THEME: Covering the Alternatives.

Registration opens at 9:00 am and conference begins at 10:00 am.

Conference Speakers include:
Dr. Paul Horne (IPM Technologies Pty Ltd Victoria)
— What is Integrated Pest Management? How it works.
Strategies for IPM. Pest & beneficial species identification

Andrew McCalman (Farmer at Cumnock, Winner of
Conservation Farmer of the Year – 2007) — Farming
on “ Burrawong“ and what sets us apart

Wayne Smith (WA Ag Consultant, Agronomic
Acumen) — Lifting our cropping yield potential

Garry Hine (Farmer – WA) — Lifting our cropping
yield potential in Practice

Tim Sawley (Agronomist Landmark – Merriwa) —
Findings from 2007 WA Conservation Farming tour

Dr. Phil Ward (CSIRO South Australia) — Cover
Cropping — reporting on findings from the Cover
Cropping Trials currently being run

Haydon Wass (Farmer and member of CWCFA) —
Practical on farm experience of Cover Cropping

Eric Harvey (Farmer, Geurie NSW) — Alternative
farming inputs, a biological perspective

Annual Dinner
Guest Speaker – Michael Kiely – Carbon Coalition
Announcement of Conservation Farmer of the Year
2008 Award

Announcement of 6 Regional winners of Carbon
Cocky of the Year 2008 Awards

For more information or to register go to www.confarming.org.au or phone (02) 6845 1044