RPEXPO21 - Riverine Plains

Riverine Plains Innovation Expo

Fostering innovation, creating connections and sharing knowledge

The Riverine Plains Innovation EXPO aims to foster innovation, create connections, share knowledge, and showcase businesses and individuals operating ahead of the curve.

The event offers an opportunity for farmers, innovators, researchers, NFP’s, government organisations, and future thinkers to learn, network, and challenge the way we think about our local farming systems.

The Innovation Expo comprises four main events held in succession from 9-11 February 2022:

Riverine Plains – Upton Engineering Welcome Drinks
Riverine Plains Innovation Field Day
Riverine Plains – New Edge Microbials Black Tie Gala Dinner
Riverine Plains – Seed Force Innovation Conference

Tickets are available for each of these events individually as well as all-inclusive event tickets.

Discounts available for all Riverine Plains Members and Members of our Fellow Farming Systems

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Locations

Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort
Corowa Showground

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Riverine Plains Innovation EXPO Agenda:

DAY 1 - 9 February 2022: 5:00pm-7:00pm
Riverine Plains Upton Engineering Welcome Drinks
Welcome Drinks at the Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort providing a casual networking opportunity with drinks and canapes to be served.
DAY 2 - 10 February 2022: 8:30am-12:30pm
Riverine Plains Innovation Field Day
The Innovation Field Day aims to introduce farmers to new and innovative solutions for, or enhance, the management of specific farming systems issues in the region. To be held at the Corowa Showgrounds, the Field Day will be an informal event, where participants can interact directly with exhibitors.

DAY 2 - 10 February 2022: 8:30am-12:30pm
DAY 2 - 10 February 2022: 1:30pm-5:00pm
Riverine Plains Innovation Study Tours
Buses depart taking participants to two interesting destinations
10 February 2022: 6:00pm-11:00pm
Riverine Plains New Edge Microbials Black Tie Gala Dinner and Auction
6:00pm – 7:00pm: Pre-dinner drinks and canapes at the Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort.

7:00pm – 11:00pm : Black Tie Gala Dinner – a two-course sit-down dinner, a charity auction, and entertainment. The charity auction will support the John Hanrahan Scholarship Fund, a charity (ACNC Registered DGR) run by Riverine Plains to support university students in their agricultural focused studies. Presentations will be made to the John Hanrahan Scholarship recipient and the Uncle Toby’s Scholarship recipient. The evening is all about having fun, getting together, and raising some money to support the future of agriculture in our region.

10 February 2022: 6:00pm-11:00pm
DAY 3 - 11 February 2022: 8am-4pm
Riverine Plains Seed Force Innovation Conference
The Seed Force – Riverine Plains Innovation Conference will be held at the Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort and will include trade stalls, two hours of networking, and presentations by a range of forward-thinking speakers. For farmers, this is a day to listen to and take inspiration from speakers that will challenge the status quo, share ideas, insights, reflections on innovation and markets.

8.00am: Registrations open and trade stalls and coffee

Session 1: Leveraging Value of self, farm assets, and natural resources

Mary O’Brien, Are you bogged Mate? – “Buckets and balls – Helping rural men talk through their sh*t”, Bought to you by Seed Force

Alexandra Gartmann, CEO Rural Bank –”Through the looking glass, a different perspective on farm assets”

Richard Heath, CEO Australian Farm Institute – “Sorting the reality from the hype – sustainability markets and agriculture”

Session 2: Optimising profits through on-farm tech

Phil Tickle, Cibo Labs – “Embedding Paddock AgTech in Supply Chains; Paddock – to Consumer – to the Nation in a Couple of Clicks”

Fiona Lake, Rural Drone Academy – “Slaying drone myths – real uses, DIY vs using service providers, other practical tech to consider plus predictions”

Jon Medway, Charles Sturt University – “Looking past the gloss. Making AgTech Pay”

Session 3: Understanding externalities to better manage your on-farm enterprise

Speaker TBA

Panel Session – John Wood (GRDC), Lucy Broad (MLA), Tony Mahar (NFF), and Tim Reeves (UoM) – “Focus on industry strategies and how innovation, research, and ag-tech will play a part in helping individuals and the industry more broadly capitalise on opportunities”

Closing remarks