Upcoming events

Cherry industry day

When: 10.00am–3.30pm Thursday, 19 September 2019

Where: Somercotes, Mona Vale Rd, Ross

FGT will be hosting a cherry industry day on Thursday, 19 September 2019. Hosted at historic Somercotes in Ross, the event includes a guided orchard walk, demonstrations of steam-weeding and sprayer calibration, and updates on TIA's latest cherry research activities and findings. The day will also feature a Q&A discussion about on-farm biosecurity and discuss chemical options for pest control, chemical rotation for resistance management, and restrictions on agrichemical use for international markets. 

Invited speakers at the event include:

• Sammi Riggall & Julie Bingley (Somercotes)
• Dr Peter Quinn (TIA)
• Dr Nadine Macha (TIA)
• Cameron Stone (TIA)
• Charlotte Brunt (CGA)
• Tom Eastlake (CGA)

The event includes morning tea & lunch, and will aim to finish by 3:30pm. Drinks and refreshments will be available beforehand,

A provisional itinerary is below:

Site open

• 9:30 - 10:00 Arrival & Refreshments

Session 1 - TIA cherry research update

• 10:00 - 10:05 FGT Welcome
• 10:05 - 10:20 Peter Quinn: Nitrogen use efficiency in cherry orchards
• 10:20 - 10:35 Nadine Macha: Fruit quality and nutritive properties of cherries
• 10:35 - 10:50 Grower panel discussion
• 10:50 - 10:55 Cameron Stone: Protected cropping for cherry orcharding
• 10:55 - 11:20 Morning Tea

Session 2 - Orchard-walk session

• 11:20 - 11:45 Somercotes Orchard Walk
• 11:45 - 12:10 Biosecurity Q&A (Biosecurity Tas / FGT)
• 12:10 - 12:30 Sprayer calibration demonstration (TP Jones & Co.)
• 12:30 - 12:45 Steam weeding demonstration (Southern Landscapes)
• 12:45 - 1:30 Lunch

Session 3 - Cherry Agrichemicals

• 1:30 - 2:30 Charlotte Brunt / Tom Eastlake: Chemical rotation for resistance management
• 2:30 - 3:30 Charlotte Brunt / Tom Eastlake: Restrictions on agrichemical use for international markets

Event close

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