Fertilizer Australia Conference 2024 - Cairns

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Session 1 Market outlook & opportunities

Outlook for Australian agriculture – Dr Jared Greenville

Fertilizer, speciality & EEF market outlookAndrea Valentini

Fonterra's perspective on ESG & traceabilityJack Holden

Understanding seasonal forecastsDale Grey


Session 2 Fertilizer Australia initiatives

Do blends and complex fertilizers spread evenly? The New Zealand experience – Allister Holmes

Strategic industry updateStephen Annells

Fertcare updateJeff Kraak

 

Session 3 Healthy Soils

What is healthy soilProf Lynette Abbott

Snapshot of relevant Soil CRC workDr Michael Crawford

Overview of the NZ dairy & sheep farmlet study comparing regenerative practices with conventional agriculture- Prof Danny Donaghy

 

Session 4 Panel session - Healthy soils continued

The Future of Fertiliser – A New Way Forward - Dr Peter Epsie


Session 5  New technologies impacting soil & plant nutrition

“Croptune” – a novel device for estimating Nitrogen content in the leaves of various crops - Peter Anderson

Addressing the challenge of low nitrogen fertiliser use efficiency with novel enhanced efficiency fertilisers -Assoc Prof Helen Suter 

Harnessing microbiome-based biotechnologies for new fertiliser developmentDr Hangwei Hu

DNA soil testing and how it will help improve nutrient use efficiencyDr Neil Wilson

Value adding animal manure - Craig Foreman


Session 6   Future food consumer expectations and implications for supply chains

Measuring Carbon Intensity in Row-Crop Farming: A Pilot Project by Viridis AgAndrew Slatter

Future food consumer expectations & implications for supply chains & Canolla Sustain Connect - Bjorn Reijnen

Future food consumer expectations and implications for input supply chains for agriculture - Bernard Salt