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Annual Vegetable
Industry Seminar
2024

The Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar is a Hort Innovation Vegetable Levy Funded R&D Seminar held each year to showcase emerging products and innovations in horticulture, as well as focussing on key areas for business and personal development of vegetable industry members.

Location: Meeting Rooms 219

MC: Giaan Rooney


The Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar Program will continue to be updated as we draw closer to the event.

TIME SESSIONS
10:25 - 10:30
Introduction

Giaan Rooney

10:30 - 11:00
Unlocking Productivity and Driving Efficiency with Hyper Local Weather

Jane Bunn, Jane's Weather/Seven Network

11:00 - 11:30
There is a Bug on my Farm, What Happened to my Market?

11:30 - 12:00
Soil Wealth Panel

12:00 - 12:30
Lunch
12:30 - 13:00
Sustainable Agriculture - Developing Bio-Synthetic Innovation

Danny Thornton, Agreva & Sustainable Farming Solutions

13:00 - 13:30
Understanding “E-Weights” (AQS) and How It Instantly Reduces Giveaway

Julian Horsley, A&D Australasia

13:30 - 14:00
Industrial Relations Laws - Building Better Businesses

Alana Ryan, NS8 Lawyers & Advisors

14:00 - 14:30
The Role of Biologicals in Growing a Nature Positive Food Future

Jason Brady, Yara Australia

SEMINAR SPEAKERS

GIAAN ROONEY

Master of Ceremonies,
Hort Connections

Giaan Rooney’s memorable smile, natural beauty and ability to engage are almost trumped by her enormous energy for work. An adept speaker and presenter, Giaan is a person of enormous talent and professionalism.

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ALANA RYAN

Lawyer,
NS8 Lawyers & Advisors

Alana has had a diverse professional career spanning multiple sectors, she now specialises in employment law, safety and compliance with a specific focus in the horticulture industry.

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ADAM SCHREURS

Director,
Schreurs & Sons

Adam has partnered with the Soil Wealth ICP team since 2014 as a demonstration site host and has contributed to the Project Reference Group since its inception.

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DANNY THORNTON

General Manager,
Agreva & Sustainable Farming Solutions

Danny has a strong technical and operational foundation in citriculture and a passion for sustainable agriculture developed over multiple years within the industry.

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DORIS BLAESING

Associate of Agricultural and Environmental Consultancy,
RMCG

Doris has worked across horticultural industries including the areas of production, post-harvest and supply chain management and has extensive experience in managing business development, RD&E and resource management projects.

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JANE BUNN

Founder and CEO/Meteorologist and Weather Presenter,
Jane's Weather/Seven Network

Jane is Channel 7 Melbourne’s resident weather forecaster and presenter, as well as Founder and CEO of Jane founded Jane’s Weather.

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JASON BRADY

Regional Sales Manager - West,
Yara Australia

Specialising in crop nutrition, Jason has accumulated 20 year in Agriculture, across both broadacre and horticultural areas of Western Australia.

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JO VAN NIEKERK

National Sales Manager,
Boomaroo Nurseries

Jo van Niekerk, National Sales Manager at Boomaroo Nurseries, has over 25 years of experience in both ornamental and vegetable production horticulture.

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JULIAN HORSLEY

Systems Division Manager,
A&D Australasia

Julian Horsley's expertise lies in weighing and measurement solutions, with over 30 years’ experience in delivering retail compliant product inspection and data capture systems.

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ROSALIE DANIEL

Biosecurity Framework Coordinator,
AUSVEG

Rosalie Daniel joined AUSVEG in 2023 to coordinate activities in the Vegetable Industry Biosecurity and Business Continuity strategy (VG22004), a collaborative approach between industry and government to support biosecurity preparedness, profitability and trade.

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SHAKIRA JOHNSON

Biosecurity Coordinator for Farm Biosecurity,
AUSVEG

Shakira joined AUSVEG in 2018 and is currently working on raising awareness of pests and pathogens that negatively impact the vegetable and potato industries in Australia.

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