2012 - Getting the Pulse on Cereals and Oilseeds
The 2012 Grain forum, Getting the Pulse on Cereals and Oilseeds was held at the Forbes Services Memorial Club onThursday the 2nd of August 2012.
The day included presentations and discussions on various topics including The future of Crop Production and Sustainable Farming Systems, Resilience and Adaptive Cropping Systems, as well as our guests speakers from Argentina presenting on No-Till Farming and Technology in Argentina (Lessons for Australia), who proved to be a great success.
Organisers were extremely pleased with the positive feedback received about the forum. Particpants commented on the high quality of the speakers, the relevance of topics and the amount of comprehensive information provided, with many saying they look forward to attending our forums in the future.
Speaker presentations and interviews from the forum:
Grant Byrne – Resilience & Adaptive Cropping
Nick Turner – Economic Update and Market Outlook
Charlie Aldersey – Market Opportunities for Australian Oilseeds
Michael Southan – Consumer Driven Demand in Cropping Industries
Pat Carberry – Future of crop production, food security & sustainable farming systems