PROGRAM
Time | Presentation | Speaker |
8.30 - 9.00 a.m. | Official opening. | Hon Tim Whetstone MP |
9.00 - 9.45 a.m. | Composting. | Ger Hendriks - Sylvan - Netherlands |
9.45 - 10.30 a.m. | Recycling of compost and casing. Green waste. | Dr Ralph Noble – Microbiotech Ltd - Unitred Kingdom |
10.30 - 11.00 a.m. | Morning Tea | |
11.00 - 11.45 a.m. | Peat sustainability. | Julien Boijmans - BVB - Netherlands |
11.45 - 12.30 p.m. | Sustainable harvesting. | Brigitte Hendrix - Mushroom Harvesting Consultancy - Netherlands |
12.30 - 1.30 p.m. | Lunch | |
1.30 - 2.15 p.m. | Growing the future, together, Now what about the challenges? | Anne-Marie Arts - The AgriChain Centre - New Zealand |
2.15 - 3.00 p.m. | Marketing and ’The Blend'. | Bart Minor - President/CEO Mushroom Council - United States |
3.00 - 3.30 p.m. | Afternoon Tea | |
3.30 - 4.15 p.m. | Challenges and opportunities of robotisation and how it will impact the future of the mushroom industry. | Jack Lemmen - GTL - Europe |
4.15 - 5.00 p.m. | Mushroom picking robotics. | Roland van Doremaele - Christiaens Group - Netherlands |
Time | Presentation | Speaker |
8.00 - 8.30 a.m. | ||
8.30 - 9.15 a.m. | Wheaten straw alternatives. | Kevin Wilkinson - Frontier Ag & Environment - Victoria |
9.15 - 10.00 a.m. | Value added mushroom waste opportunities. | Kyle Kessler- Asymmetric Innovation - Victoria |
10.00 - 10.30 a.m. | Morning Tea | |
10.30 - 11.15 a.m. | Phase 2 composting project update. | Dr Michael Kertesz - Univeristy Of Sydney |
11.15 - 12.00 noon | Near infrared compost analysis in action. | Jaylon Rogers - Revitalise Enterprises - South Australia |
12.00 - 12.45 p.m. | PDMS Update. | Dr Warwick Gill & Judy Allan - Australia |
12.45 - 1.45 p.m. | Lunch | |
1.45 - 2.30 p.m. | Green waste composting update. | Adam Goldwater - Applied Horticultural Research - Sydney |
2.30 - 3.30 p.m. | Hort Innovation Marketing update. | Hort Innovation marketing team |
3.30 p.m. | Close |
FARM WALK PROGRAM
THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER – 8.30 a.m. – 4.30 p.m.
PICK UP AT PULLMAN HOTEL FOYER FOR A DAY OF FARM TOURS
WE WILL VISIT SA MUSHROOMS
FINISHING WITH REVITALISE ENTERPRISE
TRANSFERS AND LUNCH INCLUDED IN YOUR DAY
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER
WELCOME RECEPTION – PULLMAN HOTEL ADELAIDE
THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER
2KW ROOFTOP BAR
FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER
SPONSORED DINNER – RICHMOND HOTEL