Nuffield Conference Program!

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

SETTING THE SCENE: CBH GROUP SESSION

8:30am	Welcome, Acknowledgement to Country
8:40am	CBH Group Presentation: A grains cooperative story - Simon Stead, Chair of CBH Group
9:00am	Incubating radical change within an organisation - What are the conditions that need to exist to allow a breakthrough? - Tess Camm, 2020 Scholar
9:20am	*'Where are they now?' A Nuffield Scholar's journey - John Foss, 2011 Scholar*
9:40am	Q&A
10:00am	Morning tea

PRODUCTION AND INVESTMENT THEME

10:40am	Nuveen Investment Management: Latest insights - Kristina Hermanson, Head of APAC and Africa, MD
11:00am	Some of our worst decisions are made in the best of times - Investing a surplus wisely - Jerome Critch, 2017 Nuffield Fellow, WA
11:20am	What resources are needed to scale insect production facilities, regulations, best practice, and future opportunities within the emerging insect market - Paula Pownall, WA Scholar
11:40am	Pathways for the aquaculture and Barramundi industries to grow more seafood and better manage stock levels - Albertus Hanekom, WA Scholar
12:00pm	Q&A
12:20pm	LUNCH

WATER AND DATA THEME

1:20pm	CSIRO Research and Innovation: The latest Agriculture and Food updates - Dr Ben Trevaskis, Research Director, CSIRO
1:40pm	Here come the robots, but what do we do with the data? - Hans Loder, SA Scholar
2:00pm	New and emerging irrigation methods to reduce vineyard crop losses and sustain fruit quality during extreme heat events - Sarah Keough, SA Scholar
2:20pm	Subsurface tile drainage and nutrient management to create more efficient farming practices - Robert Bell, WA Scholar
2:40pm	Q&A
3:00pm	Afternoon tea

SOIL THEME

3:30pm	Cropping systems and methods to retain more crop residue in zero-tillage farming systems - Richard Quigley, NSW Scholar
3:50pm	Solutions to executing time sensitive operations on heavy wet soils during monsoon weather conditions - Fritz Bolten, WA Scholar
4:10pm	'Reengineering Soils project' to address multiple interacting soil constraints in the crop root zone through combining innovative soil amelioration techniques and soil profile reengineering	Dr Gaus Azam Research Scientist – Reengineering Soil, DPIRD
4:30pm	Nuffield International: Update	David Brownhill, 1998 Scholar and NI Board Member
4:50pm	Q&A
5:10pm	Nuffield Global Focus Program Report
5:30pm	Networking Cocktail Function - Generously supported by Process Worx

WEDNESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER

SETTING THE SCENE: RABOBANK AUSTRALIA SESSION

8:30am	Welcome, Acknowledgement to Country
8:40am	Rabobank Australia Presentation: '*Opportunities for Australian Agribusinesses Arising from Global Trends*’ - Stefan Vogel, General Manager – RaboResearch Australia & New Zealand
9:00am	Multiply profitable business models, retain the right people and embrace change to become a more attractive investment - Harry Kelly, Vic Scholar
9:20am	*'Where are they now?' A Nuffield Scholar's journey - Tracy Lefroy, 2006 WA Scholar*
9:40am	Q&A
10:00am	Morning tea

PEOPLE THEME

10:40am	Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Future Drought Fund update - Stuart Watt, Director of the Communities and National Drought Agreement
11:00am	Enhancing the attraction and retention in the northern cattle industry - Nick Krebs, Qld Scholar
11:20am	Post secondary agricultural education options. How the industry can support and attract people from a non-agricultural backgrounds - Kathryn Fleay, WA Scholar
11:40am	All the talk is about technology, but what about the people? - Charles Downie, Tas Scholar
12:00pm	Q&A
12:20pm	Lunch break

THE LAND THEME

1:20pm	*'Where are they now?' A Nuffield Scholar's journey - Andrew Fowler, 2000 WA Scholar*
1:40pm	Alternative weed control measures for grain producers - Mitchell Henderson, Vic Scholar
2:00pm	Finding harmony through regenerating people, place and profit - James Alexander, NSW Scholar
2:20pm	Benefits of grazing crops to fill the winter feed gap in a changing climate - Dustin Pascoe, Vic Scholar
2:50pm	Q&A
3:05pm	Afternoon tea

MARKETS THEME

3:30pm	The value of dairy welfare benchmarking and opportunities for marketing Australian dairy products with an ethical advantage - Lucy Collins, Vic Scholar
3:50pm	Export opportunities in the ASEAN region - Luke Cantrill, NSW Scholar
4:10pm	Benefits of raw milk cheese (RMC) production - Michael Cains, NSW Scholar
4:30pm	Grain diversity and adding value in specialist markets - Jason Cotter, Vic Scholar
4:50pm	Q&A
5:10pm	Nuffield Global Focus Program Report
5:25pm	Final presentations and close