Irrigation Insights 2024
Event description
Irrigation Insights is a collaborative cross industry event between grains, dairy and cotton with a focus on irrigation innovation and information for famers and industry.
Program
Wednesday 24 July
6:30pm Dinner Celebrating 25 years of irrigated RD&E
Championing Ag Stories
Renee Anderson, Farmer & Ag Advocate
Renée, an enthusiastic irrigation farmer from Emerald, Queensland, emphasises the power of storytelling in agriculture. She highlights the crucial role of positive narratives in connecting farmers with consumers. By sharing her own experiences in the cotton industry, Renée explores how we can cultivate understanding, trust, and appreciation among consumers.
Dress code: After 5
Two course dinner, drinks at bar prices
Thursday 25 July
9am to 4:30pm conference
Program Highlights
Exploring Marketing and Consumer Trends for Australian Grains - Ron Storey, Storey Marketing
New Technolgy in Weed Control - Michael Walsh, Gulbali Institute for Agriculture, Water and Environment, Charles Sturt University
Latest Advances in Nitrogen Fertiliser - Helen Suter School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne.
Over the Gate - practices and innovation driving on farm productivity Panel - Cam Robertson Finley and James Sandford, Deniliquin
Future proofing farm businesses – hear what other farmers are implementing to ensure productive sustainable businesses into the future.
Grain, Forage and Fodder - Mitigating Risk of Summer Crop Options - Kieran O’Keeffe Regional Extension Officer, CottonInfo and Yvette Williams, Research and Innovation Coordinator Murray Dairy
Best management of summer crops to mitigate risk, from sowing on time to finishing off. What can growers do to reduce their risk and what new advances in crops create greater crop rotations options
Fodder/Forage Options to Optimise Yield and Quality - Ivan Pyke AGF Seeds
Seeds of Hope: The Aussie Hay Runners' Journey - Linda Widdup and Peter Wuthrich Aussie Hay Runners
An inspiring story about Aussie spirit and mateship and how a simple act of kindness can ripple outwards, igniting a wave of positivity. Meet the Aussie Hay Runners, ordinary people with extraordinary hearts, who have made it their mission to deliver not just hay but bundles of hope to farmers facing hardship!
Tickets
Conference and Gala Dinner - IFN Members $160 (non Members $200)
Conference only - IFN Members $90 (non Members $120)
Gala Dinner only - IFN Members $70 (non Members $85)
Further details
Irrigation Insights is a collaboration between Irrigation Farmers Network, CottonInfo and Murray Dairy
Premier Partner
Grains Research and Development Corporation
Session Sponsor
AGF Seeds
Coffee Sponsor
Advanced Ag
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