REGISTRATION OPTIONS CONFERENCE PROGRAM TUESDAY 14 JULY – GOULBURN SOLDIERS CLUB 3.30 pm Pre Conference Registrations 5.30 pmGrassland Society of NSW Annual General Meeting 6.30 pm Happy Hour and Canapes 5.30 pm Buses return to Goulburn Soldiers Club 6.30 pm Conference Dinner & Entertainment (Robert Gorman – Bush poet) No silage and hay awards in 2015 2015/16 Membership can be paid prior to conference registration. For further information go to www.grasslandnsw.com.au Member Non member Full Conference package1 $260 $330 THURSDAY 16 JULY – GOULBURN SOLDIERS CLUB 8.00 am Registrations and Trade Displays Full Conference package1 Student / Additional member $200 8.30 am SESSION 2 Theme: Matching product to future markets Conference single day rate2 Wednesday 15 July $110 $170 9.25 am SESSION 1 Theme: Business profit drivers • Which breeding direction for sheep on the Southern Tablelands. Phil Graham – Technical Specialist, Livestock Systems, NSW DPI, Yass Conference single day rate3 Thursday 16 July $110 $170 • O pportunities to maximise livestock profitability. John Webb Ware, Mackinnon Project, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne 10.15 amTrade Displays and Morning Tea • Genetics, production objectives and the farm business’s bottom line. Grant Burbidge, “Connemara”, Tarcutta NSW Conference Dinner only4 $ 75 $ 75 9.40 am SESSION 3 Bus tour only5 $ 75 $ 75 Theme: Maximising the returns from on-farm fertiliser investment Please indicate your Bus tour preference DAY ONE WEDNESDAY 15 JULY – GOULBURN SOLDIERS CLUB 8.00 am Registrations 9.00 am Welcome and Welcome to Country David Harbison, President, Grassland Society of NSW Representative of Pejar Local Aboriginal Land Council 10.45 am • M anaging the production potential of the soils of the Southern Highlands and Central Tablelands – key messages from the Landscan™ program. Luke Pope, Senior Land Services Officer – Pastures, Local Land Services – South East, Cooma • New insights into phosphorus cycling in pastures: implications for fertiliser management and for closing the phosphorus efficiency gap. Richard Simpson, Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO, Canberra 12.00 pmTrade Displays and lunch 1.00 pmBus Tours Depart Goulburn Soldiers Club to visit farms in the following localities: Tour A – Crookwell district Visit “Rosedale” a mixed farming enterprise close to Crookwell, which highlights award winning landscape rehabilitation work, established over 15 years. A feature of “Rosedale” is the successful integration of sustainable farming practices in highly productive livestock and horticulture enterprises of the region. Tour B – Lake Bathurst district Visit successful mixed farming operations in the Lake Bathurst district that include innovative broadacre cropping enterprises. These properties demonstrate successful adaptation of broadacre cropping to the Tableland environment to complement and benefit livestock production systems. Tour C – Tarago/Collector district Visit the Woodlawn Bioreactor site located near Tarago. This was previously an open-cut mine, but is now one of the largest bioreactor landfill projects in the world. It features bio-energy production using energy recovered from waste material to produce electricity; aquaculture utilising generated energy for tropical fish farming; a 50 MW Windfarm harnessing natural wind energy; and a 6,000 ha grazing operation producing wool and meat. Conference options (Please tick) DAY TWO • O n-farm fertiliser planning – principles into practice. Dr Jim Virgona – Graminus Consulting A or n/a B or C SUB-TOTAL 10.20 am I would like to attend the Annual General Meeting on 14 July YES NO 10.50 am Trade Displays and Morning Tea I would also like to pay my 2015/2016 Membership $60 $25 (Student) 11.30 am SESSION 4 TOTAL • Targeting fertiliser use to land capability. Ollie Cay, “Pineleigh”, Bungarby NSW Theme: Persistence of pasture species, sustainable pastures for the Tablelands Note: The Grassland Society of NSW is exempt from GST. Full conference package includes conference sessions on both days, conference proceedings, lunches, satchel, morning and afternoon teas, bus tours, canapes, and conference dinner. 