PROGRAM
4 + 5 DECEMBER 2024
GROUNDED 2024 will play host to about 40 talks and demonstrations over the two days.
We are still tweaking a few of the finer details so the below program is subject to change.
wednesday 4 december
07.30 – Gates Open
| TIME | SOIL TENT | ‘THANKFUL 4 FARMERS’ PEOPLE TENT | PLANT TENT | INNOVATION TENT | WALKSHOPS @ THE HAY SHED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08.00 | Stretching & Warm Up | ||||
| 08.40 | Official Welcome | ||||
| 09.00 | Carbon Cycling 101 Prof Matthew Harrison | Mind, Body and Soil – Nutritional Psychiatric Research Dr Felice Jacka | Regenerative Vegetable Farming; Fantasy or Reality? Mitch Thiessen, Tony Scherer & Stan Robert | ||
| 10.00 | Shepherding Landscapes James Rebanks | Pathways to Market Jake Wolki | Cover Crops in Horticulture Associate Prof Nigel Swarts | 10.40 – 11.00 Mobble The everything app for farm records | Insect Safari Shasta Henry |
| 11.00 | ‘Agroecology’ or ‘Regen Ag’? Tammi Jonas | Natural Intelligence Farming Di & Ian Haggerty, with Jen Robinson | Salad Bar or Mixed Salad NZ research on Strip Grazing with Dr Anita Fleming | 11.15 – 11.45 TIA – QUOLL e-nose Soil assessment tool with Dr Shane Powell and Dr Simon Edwards 11.45 – 12.00 BOM – My Climate View | Biochar Demonstration Christina Giudici |
| 12.00 | Without Water Security There Is No Biosecurity Chris Henggeler | Who Holds the Purse Strings – Banks, Supermarkets or You? Carmel Onions & Mike Van Niekerk | No-Kill Cropping: Beyond No-Till Bruce Maynard | 12.40 – 13.00 AHMC Ecological outcome verification | Cover Crop Demonstration Rob Dent |
| 13.00 | Principles of Biological Systems Dan Kittredge | How Regenerative Practices Extend Into Our Supply Chains Angela Clifford | Grain Growing for a Growing Market Stu Whytcross | 13.30 – 13.50 Dendrometer Super accurate leaf moisture testing | Quick & Dirty Soil Health Checks Fiona George |
| 14.00 | The Hardest Paddock: The One Between Our Ears Chris Eggert & Jim Phillipson | Indigenous Wisdom: Cool Burning & Understanding Seasons Jack Pascoe & Jason Smith | 14.15 – 15.00 Sky Apply Drone spraying demo | Grain Trial Demonstration | |
| 15.00 | Nutritional Dark Matter – What we do and don’t know Stacey Curcio | Is it Sustainable if No One’s Doing the Other Farm Work? Helen Rebanks with Jade Miles | Farming in a Changing Climate Piotr Trebicki | 15.00 – 15.15 Move Solar Mobile Solar solutions by Baslec (located near Plant Tent) 15.30 – 15.45 Tiltec & ActiveVista | Rotational Grazing Demonstration Celia Leverton |
| 16.00 | Soil Ecology is Human Biology Dr Craig Liddicoat | Beyond the Dairy Jimmy & Chris Eggert with Jen Robinson | Beer, Whiskey, Bread – What’s in a grain? Stu Whytcross & Will Bignell | 16.15 – 16.45 Virtual Fencing How Halter collars work 16.45 – 17.00 AHMC Ecological outcome verification | |
| 17.00 | ‘Broccoli and Other Love Stories’ – book launch Paulette Whitney | Soapbox: Next Gen Farmers | 17:30 – 18:00 Making Ag Tech Work for Any Farm Will Bignell | No Dig Market Garden Tour Keeley Bytheway |
WEDNESDAY 4 december
18.00 – The Soap Box: Rewilding – Fantasy or the Future? / The Wine and Cheese Hour (separate ticketed event)
18.30 – Music with the Claire Anne Taylor Trio
20.00 – Gates Close
THURSDAY 5 december
07.30 – Gates Open
| TIME | SOIL TENT | ‘THANKFUL 4 FARMERS’ PEOPLE TENT | PLANT TENT | INNOVATION TENT | WALKSHOPS @ THE HAY SHED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08.00 | Land Doctoring in Australia’s North Chris Henggeler | The Farmer’s Wife Rachael Treasure & Helen Rebanks | Natural Capital Demystified Mike Van Niekerk | 08.40 – 09.00 Mobble The everything app for farm records | Insect Safari Shasta Henry Market Garden Tour Keeley Bytheway |
| 09.00 | Getting 80% of the Result for 20% of the Effort Will Bignell | Succession or New Stewards? Jim Phillipson with Tanya Massy | Regen perennials? Carbon Neutral Regenerative Viticulture Nick Gill | 09.30 – 09.45 Virtual Fencing How Halter collars work | Cover Crop Demonstration Rob Dent |
| 10.00 | The Latest on Nutrient Density Dan Kittredge | The Money Trail – Who wants an investor? Bridget Helgerson | Hemp is Dope? Tim Crow | 10.15 – 11.00 Sky Apply Drone spraying demo | Native Bee Hotel Demo Shasta Henry |
| 11.00 | Mixed Farming – The future or the past? James Rebanks & Jake Wolki | Farm Free Future – The Rise of Lab Foods: Should we worry? Georgia Sheil | Linking Growers to Eaters Peter Gilmore & Stan Robert | 11.15 – 11.30 Tiltec & ActiveVista | |
| 12.00 | Sharing Country Jack Pascoe & Jim Osborne with Jade Miles | Where Have All the Abattoirs Gone? Tammi Jonas | The Real Impacts of Climate on Pests and Diseases Piotr Trebicki | 12:30 – 13:00 Making Ag Tech Work for Any Farm Will Bignell | Grain Trial Demonstration |
| 13.00 | Integrated Health Farming Dr Anita Fleming | Thankful For Farmers | 13.30 – 13.45 BOM – My Climate View 13.45 – 14.15 TIA – QUOLL e-nose Soil assessment tool with Dr Shane Powell and Dr Simon Edwards | Safe to Fail Grazing demo Celia Leverton | |
| 14.00 | Carbon Insetting or Offsetting Georgia Sheil & Terry McCosker | Can We Control the Supply Chain? Di, Matt & Ian Haggerty | No Dig, No Spray, No Crops? Bruce Maynard & Tim Crow | 14.30 – 14.45 Dendrometer Super accurate leaf moisture testing | Quick & Dirty Soil Health Checks Fiona George |
| 15.00 | Biochar – Myth or Magic Maker Christina Giudici | Biodiversity Matters Iain & Kate Field | Milk Shake Up: The Future of Dairy Looks Like…? Sophie Gregory & Jimmy Eggert | 15.20 – 15.40 AHMC Ecological outcome verification 15.45 – 16.00 Move Solar Mobile Solar solutions by Baslec (located near Plant Tent) | Landscapes Through Differing Eyes James Rebanks, Jason Smith & Matthew Evans |
| 16.00 | One Health – Can We Connect Soil, Human & Planetary Health? Felice Jacka, Craig Liddicoat & Stacey Curcio | Can Farmers be Paid for Nutrient Density? Dan Kittredge, Angela Clifford & Di Haggerty | Native Grains or Hyper Yielding Crops? Matt Haggerty, Stu Whytcross & Jack Pascoe | ||
| 17.00 | Reimagining Australia – The Final Thoughts Chris Henggeler & Matthew Evans | ||||
| 17.30 | Gates Close |