Australian Mushrooms Growers' 43rd Conference

 

The Australian Mushroom Growers’ Association (AMGA) invites you to participate to attend the 43rd Australian Mushroom Growers’ Conference.

The AMGA 2018 Conference will be held on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 October 2018 at the Intercontinental Sydney, with a pre-conference farm tour scheduled for Thursday 11 October followed by a welcome reception.

Held every two years, the AMGA conference is the principal meeting point for professionals involved in the mushroom growing industry in Australasia and welcomes numerous guests from overseas. The conference is made up of suppliers, growers, farm owners and well respected national and international speakers. This conference is the perfect occasion to gain pragmatic advice from our speakers, connect with other professionals through genuine networking opportunities and to further your wisdom into the industry.

 

PROGRAM OUTLINE

OCTOBER 11, 2018

9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Farm Visits

6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Welcome Dinner

 

OCTOBER 12, 2018

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Welcome and Official Opening

9:00 am - 9:45 am

The design of composting facilities in relation to Trichoderma and virus X outbreaks

9:45 am - 10:30 am

The opportunities for exotic mushrooms in Australia

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Morning Tea

11:00 am - 11:45 am

The art of supplementation

11:45 am - 12:30 pm

Growing quality mushrooms- easier said than done

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm

The Success of the European Mushroom industry

2:15 pm - 3:00 pm

Development of the Chinese Agaricus mushroom industry

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Afternoon Tea

 

OCTOBER 13, 2018

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Economic Update

9:00 am - 9:30 am

Pest and Disease Management Update

9:30 am - 10:00 am

Food safety updates

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Research findings on the range of bacterial organisms found across Australian composting operations

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Morning Tea

11:00 am - 11:45 am

Solar Power for the Mushroom Industry

11:45 am - 12:30 pm

SMS as a Casing Amendment and Other Alternatives – The Iranian Experience

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Hort Innovation : How your mushroom levy money is working to benefit the industry

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Hort Innovation : Marketing and promotion update

More information please visit www.amgaconference.mushrooms.net.au

 


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