Outlook 2020 - Program and presentations

Drought and the grains supply chain

Q&A video and transcript

Farms of tomorrow

Keeping up with changing consumers

Q&A video and transcript

CHAIR: Steve Jefferies
Grains Research and Development Corporation

CHAIR: Nikolai Beilharz, ABC

CHAIR: Warwick Long
ABC

Duncan Rowland
Stock Feed Manufacturers' Council of Australia
Imported feed ingredients – why not?

Presentation PDF [0.7 MB]

Video and transcript

Ruth Nettle
University of Melbourne
The role of people in farming transitions

Presentation PDF [0.8 MB]

Jo Jericho
Deloitte
Consumer preferences and the future of protein: new markets, trends and opportunities

Presentation PDF [0.5 MB]

Video and transcript

Robyn Murray
MAURI
Sourcing grain for consistent quality

Jock Whittle
Paraway Pastoral Company  
Corporate investment in agriculture

Presentation PDF [3.6 MB]

Sam Hole
Syngenta
How Syngenta is accelerating agricultural innovation in a changing world

Presentation PDF [660 KB]

Ross Kingwell
Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre
Australia's grains exports: changes and challenges towards 2030

Presentation PDF [1.7 MB]

Video and transcript

Amy Munro
Australian Women in Agriculture
Farming and future opportunities

Presentation PDF [0.8 MB]

Richard Heath
Australian Farm Institute
How consumers will determine the pathway to $100 billion agriculture industry by 2030

Presentation PDF [0.8 MB]

Video and transcript

Mark Torrens
Mars Petcare
From the farm gate to the pet food plate:
sourcing proteins and cereals in Asia Pacific
- a pet food perspective

James Pateras
Modular Farms Australia
An alternative farming system

David Blackmore
Blackmore Wagyu Beef
Practical reality of turning opportunity into business

Presentation PDF [1.5 MB]

Video and transcript

Marketing beef in a changing climate

Managing biosecurity along the supply chain

Q&A video and transcript

Prospects for growth in irrigated agriculture

Q&A video and transcript

CHAIR: Hsin Huang
International Meat Secretariat

CHAIR: Sarina Locke
ABC

CHAIR: Warwick Long
ABC

Jared Greenville
ABARES
The GHG intensity of agriculture: implications for competitiveness and trade

Presentation PDF [0.5 MB]

Gabrielle Vivian-Smith
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
From local to global: safeguarding Australia’s plant health advantage

Francis Chiew
CSIRO
Water futures under climate change and the implications for irrigated agriculture in Australia

Presentation PDF [0.9 MB]

Video and transcript

Mario Herrero
CSIRO
Disruption and innovation – trends in future food markets

Presentation PDF [1.4 MB]

Gavin Mackay
Mackays Bananas
Protecting our family

Presentation PDF [1.6 MB]

Video and transcript

Chris Chilcott
CSIRO
The Northern Australia Water Resource Assessment: science to help inform policy, regulatory and investment decisions

Presentation PDF [0.8 MB]

Video and transcript

Doug McNicholl
Meat & Livestock Australia
The red meat industry’s carbon neutral initiative: what is it, why do it, how will it be successful

Presentation PDF [0.8 MB]

Melinee Leather
Barfield Station, QLD
Importance of on-farm biosecurity for the beef industry

Presentation PDF [0.5 MB]

Video and transcript

Robert Boshammer
Cambridge Gulf   
Opportunities and issues facing irrigation farm development in Northern Australia

Presentation PDF [1.4 MB]

Video and transcript

Stephen Moore AM
North Australian Pastoral Company
Five Founders: Australia’s first carbon neutral beef

Rob Hanson
CSIRO Data 61
Harnessing the digital revolution for Australian farmers and land managers

Ben Haslett
Woolenook Fruits / Nuffield Scholar
My water addiction: the views of a southern basin irrigator

Presentation PDF [1.4 MB]

Video and transcript

9.00 – 9.30am
CHAIR: Sarina Locke
ABC

Ministerial address
The Hon. Andrew Gee MP
Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment

