Converting to Organics

Flowerdale Demonstration Day

Flowerdale Estate Retreat

Wednesday 21 April 2010

10:30am – 3:00pm

AGENDA

Time Item Lead

10:30am–10:40am Welcome, introduction, agenda John Burgess

10:40am–10:50am Overview Airlie Worrall - VFF

10:50am–11:00am CERES case study Peter Auty

11:00am–11:45am Government programs for organics Rowena Cann – RDV

Organic certification Owen Gwilliam -

Organic Advice

11:45am–12:45pm Lunch All

12:45pm–1:15pm Water issues Alecksy Bogusiak

-RDV/ DIIRD

1:15pm – 2:00pm Soil Quality, testing and decontamination Gerhard Gesser -

Agri Solutions

2:00pm – 2:15pm Afternoon tea All

2:15pm – 2:30pm Developing a supply chain for organics. Wayne Street - Street,
Ryan and Associates

2:30pm – 2:45pm Case Study, Organic meat Mandy and Ian

McClaren - Ballanee
Angus

2:45pm – 3:00pm Closing John Burgess