ( INC )
3.00 Almond market snapshot Q & A SHV , NPA , ofi , Almondco , AFS
1.45 PANEL : Stockpile management - protecting your crop Michael Ward ( SHV ), Ben Cant ( Almondco ) Michael Coates ( NPA ), Joanne Holloway ( NSW DPI )
2.25 Hive tech to drive grower savings - an independent review Theotime Colin ( Macquarie University )
2.45 Panel : Pollination – varroa a game changer Trevor Monson , Keegan Blighaut ( Duxton ), Danny le Feuvre ( AHBIC ), Theotime Colin ( Macquarie University ) Facilitated by Deidre Jaensch
4.00 Keeping an eye on quality - Qcify give a global perspective Raf Peeters ( Qcify )
4.30 PANEL : Farming into the future - the new obligations ? Rob Cox ( Amaretto ), Claire Kneller ( Leading Harvest ) Gemma Nunn ( Century Orchards ) Facilitated by Ella Henson
3.30 AFTERNOON TEA : 30 MINUTES
5.15 Close 5.15 Close
4.00 Inputs to improve productivity - Californian researcher Jim Adaskaveg Jim Adaskaveg ( University of California )
4.45 PANEL : Where to now for monterey Len Tesoriero ( Crop Doc Consulting Pty Ltd .), Peter Reynolds ( Yenda Producers ), Zubair Shahzad ( ofi ), Nathan Payne ( Agfeild Services ) Facilitated by Josh Fielke
GALA DINNER : 6.30 - 10.30PM IN PANORAMA BALLROOM 6.30p