SPEAKERS CONFIRMED

Check the speakers page to see who we’ve confirmed so far to give you an idea of what themes we’ll cover. There will be three separate speaking venues running concurrently on site, so it’s a bit of ‘build your own’ conference. Plans are afoot to film sessions and upload them, for those who find two competing talks in the one time slot so you can watch them later at home. Along with the speakers tents, we’ll also have ‘walkshops’ where we walk around the farm and showcase ag tech, cover crops and more.

TOPICS (We’re Considering)

DISCLAIMER: While we’re doing our best to stay true to this list, due to speaker availability and other moving parts, we can’t actually guarantee a session topic will be included as part of the finalised program. Sessions Program won’t be finalised until a few weeks’ prior to GROUNDED 2024, but the speaker list gives a good indication of just what we’ll cover.

• Carbon Cycling 101
• Agroecology or Regen Ag? What’s in a Name?
• Shepherding Landscapes
• Indigenous Knowledge – Cool Burning and Understanding Seasons
• Farming in a Changing Climate – Drought, Flood, Fire
• No Dig, No Spray, No Crops – The Reality of Feeding the Nation
• The soil/nutrient density pathway
• Making Farms Work – Getting the first 80% right
• Mixed Farming – Is it the future or the past?
• Land Sharing
• Biochar – Myth or magic maker?
• Too Many Weeds, or Not Enough Goats?
• Cover Crops in Vineyards
• Salad Bar or Mixed Salad – new research on strip grazing
• Shakeup of Milk
• No-kill Cropping – Beyond No-till
• Hemp for Fibre and Profit
• Native Grains or Hyper Yielding Crops?
• Plant diseases and pests under climate change
• One Health – The Interconnection of Soil, Human and Planetary Health
• Nutrient density testing? The state of research
• Grain growing for a growing market
• Farmer Mental Health
• Young Farmers – Succession or New Stewards?
• The Money Trail – Who wants an investor?
• Mind, Body and Soil
• Beer/Whisky/Bread – What’s in a grain?
• Where have all the abattoirs gone?
• First Mile and Last Mile – How to manage processing off farm, and deliver to customers
• There is no ‘away’ – Waste cycling: Black Soldier Fly Larvae etc