1 • Persistence of perennial species at Blayney. David Harbison, D R Agriculture Pty Ltd, Molong • G razing management options to boost productivity and secure healthy landscapes. Warwick Badgery, Research Scientist, NSW DPI, Orange • Panel session: Pasture persistence on the Tablelands Single day rate (Wednesday) includes proceedings, satchel, conference sessions, bus tour, lunch, morning and afternoon teas. Rate does not include conference dinner. 2 3 1.00 pm Trade Displays and Lunch 1.45 pm SESSION 5 • Capitalising on the opportunities for agriculture in the Tablelands of southern NSW – a farmer’s perspective. Garry Kadwell, “Rosedale”, Crookwell NSW ingle day rate (Thursday) includes proceedings, satchel, S conference sessions, lunch, morning and afternoon teas. Conference dinner includes pre-dinner drinks (beer, wine and soft drink only), canapes and two course meal. 4 5 Bus tour (includes tour booklet, lunch and afternoon tea. 2.15pm • A ngus Taylor MP (Member of Federal Parliament, electorate of Hume) 3.15 pm Conference Close and Afternoon Tea For further information please call Helen Burns for conference program and presentations 0427 721 816 and Janelle Witschi, for registrations 0408 612 235. PAYMENT & REGISTRATION FORM Conference registrations close Friday 10 July 2015 Cancellations must be received in writing before Friday 10 July 2015 Either register at Try Booking – www.trybooking.com/Booking/ BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=138032 or send a copy of this registration and /or membership form and payment to: The Secretary The Grassland Society of NSW PO Box 471 Orange NSW 2800 Fax (02) 6362 1556 ABN: 35 754 835 122 (The Grassland Society of NSW is exempt from GST) If you have any queries or dietary requirements, please email secretary@grasslandnsw.com.au Payment method (please tick) CHEQUE / MONEY ORDERS Cheque Money order I enclose cheque/money order for $ DIRECT DEPOSIT Direct deposit $ OUR SPONSORS The Grassland Society of NSW gratefully acknowledges the financial support provided by the following organisations and thanks them for their support of the 29th Annual Conference and 2015–16 Financial Year. Premier Sponsors 29th Annual Conference MAKING PASTURES PAY 14–16 July 2015 Local Land Services Goulburn Soldiers Club 15 Market Street, Goulburn NSW 2580 South East Major Sponsors (Please email secretary@grasslandnsw.com.au with your details if paying by direct deposit) Westpac Bank Account Name: Grassland Society of NSW Conference Account BSB: 032-833 Account Number: 353 720 Reference: ‘Surname’ then ‘First Name’ Mastercard Visa Card – AMEX and Diners cards not accepted Credit card number Expiry Date Name on card: ........................................................................................... Signature: .................................................................................................... Name to appear on tag (please print) First name: .................................................................................................. Surname: ..................................................................................................... Mailing Address: ....................................................................................... ............................................................................. Post code: ...................... Contact Number: .................................................Fax: ............................ Email: ............................................................................................................ Corporate Sponsors AusWest Seeds Commonwealth Bank Dow AgroSciences Heritage Seeds PGG Wrightson Seeds Tablelands Farming Systems Upper Murray Seeds Valley Seeds Wengfu Australia For information on accommodation in Goulburn please go to www.igoulburn.com/site/files/ul/data_text12/1431313.pdf for approximate rates, star ratings and locations. Accommodation options include the Goulburn Motor Inn, Goulburn Central Motor Inn, Astor Hotel/Motel, Comfort Inn Posthouse and Best Western Centretown. www.grasslandnsw.com.au REGISTRATION FORM CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS Please deduct my credit card for $
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