2018 Program
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Program | Attendees | Registration | Sponsors | Presenters |
This program has been provided as a guide for those wanting to register and take advantage of early bird prices. Please check back during the coming weeks to see the final program
Seminar times
Wednesday, 25 July 2018
Victoria | 12:30 pm – 6:00 pm AEST |
Queensland | 12:30 pm – 6:00 pm AEST |
Tasmania | 12:30 pm – 6:00 pm AEST |
Western Australia | 10:30 am – 4:00 pm AWST |
- Delegates traveling from SA please note Mildura is half hour ahead (start time is 12:00 SA time) Registration with lunch from 11:30am Mildura
Thursday, 26 July 2018
Victoria | 09:00 am – 3:30 pm AEST |
Queensland | 09:00 am – 3:30 pm AEST |
Tasmania | 09:00 am – 3:30 pm AEST |
Western Australia | 7:00 am – 1:30 pm AWST |
DAY ONE Wednesday 25 July 2018 |
DAY TWO Thursday 26 July 2018 |
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Lunch 12:00-12:30 (AEST) |
Working breakfast 8:00 – 8:45 Arts Centre Foyer | |
Welcome |
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Dr Mardi Longbottom, AWRI (Chair, Program committee) | ||
Opening address |
Second day opening address |
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Hon. David Littleproud MP, Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources. (now unable to attend) |
Dr Liz Waters, Wine Australia
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Session 1
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Session 3
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Chair Liz Riley | Chair Dr Mardi Longbottom | |
Current Australian exotic pest incursions |
Digital Spraying |
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Dr Mardi Longbottom, AWRI | Dr Andrew Hewitt, The University of Queensland | |
Grapevine viruses and other future threats
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Non-chemical Botrytis management – NZ perspective |
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Dr Fiona Constable, Victorian DEPI | Ollie Powrie, Villa Maria | |
Grapevine viruses & biosecurity in NZ
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Winemaking trials with sooty mould |
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Dr Vaughn Bell, Plant & Food New Zealand | Peter Godden, AWRI | |
Learnings from Panama incursion in Queensland |
Hyperspectral image analysis of botrytis in grapes |
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Jim Pekin, Australian Banana Growers Council | Dr Bob Dambergs, AWRI | |
Panel discussion |
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Convened by Liz Riley, Vitibit | ||
Coffee |
Coffee | |
Session 2
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Session 4
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Chair Kristy Bartrop | Chair Dr Mark Krstic | |
Mildews: what drives an epidemic? |
New phylloxera detection method: opportunities and next steps | |
Barbara Hall, SARDI | Inca Pearce, Vinehealth | |
Using agrochemical data to monitor trends and ID future issues |
Grape Phylloxera – Quarantine management and importance of diverse genetic strains |
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Dr Paul Petrie, AWRI & SARDI | Dr Catherine Clarke, Agriculture Victoria Research | |
Challenges to agrochemical availability |
Living with Phylloxera -The Yarra Valley Perspective | |
Marcel Essling, AWRI | Andy Clarke, Yering Station | |
Free biological control of insect pests? Yes, please! |
Panel discussion |
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Mary Retallack, Retallack Viticulture | Convened by Dr Mark Krstic, AWRI | |
Panel discussion
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Lunch . |
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Announcement of the 2018 Viticulturist of the year finalists |
Session 5
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Convened by Chris Brodie, Wingara Wine Group | ||
Clonal selection for healthy vines |
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Networking Drinks 6:30pm | Dr Cath Kidman, Wynns Coonawarra Estate | |
Symptoms and developmental implications of herbicide drift on grapevines |
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Seminar Dinner 7:00pm – 10:30 | Dr Gerhard Roussow , National Wine and Grape Industry Centre, Charles Sturt University | |
Propagation for healthy vineyards |
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Nick Dry, Yalumba | ||
Using unmanned aircraft systems to manage insects and diseases–the power of perspective. |
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Associate Professor Brian McCornack, Kansas State University |