FEBRUARY 2018 SYMPOSIUM/FARM WALK.
DATES: Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th February 2018
VENUE: FOR REGISTRATION ON SATURDAY
Springbank Football/Netball Club Inc
Ormond Road, Wallace.
PROGRAM:
SATURDAY 10th FEBRUARY:
12:30 pm Registration and light lunch &
1:00 pm Welcome Michael Lang, President
1:05 pm Nut Leadership program
Presentation by Peter Follett, Human Capital International.
1:30 pm Presentation – “Australian Organic Certification"
Mr Peter Hastie – Australian Certified Organics ACO, QLD.
2:00 pm Travel to Wellwood Wallace Walnut Orchard
Welcome Philip, Patty, Nicole & Rebecca Farnell
Program of activities to include: -
§ Organic Walnuts, Hazelnuts, Chestnuts and other farming practices
§ Orchard walks
§ HACCP programs and Food Safety at Wellwood
§ Cracking and oil making machinery at Wellwood
3:00 pm Afternoon Tea
3:30 pm Program continues
§ Walnut milled shell manufacture
§ Portable Lucas saw milling operations and cutting of Black walnut timber
§ Walnut and Hazelnut harvest machinery
§ Drone Phantom 4 Pro use in scaring off Cockatoos
§ Drone flying demonstration and machine sales by Airview Drone Technology
5:30 pm Close
SATURDAY DINNER:
6:30 pm Pre-Dinner drinks – Wallace Hotel Front Bar
7:00 pm Dinner – Wallace Hotel Front rooms
9:30 pm Close
SUNDAY 11th FEBRUARY
9:00 am Assemble at Wellwood Wallace Walnut Orchard
Informal AWIA growers meeting
10:00 am Morning tea
10:30 am Depart for visits to surrounding businesses
§ Australian Reindeer antler production and harvesting (next door to Wellwood)
§ Gordon Truffle farm - Gordon. (About 10 km drive from Wellwood).
§ Spring Creek Organic Vegetables - About 15 km drive from Wellwood
12:30 pm Close and Delegates depart for home.