The Great Aussie Composting Roadshow will provide intensive animal industries such as egg and broiler farms, cattle feedlots, piggeries and dairy farms with tailored and in-depth information regarding solid manure management, focusing on composting as a management tool.

Where relevant, the composting of food and fibre processing residues in regional areas and the co-composting of urban and agricultural residues will also be discussed.

Each event will feature five key speakers, listed below, who will provide a framework for the discussion, in addition to presentations from local industry and government representatives.

Professor Robert Rynk, State University of New York
Matthew Cotton, Composting Consultant, California
Janine Price, Scolexia Animal & Avian Health Consultancy
Dr Kevin Wilkinson, Frontier Ag & Environment
Johannes Biala, University of Queensland, Centre for Recycling of Organic Waste and Nutrients

The Great Aussie Composting Roadshow will address and answer your questions on the following key topics:

Why consider composting?
Regulations governing manure management and composting
The fundamentals of composting
Composting technologies, equipment and costs
Mortality composting and biosecurity
Co-composting of agricultural and non-agricultural residues
Compost characteristics and compost use

Each event will conclude with a roundtable for discussion and Q&A.