Workshop Presentations & Other Resources

Soils & Nutrition Masterclasses (Mundubbera, Yeppoon, Theebine) – October/November 2020

Slides 1 – 4

• Features of an ideal soil
• Soil structure
• CEC

Slides 5-9

• Carbon cycle
• C/N ratio
• Humus
• Biochar
• Soil Nitrogen cycle
• Plant root and soil water relationship

Slides 10-20

• Effect of pH on soil
• Diseases

Slides 21-25

• N uptake
• N utilization efficiency
• Soil Biology

Hort360 Zoom Session – Nitrogen Pathways and Losses  – November 2019

• November 2019 Zoom Recording – Nitrogen Pathways and Losses

Hort360 Zoom Session – Natural Disaster Preparedness – October 2019

• October 2019 Zoom Recording – Natural Disaster Preparedness
• Climate Change and Natural Disaster by Climate and Resilience Coodinator Lene Knudsen (Growcom)
• Hort360 GBR by Michelle Haase and Lindsay Allen (Growcom)

Hort360 Zoom Session – Scouting, Beneficial Bugs and Pest Thresholds – September 2019

• September 2019 Zoom Recording – Scouting, Beneficial Bugs and Pest Thresholds
• Pest Scouting by Emily Pattison (Total Grower Services)
• Hort360 GBR by Michelle Haase (Growcom)

Hort360 Zoom Session – Get the Jump on Nematodes – August 2019

• Get the Jump on Nematodes by Michelle Haase (Growcom)

Ag-Tech in Weed Control Field Days in the Fitzroy Region – June 2019

• Herbicide Resistance Presentation by Simon White (CQUniversity)
• Drones Presentation at Gladstone and Biloela by Marcus Bulstrode (QDAF)
• Drones Presentation at Rockhampton and Emerald by John Coulombe (Drones Training)
• Biosecurity Measures & Practices by Geoff Swan (Biosecurity Queensland)
• Ag-Tech Field Day Useful Resources presentation by Michelle Haase (Growcom)

Hort360 Workshop in Wide Bay – May 2019

• Workshop Flyer
• Hort360 Great Barrier Reef (GBR) Project Update by Michelle Haase and Lindsay Allen (Growcom)
• Mapping and Digitization with Hort360 Presentation by Lindsay Allen (Growcom)
• Precision Ag Tools/Services Presentation by Kathleen Murray (Verterra)

Hort360 Workshop in Yeppoon – May 2019

• Workshop Flyer
• Infopest Presentation by Janine Clarke (Growcom)
• Nematodes in Pineapples Presentation by Dr Jady Li (CQUniversity)
• Hort360 Great Barrier Reef (GBR) Project Update by Michelle Haase and Lindsay Allen (Growcom)

Melon Workshop at Bundaberg Research Station – February 2019

• Fair Farms Presentation by Thomas Hertel (Growcom)
• Hort360 & Reef Trust Presentation by Michelle Haase (Growcom)
• Melon Industry Project Update by Dianne Fullelove (Melons Australia)
• Melon Food Safety Best Practice Guide by SP Singh (NSW DPI)

Hort360 Workshop in Yeppoon – February 2019

• Hort360 Great Barrier Reef (GBR) Project Update by Michelle Haase (Growcom)
• Fair Farms Presentation by Thomas Hertel (Growcom)