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 | |
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| 10:25 - 10:30 | Introduction |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Unlocking Productivity and Driving Efficiency with Hyper Local Weather |
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| 11:00 - 11:30 | There is a Bug on my Farm, What Happened to my Market? |
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| 11:30 - 12:00 | Soil Wealth Panel |
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| 12:00 - 12:30 | Lunch |
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| 12:30 - 13:00 | Sustainable Agriculture - Developing Bio-Synthetic Innovation |
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| 13:00 - 13:30 | Understanding “E-Weights” (AQS) and How It Instantly Reduces Giveaway |
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| 13:30 - 14:00 | Industrial Relations Laws - Building Better Businesses |
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| 14:00 - 14:30 | The Role of Biologicals in Growing a Nature Positive Food Future |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.