SOIL CARBON – ‘The diamond in the rough!’
DAY 1: May 18.
10 -10.30 MEET & GREET & MORNING TEA - MC RICK HUTTON DIRECTOR THE CARBON FARM
10.30 –10.40 WELCOME TO COUNTRY - JAMIE DAY INDIGENOUS OFFICER NWLLS
and from GWYDIR SHIRE COUNCIL – JOHN COULTON MAYOR GSC
10.40 – 11:00 WELCOME & INTRODUCTION/ ROLE OF THE CARBON FARM & THE LIVING
CLASSROOM - GARRY MCDOUALL CHAIRMAN THE CARBON FARM
11.00 – 12.00 “THE IMPERATIVES FOR CHANGING AGRICULTURE” - MAJ GENERAL THE HON.
MICHAEL JEFFRIES Advocate SOILS FOR LIFE – Q & A – via web-cam.
12.00 – 1.00 “WHAT IS HAPPENING IN REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE – COORDINATING AND
GAINING TRACTION” - NATALIE WILLIAMS CEO SOILS FOR LIFE
1.00 -2.00 LUNCH
2.00 – 3.30 “WHAT IS SOIL CARBON AND WHY IS IT VALUABLE” - DR TERRY McCOSKER
CHAIRMAN CARBONLINK PTY LTD
3.30 – 4.30 GRAB A CUPPA, FIELD DEMONSTRATION AND THE BASELINING PROCESS – CSIRO EM
& GAMMA EQUIPMENT
4.30 – 5.30 “TURNING CONCRETE INTO SOIL” - SIMON MATTSSON –NUFFIELD SCHOLAR AND
FARMER
6.30 – 9.30 “DOWN TO EARTH” - INFORMAL GATHERING & CATERED BBQ DINNER – GUEST
SPEAKER ADAM BLAKESTER STARFISH INITIATIVES -
DAY 2: May 19. “WHAT CAN WE DO”
7.30 – 8.30 BREAKFAST AT THE LIVING CLASSROOM
MC (Rachel Dorney, Landcare )
8.30 - 9.30 “WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION, AND WHERE ARE WE UP
TO” - DR TERRY MCCOSKER
9.30 – 10.30 “DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY – LOCAL EXPERIENCES” - GEOFF BASSETT FARMER
AND SOIL CONSULTANT
10.30 – 11.00 morning tea STEAM WEEDER DEMONSTRATION
11.00 – 12.30 WORKSHOP “PLANNING FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION – THE CARBON FARM
CASE STUDY” - 5 working groups with flipcharts, select facilitator, provide map & vision. 1 hour to
cover the following headings:
What should we do: - On the ground
- Planning, measuring & monitoring
- Engaging farmers, education, research
REPORTING BACK – ½ hour
12.30 – 1.45 LUNCH “THE ROLE OF DRONES IN AGRICULTURE” – DEMONSTRATION AND FILMING
FROM A DRONE (IN – FIELD) - MCGREGOR GOURLAY - BROOKE SAUER
1.45 – 2.30 “OUR JOURNEY – THE CHANGES ON OUR PLACE” - DON & JASON MACK LOCAL
FARMERS
2.45 – 3.15– “SPATIAL MAPPING - WHAT THIS TECHNOLOGY CAN DO?” - PHILIP TICKLE - NRM
SPATIAL HUB - BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
3.15 – 3.30 “SUMMARY & WHERE TO FROM HERE” - RICHARD MAKIM - DIRECTOR TCF;
THANK YOU FROM THE CARBON FARM BOARD – MAX EASTCOTT DIRECTOR TCF.
FILMING: ALL PROCEEDINGS TO BE FILMED AND RECORDED