Agribusiness Today Forum 2024

Join an outstanding lineup of industry experts from across Australia for Agribusiness Today Forum 2024. Catch up with the Central West farming network and meet new stakeholders at the Australian National Field Days Function Centre in Borenore on 1 August. 

Forum overview: 

SESSION 1: FAMILY FARMING FORWARD

Markets & economy: impacts on your business - Toby Mendl, Rabobank

Boost your business & keep great staff - Tess Herbert, 2023 Australian Farmer of the Year 

Strong minds, healthy farms - Jason Banks, Co-CEO TIACS 

Panel Session + Q&A

Morning Tea 

SESSION 2: ADOPTING AGTECH TO INCREASE THE BOTTOM LINE

Agtech tools of the trade - Hamish Munro, Pairtree; Ben Watts, Bralca; Ash Saini nbn Co. 

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 1 *  see below

BREAKOUT SESSION 2 *   see below

Lunch 

Navigating your Agtech journey - Facilitated by Clare Belfield, NSW Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development



SESSION 3: BEYOND THE PASTURE

The boom of agritourism and how it could boost your income security - Sean Haylen, Destination Central West

Beyond the supermarket and the rise of omnichannel sales - Bianca Tarrant, Our Cow 

Assessing opportunities for on-farm investment - Carmen Quade, AgriFocused Panel Session

Panel Session + Q&A

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Technology for genetics and selection

How to use eID to increase your flock’s profit

Richie Cartwright, Specialised Livestock Services

Genetic selection for improved productivity

Fay Haynes, NSW Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development

Technology and and managing meat quality

How the diet of ruminants will affect the quality of their meat

Benjamin Holman, NSW Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development

Innovations in soil and pasture management

Maximising livestock production with low methane pastures

Matt Newell, NSW Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development

Is your soil sample good enough?

Richard Hayes, NSW Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development

Maximising reproductive potential

Reproductive loss in sheep: Politics, emissions, welfare, and data

Gordon Refshauge, NSW Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development

Technology in feed and pasture budgeting

The key consideration in confinement feeding

Brett Littler, Local Land Services

Grazing Intelligence – Empowering livestock producer’s grazing decisions

Warwick Badgery, NSW Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development

About Agribusiness Today Forum: 

For 25 years, the Agribusiness Today Forum has brought together expert speakers to provide insight into domestic and international markets, pathways to improve productivity and sustainability, and opportunities to increase market growth.

The Forum is an initiative of Charles Sturt University, Local Land Services NSW, Central West Farming Systems, and Regional Development Australia Central West.

The first forum in 1995 was a gathering of 30 exporters at the Charles Sturt University Orange campus. It has grown over the years and is now held at different locations across the Central West region.

The Agribusiness Today Forum informs producers, advisers, and exporters about opportunities in the agribusiness industry by discussing the complete supply chain from “Paddock to Plate.”

Agribusiness Today Forum 2024 is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry as part of its Support Regional Trade Events Program. Thank you to nbn local and Rabobank for making this event affordable and accessible to the Central West agricultural community.