Southern Rangelands Pastoral Alliance (SRPA) AGM & Pastoral Industry Forum

In conjunction with the Southern Rangelands Pastoral Alliance (SRPA) Annual General Meeting, SRPA plans to host speakers on a wide range of topics relevant to the pastoral industry in the Southern Rangelands of WA. Themes will include: Livestock, Technology, Biosecurity, Rangelands Condition, Water, New Industries (H2, Carbon, Natural Capital, etc.), OHS.

DRAFT PROGRAM:

• 8.30 Welcome – Debbie Dowden, Chair, SRPA
• 8.45 Phil Vercoe – Beeflinks – methane emissions
• 9.15 MLA: International markets, where SR meat goes, MSA grading, etc.
• 9.45 SRPA Annual General Meeting
• 10.30 Morning Tea
• 11.00 Susan Orgill – Soil Health
• 11.30 Matt Wolcott – Repronomics (to be confirmed)
• 12.00 Fleur Coaker – DWER – ground water access and rights
• 12.30 LUNCH
• 1.30 Enoch Bergman - Herd health
• 2.00 Wes Lawrence / Debbie Dowden – automated technology to assess natural capital
• 2.20 Alys McKeough – Climate tools and pastoral business planning
• 2.40 Mayne Jenour / Nigel Brown – drones and their application in pastoral areas
• 3.00 Jack Carmody – connectivity and what you can achieve once you have it
• 3.20 Darren Cousens – biosecurity on pastoral leases – Weed and Seed inspections
• 4.00 Hon Alannah MacTiernan MLC
• 4.15 Wrap up and general discussion

Pastoralists’ Dinner – Monday evening (24 October)
Field trip - Tuesday morning (25 October)