Travel and Parking
Bus Travel from Moree
Bus transportation is offered and encouraged for attendees travelling from or through Moree.
Bus collection is scheduled for 9:15am at Reynolds Fogarty bus Depot 5 on Greenbah Rd, Moree, opposite the Golf Course. The bus to Keytah will take approximately 45min.
Off-Site Parking
Attendees travelling by car can park at the Keytah Bulk Grain Storage Facility on Goonal Road.
Buses will arrive here at 10am sharp to shuttle attendees to the event at Keytah. Attendees will also be returned to this location via bus at the close of the Field Day. Parking is not available on-site.
Field Day Schedule
9:15 am
Bus departs Moree from Reynolds Fogarty Bus Depot 5 on Greenbah Rd, Moree, opposite the Golf Course.
10 am
Bus collects attendees from off-site parking at Keytah Bulk Grain storage facility for shuttle to Keytah.
10:30 am
KEYTAH ‘BULLRING’ THEATRE
Official Welcome
Mark Dawson, Bayer; David and Danielle Statham, Sundown Pastoral Company
10:50 am
IMPACT PANEL | KEYTAH ‘BULLRING’ THEATRE
Carbon and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Importance of grower engagement throughout the supply chain
• Baseline measurements of soil health are the first step
• The future of the carbon market as an additional revenue stream for growers.
+ Q&A Session
Panelists
• Luke Richards, Downforce Technologies
• Francois Visser, Carbon Friendly
• Allan Williams, CRDC
• Andrew Parkes, Customised Farm Management
Facilitated by Lachlan Monsborough, Rabobank
11:40 am
VALUE CHAIN PANEL | KEYTAH ‘BULLRING’ THEATRE
Customer Expectations
Brands and manufacturers discuss:
• the value of understanding product origins, where fibres come from, and transparency
• changes in international importation legislation
• home-grown customer expectations.
+ Q&A Session
Panelists
• Justin Levis, CUE
• Sophie Chapman, Country Road
• Stephen Moody, Melbourne Textile Knitting Co.
• Nicole Bennett, Aje
Facilitated by Kellie Hush, Entente Agency
12:10 pm
Q&A PANEL | KEYTAH ‘BULLRING’ THEATRE
Power of Supply Chain Traceability
• Importance of Traceability globally and why growers should get involved as a value-add to production
• Global drivers of traceability
• Complexities of traceability in the cotton value chain
• Traceability options
• What the export market wants
Panelists
• Shannon Mercer, FibreTrace®
• Brooke Summers, Cotton Australia
• Luke Wills, River Channel
• Sylvia Sietsema, Control Union
Facilitated by Sonia Kovacevic, Techstyler
12:30 pm
BREAK
Buffet Lunch
At Keytah Beer Garden, beside Head Office.
12:50 pm
FIBRETRACE® | KEYTAH ‘BULLRING’ THEATRE
Traceability Demonstration
Learn how FibreTrace®’s digital and physical traceability solutions work, and how you can get involved.
Hosted by Shannon Mercer, FibreTrace®
1:20 pm
IMPACT PANEL | KEYTAH ‘BULLRING’ THEATRE
Adaptive Agriculture and Innovative Solutions for Growers
Growing profitability through innovation and reduced inputs.
Panelists
• Allan Williams, CRDC
• David Statham, Sundown Pastoral Company
• Durelle Hammond, Fertec
Facilitated by Andrew Clennett, Founder & CEO, Hiringa
1:50 pm
IN FIELD
Practical Applications and Field Innovations
Buses will transport attendees to field sites to discuss practical application of automated irrigation and field innovations.
+ Q&A Session
Speakers
• Nick Gillingham, SPC
• Cameron Stewart, SPC
• Nathanial Phillis, SPC
• Grant Oswald, Padman Stops
• Durelle Hammond, Fertec
3:45 pm
IN FIELD
Thank-you
Adam Kay, Cotton Australia
4:00 pm
Buses depart Keytah for drop-offs at off-site parking and return to Moree.
4:45 pm
Buses return to Moree at Reynolds Fogarty bus Depot.