Secretary’s welcome
Andrew Metcalfe AO
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment

Transcript PDF [24 KB]

9.30am – 11.00am
The changing global trade landscape

Q&A video and transcript

​​​CHAIR: Sarina Locke
ABC

Jeffrey Schott
Peterson Institute for International Economics
Assessing the global outlook amid the fog of trade war

Presentation PDF [0.5 MB]

Video and transcript

Eduardo Pedrosa
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
Changing regional context for ASEAN: opportunities and challenges

Presentation PDF [1.1 MB]

Video and transcript

Hsin Huang
International Meat Secretariat
Meat in the 21st century: responding to global challenges

Presentation PDF [1.3 MB]

Video and transcript

Building resilience in an uncertain climate future

Q&A video and transcript

Opportunities and challenges for building natural capital on Australian farms

Q&A video and transcript

$100 billion by 2030: can horticulture do some heavy lifting?

Q&A video and transcript

CHAIR:Nikolai Beilharz 
ABC

CHAIR: Warwick Long
ABC

CHAIR: Sarina Locke
ABC

Neal Hughes
ABARES
Understanding the effects of drought and climate change on Australian farms

Presentation PDF [0.7 MB]

Video and transcript

Wendy Craik
Climate Change Authority
Natural capital: public and private benefits

Video and transcript

Michael Rogers
Australian Fresh Produce Alliance
Careers in fresh produce: the fastest growing ag sector

Presentation PDF [0.2 MB]

Video and transcript

Alister Hawksford
Bureau of Meteorology
Making decisions in a changing climate

Presentation PDF [0.8 MB]

Video and transcript

Stuart Whitten
CSIRO Land and Water
Natural capital on farms: who benefits and who might pay?

Presentation PDF [0.8 MB]

Video and transcript

Bisi Oladele
Jeftomson / Nuffield Scholar
Automating for growth – opportunities and challenges in packhouses

Presentation PDF [0.7 MB]

Video and transcript

Anthony Clark
NSW Department of Primary Industries
Applications and monitoring to manage climate risk

Presentation PDF [1.3 MB]

Video and transcript

Stewart Lockie
The Cairns Institute, James Cook University
Putting our money where our mouths are: buyer expectations and willingness to pay for natural capital

Presentation PDF [0.5 MB]

Video and transcript

David De Paoli
AustChilli Group
Don’t be road kill

Dylan Hirsch
Hirsch Farming / Nuffield Scholar
Reducing drought exposure using financial instruments

Presentation PDF [0.7 MB]

Video and transcript

Niels Olsen
Soilkee
The Soilkee System: capitalising on cycling natural resources

Presentation PDF [3.1 MB]

Video and transcript

Emma Germano
I Love Farms / Victorian Farmers Federation / Nuffield Scholar
Low hanging fruit and long term investment - growing to $100 billion

Video and transcript

What would rapid growth in agriculture mean for regional Australia?  panel

Achieving the $100 billion target would fundamentally alter Australian agriculture. Farms will likely get much larger, the number of farmers will probably decline, and whole industries may shift or disappear while others emerge and grow. Some of these changes run counter to broader aspirations for regional Australia such as maintaining population levels and access to essential services. Achieving these goals also requires smart adaptation to broader trends in demographics, labour markets and new technologies. This session will explore the implications of these changes for regional Australia, and potential government and private sector responses.

Q&A video and transcript

CHAIR: Sarina Locke
ABC

​​​David Galeano
ABARES
Structural change in Australian agriculture

Presentation PDF [0.7 MB]

Paul Lindwall
Productivity Commission
Regional Australia policy and the criteria for successful government intervention

Liz Ritchie
Regional Australia Institute
The need for a new intervention in regional Australia

Georgie Somerset
AgForce Queensland
Agriculture’s role in regional Australia and the policies needed to support it

Jo Palmer
Pointer Remote Roles and 2019 AgriFutures Australia Rural Women's Award National Winner
Using new technologies to secure skills in regional Australia

Fiona Simson
National Farmers’ Federation
Regional agriculture deals – a new approach to regional investment and agriculture supply chains