Unlock Farm Productivity through Soil data
Description
Join Collider (at UniSC Innovation Centre) and Carbon Asset Solutions for a hands‑on day showing how better soil data can improve farm productivity and soil health. You’ll get practical insights into what makes soils resilient, how carbon information fits into farm management, and what compliance means on the ground. With live demos, expert panels, and farmer case studies, this event shows how using the right soil data leads to stronger yields, healthier paddocks, and more confidence right through the supply chain.
Why Attend?
Gain insights on soil health, soil data, upcoming reporting requirements, and other ways to unlock soil productivity and health with soil data.
Join a live demo of the world's most accurate soil measurement technology, panel conversation and testimonies.
Participate in networking opportunities with people from farm to store.
Overview of the day
0900 Registration
0930 Opening
1000 Session 1 - Soil Health: The Foundation of Smarter Farming with University of the Sunshine Coast Soil Scientists
1100 Session 2 - Carbon: The Critical Engine of Soil and Climate with dr. Adam O'Toole from SoilCQuest and dr. Stephen Ockerby from AgSight
1145 Session 3 - From Compliance to Credibility: Ask the Auditor with Mohammad Esteki from global auditing company SGS
1230 lunch break ( included)
1315 Live Demo: Soil Insights in Real Time with the Carbon Asset Solutions team
1415 Panel Session: From Soil Data to Real-World Productivity with expert panel members
1500 Turning Data Into Decisions: Making Soil Intelligence Work for You with farm manager Saxon Van Bentley from Eden Pond farms
1545 Networking Drinks (included)
1700 Finish
Speakers
Dr. Adam O'Toole - Research Agronomist
Dr. Adam O'Toole is a research agronomist with SoilCQuest, a not-for-profit research institute, which focuses on collaborative farmer research to evaluate and test methods for building soil carbon and fertility in soils for the benefit of healthy crops and profitable farming systems. They also develop and run online courses to educate farmers, advisors and others on these topics. His main research background has been in the use of biochar as one of these soil carbon building methods, which was the theme of his Ph.D research
Saxon Van Bentley - Farm Manager
Saxon comes from a rural background, transitioning into beef cattle in his early 20's after seeing the works of Allan Savory and becoming inspired to make a difference in the world. Since then he has become an educator for the Savory Institute and worked in the Northern Rivers of NSW and on Allan's game-ranch in Zimbabwe. He currently manages Eden Pond, a cattle property near Kyogle.
Dr Stephen Ockerby - Research Agronomist
Dr Stephen Ockerby has a lifetime of experience in agricultural research and business. Having trained as a research agronomist throughout Queensland, he then started his own company AgSight. Now based in the west of the Noosa shire, AgSight works in soil health and carbon, and uses the SOLVITA™ technologies to help farmers make informed decisions about their soil management and crop productivity. “Doing research and technology in a private capacity has been invaluable because it let me ‘just follow the data’ and that is the most important criteria for working out what is really happening.”
Mohammad Esteki - Decarbonisation/Net Zero
With over 20 years of experience and a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mohammad is a highly qualified Lead Auditor and QHSE professional, specialising in integrated management systems, energy management and greenhouse gas (GHG) verification across industries. He has conducted more than 2,000 days of third-party audits, providing assurance and system implementation services aligned to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001 and GHG-related standards, including ISO 14064, ISO 14067, ISO 14044 and ISO 14068. His expertise spans offshore and onshore operations, including EPC oversight, regulatory compliance and carbon neutrality strategy development.
Sara Macdonald - Chief Technology Officer and Founder
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