Date: Thursday, 10 August 2023

Time: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Location: Paranaple Convention Centre - Mersey Room, 137 Rooke Street, Devonport, TAS, 7310

Registration: By Wednesday 2nd August (For catering purposes); Contact Tim Walker: tim@walkerag.com.au or Mobile: 0439 333 811 

Details: Join PotatoLink at the Walker Ag Day Industry Forum where several speakers will discuss a range of key topics affecting vegetable and potato growers, including regional issues and solutions, on-farm innovations and best practice. We encourage you to come along and support this local not-for-profit event. 

8:15 am - Registrations start

9:00 am - WELCOME  from Tim Walker, POTATOLINK

9:15 am - Ash Rodman, UPL 

• UPL Overview 

• Clethodim - maximising field performance 

• Shenzi insecticide 

9:40 am – Alistair Beyer, BAYER 

• Use of Tramat herbicide in ryegrass pastures update 

• Use of Mateno Complete in cereals update 

10:05 am - Marek Matuszek, AG LOGIC 

• Ag Logic Weather Station Network – creating on farm relevant climate data 

10:30 am - MORNING TEA 

11:00 am - Dean Smith & Kylie Calderwood, SIPCAM 

• Use of Ecopar – great, versatile tool for controlling Broadleaf weeds in pasture 

• Use of Sledge – great partner with Glyphosate for knockdown weed control 

11:25 am - David Hughes, AGNOVA 

• Slug and snail control 

11:50 am - GUEST SPEAKER: David Marks, Managing Director LEVITY CROP SCIENCE

1:00 pm - LUNCH 

1:50 pm - Tim Walker, POTATOLINK 

• PotatoLink project overview 

• Tim Walker – project regional representative 

• Upcoming project activities 

2:15 pm - Brenden Green, NUFARM 

• New insecticide Teppan for vegetables 

• Amicus Blue label across to Amishield and Amishield applications 

2:40 pm - Carlos Ramirez, SEMINIS 

• Introduction of Eliza Seymour 

• Varietals of onions 3211 Shearwater, 3212 & 3205 

3:00 pm - CLOSE, followed by AFTERNOON TEA