Soil, Big Data and the Future of Agriculture
Thursday 25 June 2015
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WELCOME
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| 7.30am |
Welcome |
| 7.42am |
Introduction |
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SESSION ONE: DIGITAL INNOVATION IN AGRICULTURE - A GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE The digitisation of agriculture presents both exciting opportunities and new challenges for governments. Developing and implementing public policy that enhances the competitiveness of the agribusiness sector in an increasingly data driven world is a contemporary challenge. In this session senior representatives from the US and Australian governments will discuss how these challenges will be met. |
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| 7.45am |
Introduction by the chair |
| 7.50am |
Big Data and the Future of Agriculture |
| 8.10am |
Readying Rural Australia for Digital Agriculture |
| 8.35am |
Soil big data and Australian agriculture - looking back and looking forward |
| 8.50am |
Q&A with Sonny Ramaswamy and Brian Keating |
| 9.15am |
Short Break |
| 9.30am |
Introduction of the Minister |
| 9.32am |
Innovation in Australian Agriculture |
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SESSION TWO: BIG DATA AND THE INTERNET OF AGRICULTURAL THINGS Big data, the Internet of Agricultural Things, digital agriculture – they are here, but it is not necessarily clear what it all means and how Australian farmers and graziers can take advantage of them. In this session industry leaders will provide an overview of the technology, where it is now, how it can make farming more profitable and how it will head over the next few years.
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| 9.55am |
Introduction |
| 10.00am |
Agricultural Data Integration for productivity and profitability |
| 10.15am |
Digitizing livestock management through supply chain |
| 10.25am |
Australian innovation in the Internet of Agricultural Things - Who is in the field and how farmers can get on board |
| 10.35am |
Future Farmer - how 'big data' can improve farm practice and profitability |
| 10.40am |
Panel discussion and Q&A |
| 11.00am |
How big data analysis is revolutionising livestock and dairy management |
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11.15am |
Morning tea |
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SESSION THREE: DIGITAL SOIL PRODUCTIVITY Digital mapping and big data analytics can now produce 3D pictures of soil – the most complex substance on the planet. This will unlock step changes in productivity by enabling management of soil function to intensify production and at the same time improve and maintain soil condition. In this session three of the world’s leading soil informatics experts will explain why this futuristic vision is on our doorstep, followed by a conversation about current best practice soil management with a leading Australian soil agronomist and a farmer who applies all of today’s technology. Finally we will hear from the company contracted to deliver soil carbon credits to the Emissions Reduction Fund, and how technology will make this possible.
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| 11.45am |
Introduction |
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Radical soil management for radical productivity lift |
| 12.00pm |
Drought proofing America - the US National Soil Moisture Network |
| 12.15pm |
3D digital soil maps as the engine for farm productivity |
| 12.30pm |
Panel discussion and Q&A |
| 12.50pm |
Soil use efficiency and the integration of new soil data to drive productivity |
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LUNCHTIME SESSION: KEYNOTE - FARM DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY Farm data privacy and security is of key concern to farmers who are entering into this new era. Our lunch keynote speaker, Mary Kay Thatcher from the American Farm Bureau Federation, was responsible for development of an industry agreement on farm data privacy and security principles in 2014. Peter Leonard, Partner from Gilbert + Tobin is one of Australia’s leading data security lawyers. He will join Mary Kay in conversation to draw out the lessons for Australia.
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| 1.45pm |
Introduction of Competition Winner- Timothy Smith |
| 1.55pm |
Introduction |
| 2.00pm |
Introduction of Mary Kay Thatcher |
| 2.05pm |
Farm Data Privacy and Security - the US journey and lessons for Australia |
| 2.25pm |
Mary Kay Thatcher and Peter Leonard in conversation and Q&A |
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SESSION FIVE: THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE - POLICY AND RESEARCH IMPLICATIONS The emergence of digital agriculture raises a raft of implications for policy makers and for the research community. Big data analytics promises much, but can only be delivered if the data is available and secure. In this session these issues will be discussed from the perspectives of industry, science and government.
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3.00pm |
Introduction |
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Impacts of farming big data for society, farmers, policy and research |
| 3.20pm |
Governance for Australia's national soil data resource |
| 3.30pm |
Outlook for soil and farm data integration - perspectives from the US and Australia |
| 3.40pm |
Using technology to measure soil carbon for the Carbon Farming Initative |
| 3.50pm |
Panel Discussion and Q&A |
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CONCLUDING REMARKS |
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4.10pm |
Concluding remarks The Honourable. John Anderson AO Andrea Koch |
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5.30pm |
End of conference |
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