abare national Outlook conference 4-5 march 2008

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day 1 – tuesday 4 march


royal theatre	bradman	menzies	nicholls

9.00 – 9.30
opening address
the hon. kevin rudd MP
prime minister of australia

9.45 – 11.00
economic overview

chair: michael pascoe
eurekareport.com.au

phillip glyde
abare
outlook for australia’s commodity sector

yiping huang
citibank group
outlook for the chinese economy and global implications

saul eslake
anz bank
australian macroeconomic prospects

11.00 – 11.30 morning tea


11.30 – 12.45
farm performance	horticulture	sugar
adapting to change	future challenges	longer term sustainability

chair: michael pascoe	chair: leigh radford	chair: cliff samson
eurekareport.com.au	abc rural	department of agriculture, fisheries and forestry

lisa elliston	john webster	terry sheales
abare	horticulture australia limited	abare
farm financial performance	future focus – the horticulture industry’s strategic plan	outlook for sugar

khan horne	simon costa	bruce vaughan
NAB agribusiness	costa group	sugar industry oversight group
risk management	attracting, developing and retaining the right people	future directions for australian sugar

andrew mcbain	sarah pennell	mark day
aacl	horticulture australia limited	csr
farming in the future	go for 2&5 and vital vegetables	longer term sustainability
	session partner

12.45 – 2.00 lunch


2.00 – 3.30

water	grains	fish	food
a scarce resource	a new era in grain marketing	managing for the long term	sustainability issues for the australian industry

chair: james horne	chair: leigh radford	chair: peter neville	chair: michael pascoe
department of the environment, water, heritage and the arts	abc rural	fisheries research and development corporation	eurekareport.com.au

tom hatton	vince o'donnell	paul newton	grant crothers
csiro	abare	abare	burra foods
csiro's sustainable yield project – murray darling basin water availability	outlook for grains	outlook for fisheries and seafood	water use in the food processing industry

peter gooday	mary bohman	michael thomas	steve spencer
abare	economic research service, usda	commonwealth fisheries association	freshlogic
water scarcity in the murray darling basin - economic implications	biofuels and grain markets	post-buyback environment of commonwealth fisheries	pathways to market for food product

alistair watson	brett stevenson	jayne gallagher	caroline saunders
economist	market check	seafood services australia	lincoln university
water policy – outside looking in	grain price risk - lessons from the past moving to the future	trade and market access	increased returns from exports through sustainability
session partner	session partner	session partner	session partner

3.30 – 4.00 afternoon tea


4.00 – 5.30
irrigated agriculture	meat	biotechnology	forestry
managing with less	being competitive	the next leap forward	in a changing climate

chair: daryl quinlivan	chair: leigh radford	chair: michael pascoe	chair: allen grant
department of agriculture, fisheries and forestry	abc rural	eurekareport.com.au	department of agriculture, fisheries and forestry

wendy craik	john hogan	max foster	tony bartlett
murray darling basin commission	abare	abare	department of agriculture, fisheries and forestry
water in the basin	outlook for meat	GM crops	challenges and opportunities in a changing climate

stephen mills	glen feist	jim peacock	fabiano ximenes
dairy farmer	meat and livestock australia	chief scientist	nsw department of primary industries
maintaining production when water is scarce	asian beef markets	potential for biotechnology in agriculture	carbon in forest products – the opportunity

sally jones	peter scott	andrew broad	doug parsonson
producer	scolexia animal & avian health consultancy	producer	poyry forest industry
drivers of change	competitiveness of australia’s intensive livestock industries	using biotechnology to improve profitability	global opportunities for australian forestry

			ian prosser
			csiro
			forestry and water
			session partner

6.30 for 7.30 conference dinner – ballroom, national convention centre

day 2 – wednesday 5 march


9.00 – 9.30
ministerial address
the hon. tony burke MP
minister for agriculture, fisheries and forestry

9.45 – 11.00
challenges for regional australia	research & development	dairy	soils and sustainability
coping with change	innovation in agriculture	are high world prices here to stay?

chair: susan page	chair: enzo allara	chair: leigh radford	chair: jack speirs
department of infrastructure, transport, regional development & local government	council of rural research and development corporations	abc rural	land & water australia

keith perrett	mike woods	dale ashton	pauline mele
national rural advisory council	productivity commission	abare	department of primary industries
the changing operating environment	rural r&d – where to from here?	outlook for dairy	role of soil ecology in the climate, water and carbon interaction

susan valentine	peter reading	mal beniston	tim wiley
producer	grains research and development corporation	murray goulburn co-operative limited	department of agriculture and food
a farmer's perspective	evaluating research	competing in international markets	opportunities in agriculture for sequestering carbon

sylvia admans	paul ford	janet moxey	david marsh
foundation for rural and regional renewal	geoffrey gardiner dairy foundation	moxey farms	farmer
social labour supply & skills	innovation in dairy r&d	changing to maintain profitability	a regenerative approach to agriculture
session partner	session partner		session partner

11.00 – 11.30 morning tea


11.30 – 12.45
climate change 1	trade & agriculture	wool
the emerging policy environment	is doha dead?	reversing the trend

	ministerial introduction
	the hon. simon crean MP
	minister for trade

chair: martin parkinson	chair: peter o'brien	chair: leigh radford
department of climate change	rural industries research and development corporation	abc rural

don gunasekera	jammie penm	caroline gunning-trant
abare	abare	abare
assessing economy wide climate change impacts and policy responses: the GIAM framework	changing trading environment – implications for australia	outlook for wool markets

anthony collins	andré nassar	paul deane
australian securities exchange	institute for international trade negotiations, brazil	australian wool innovation
the emerging carbon market – role of financial instruments	prospect for latin american trade in the asia pacific region	industry directions

tim denne	ellen terpstra	rod williams
covec limited	usda	drizabone
towards emissions trading: new zealand's experience	US farm bill and global farm trade	matching fibre to consumer demand

12.45 – 2.00 lunch


2.00 – 3.30
climate change 2	biosecurity and food safety	wine grapes
coping with climate change		maintaining markets

chair: conall o'connell	chair: stephen hunter	chair: stephen strachan
department of agriculture, fisheries and forestry	department of agriculture, fisheries and forestry	winemakers' federation of australia

helal ahammad	bryce quick	brenda dyack
abare	us dept of agriculture food safety and inspection service	abare
managing climate change – a case study of the dairy industry	an international perspective	wine and wine grape outlook

andrew ash	greg read	di davidson
csiro	department of agriculture, fisheries and forestry	davidson viticulture
incremental innovation or transformational change?	how australia engages in biosecurity and safe trade	maintaining vineyard viability

mike coughlan	brian jeffriess	andrew kay
bureau of meteorology	australian tuna association	wirra wirra vineyards
coping with climate change and its hydrologic consequences	safe trade is a two way street	global competition
session partner	session partner

conference end

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