Welcome to the Drought Resilience Showcase, proudly presented by the South-West WA Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub.

Join us at Bentley Technology Park on 11 December for this exclusive, free event. The Showcase will highlight innovative projects from around Australia funded by the Future Drought Fund. These initiatives are designed to enhance drought preparedness and resilience, and are specifically relevant for Western Australia's agricultural environment.

This is a unique opportunity to engage directly with key stakeholders, leading researchers, and innovative producers who are driving the future of drought resilience in Australia.

After the event, join us for a sundowner networking session, generously sponsored by CBH, to continue the conversation in a more relaxed setting.

Optional Field Tour

On 12 December, explore firsthand how WA’s agricultural innovators are building climate resilience through a guided Field Tour. For just $100 (+ booking fee), visit three cutting-edge project sites around Perth and enjoy a catered lunch. Seats are limited—don’t miss this opportunity!

Don't miss your chance to engage with innovative solutions tailored for WA's farming future. Be part of the conversation shaping the future of drought resilience in Western Australia.

Program

Drought Resilience Showcase - 11 December

9:00 am: Welcome and Introductions

9:05 am: Welcome to Country

9:15 am: Opening Address

9:30am: Containment feeding to boost business performance and resilience

Penny Schulz, South Australian Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub

10:00 am: Paddock level carbon benchmarking

Glenn Briggs, Aglytica

10:20 am: Hydro Harvester: a fresh way to extract atmospheric water for drought affected communities

Dr Priscilla Tremain, University of Newcastle

10:40 am: Morning tea

11:00 am: Up-skilling farming communities with landscape rehydration infrastructure and farm system solutions for drought resilience

Tam Connor and Lance Mudgway, Mulloon Institute

11:25 am: SMART SPRAYS: maximising the benefits of rainfall

Samantha Viljoen, Murdoch University

11:40 am: De-risking the seeding program: adoption of key management practices for the success of dry and early sown crops

Rachel May, AgExcellence Alliance; and Ravi Parmar, Facey Group

12:05 pm: Implementing improved vineyard floor management for premium grape production in a warm and dry Mediterranean climate

David Moulton, Cape Mentelle

12:20 pm: Better making and use of hay and silage: mitigating drought and season variability effects for WA livestock industry

Jeisane Accioly, Western Beef

12:35 pm: Panel session

1:00 pm: Lunch

2:00 pm: Managing Rangelands for drought resilience

Richard Marver, Contour Consulting

2:20 pm: Evaluating novel approaches for drought resilience through capitalising on an established network of long-term trials

Dr Richard Bell, CRC for High Performance Soils

2:50 pm: Virtual fencing for improved drought resilience on South Australian farms

Megan Willis, SARDI

3:20 pm: Improving sowing opportunities for increased farm resilience in a changing climate

Dr Sarah Rich, CSIRO

3:40 pm: Challenge-led innovation for growers in WA and the Peel region

Jolien Paalman, Beanstalk

3:45 pm: Afternoon tea

4:15 pm: Fast tracking WA and NT to align nutritional feed base mapping technologies

Quinton Clasen, Rangelands WA

4:35 pm: Managing water in a changing climate: an extension toolkit to facilitate adoption of best practice water management for pork and poultry producers in Western Australia

Dr Bruce Mullan, Pork Innovation WA and Royston Consulting

4:55 pm: WaterSmart Dams

Nik Callow, UWA; and Bonny Stutsel, DPIRD

5:15 pm: Close

5:30 - 7:30 pm: Sundowner, opened by event sponsor CBH

Drought Resilience Field Tour - 12 December

9:00 am: Curtin Unversity

On-farm water demand and Digital Edge: Next generation agribusiness analytics for the Eastern Wheatbelt

Professor Mark Gibberd and Dr Julia Easton, Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM)

10:15 am: Whole

Sustainable transformation of waste from the potato industry into novel feedstock

Nick Stamatiou, Whole

12:00 pm: Henley Brook Vineyard

Implementing improved vineyard floor management for premium grape production in a warm and dry Mediterranean climate

Graeme Roscic, Henley Brook Vineyard

1:00 - 2:00 pm: Lunch at a Swan Valley eatery

The event is FREE but RSVP at the link below is essential before 30 November.

Organised by the Grower Group Alliance and highlighting national projects funded by the Future Drough Fund.