Date: Tuesday 17, February

Time: 10:00am-2:30pm

Location: 124 Nunns Road, Elliott

We are pleased to share the program for this year’s TIA Dairy Research Facility Field Day, showcasing research and innovation across Tasmania’s dairy and livestock industries.

Time	Session and speaker
09:30am	Complimentary coffee van (sponsored by TAS Farm Innovation Hub) and morning tea
10:00am	Opening of the TIA Dairy Research Facility Field Day – Professor James Hills, TIA
10:05 am	Welcome - Professor Mike Rose, Director, TIA
10:17 am	TIA Dairy Research Facility overview: achieving high pasture and cow production – Andrew Marshall, Farm Manager and Pieter Raedts, Research Fellow, TIA
10:32 am	Irrigation overview – facts from the farm - Associate Professor James Hills, TIA
10:47 am	Dairy farmlet trial to reduce synthetic nitrogen use (Dairy HIGH2) – Pieter Raedts, Research Fellow and Zac Beechey-Gradwell, Pasture Feedbase Research Fellow, TIA
11:02am	Dairy Benchmarking - Symon Jones, Senior Dairy Development and Extension Officer, TIA
11:07am	Profitable and resilient southern beef herds: maternal productivity and virtual fencing - Dr Megan Verdon, TIA
11:22am	Pasture 365: Developing drought resilient pastures for livestock – Dr Rowan Smith, TIA
11:37am	Natural capital accounting – Hannah Sadler, Land Manager, Cradle Coast NRM
11:52am	Panel discussion: Insights into farming system diversity and emerging research Facilitator – Associate Professor Richard Rawnsley, TIA Panelists to be announced soon
12:25 pm	BBQ Lunch (provided)
1:00 pm – 2:30pm	Guided farm walk

This was around advising what their licenses allow, water used, the grass they grow from perception they have more access.

Following a bbq lunch attendees are invited to take part in a guided walk around the farm. This tour provides the opportunity to speak directly with researchers, view the Dairy HIGH2 farmlet trial, and gain a firsthand look at how these projects are being applied on the ground.

Join us for a day of learning, conversation, and connection as we share the research supporting a more productive and sustainable future for Tasmanian agriculture.

Contact the host of TIA Dairy Research Facility Field Day 2026