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Applications open: AgriFutures Emerging Industries Advisory Panel
Poultry Industry Calendar of Events
2018
NOV 5 - 7 – Poultry Tech Summit, Atlanta, US www.wattglobalmedia. com/poultrytechsummit
NOV 11 - 13 – Australian Veterinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Conference, Sunshine Coast, QLD www.avams2018.w.yrd.currinda.com
2019
FEB 12 - 14 – International Poultry Expo, Atlanta, US www.ippexpo.com
FEB 18 - 20 – Australian Poultry Science Symposium, Sydney NSW http://sydney.edu.au/vetscience/apss
JUN 10 - 13 – European Symposium on Poultry Nutrition, AmberExpo in Gdansk, Poland www.espn2019.com
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DO you have what it takes to help identify and grow Australian agriculture’s emerging industries?
mal and plant industries play an important part in the Australian agri- cultural landscape, they contribute to the national economy, and they will be key to meeting global food demands.”
Applications for the Ag- riFutures Emerging In- dustries Advisory Panel are now open.
minded team who will support the emergence of new agricultural in- dustries, such as sheep milk and Manuka honey, as well as help shortlist research applications that will drive the future prosperity of these new industries.
be important to identify commercial opportuni- ties that have a chance to succeed.
tries Advisory Panel will play a vital role in help- ing achieve key organisa- tional goals.
AgriFutures Australia program manager Re- search & Innovation Duncan Farquhar said this is an exciting op- portunity to make a real impact on the future of agriculture.
Entrepreneurs, econo- mists and those with a re- search and development background are encour- aged to apply.
Equally important will be individuals with gov- ernment and policy skills to keep the Advisory Panel focused on industry development.
“We’ve set an ambi- tious goal of identifying and supporting the emer- gence of agricultural in- dustries that can reach or exceed a $10m per annum threshold in the next five years,” Mr Har- vey said.
AgriFutures Australia is seeking applications from suitably qualified individuals to be mem- bers of the AgriFutures Emerging Industries Ad- visory Panel.
Entrepreneurial, ven- ture capitalist or invest- ment banking talent on the Advisory Panel will
AgriFutures Australia managing director John Harvey said the AgriFu- tures Emerging Indus-
“We have already iden- tified a number of niche industries with real po- tential,” Mr Farquhar said.
The Advisory Panel will be a creative, open-
“These emerging ani-
“Now it’s time to get a leading team together to identify how we are going to encourage peo- ple developing these in- dustries to ensure their future sustainability and profitability.”
Ideas Exchange conference successful and well attended
* from P1
The brains trust ses-
everyone to see the re- sponses as they were populated.
est funding round were also announced.
year’s conference a suc- cess.
sion was designed to get maximum audi- ence participation and required all to answer questions through an anonymous online plat- form.
It was a great way to get people interacting and talking leading into dinner.
The last part of this session included a panel session led by me that explored what it is like to run a trial on a com- mercial farm.
We look forward to next year’s conference that will be held in Syd- ney, with details to be announced early in 2019.
Questions were sub- mitted by attendees and ranged from who would win the footy grand fi- nal to questions focused on industry issues and needs.
Day two saw a great snapshot of the research PHA is funding.
This session high- lighted the benefits of running research trials on a commercial scale and it was great to hear different perspectives on the procedure and out- comes.
We have noted the feedback received and are hoping to engage more farmers and focus on key production issues facing the industry.
Answers were dis- played on the screen in real time, allowing
We heard about pest control, welfare, free range rearing systems, insects for waste man- agement and nutrition, feed efficiency and spotty liver epidemiol- ogy.
PHA would like to thank all who were in- volved in making this
If you have any ques- tions about our confer- ence, how to join PHA or interesting topics to cover, contact us at poul tryhub@une.edu.au
Projects in PHA’s lat-
Advisory Panel mem- bers are entitled to sitting fees and travel expenses for meetings.
The Advisory Panel will meet, on average, three times per year either in person or via teleconfer- ence.
Visit agrifutures.com. au/emerging-industries- advisory-panel for more information about the application process and selection criteria.
Applications close 5pm (AEST) Wednesday, Oc- tober 31, 2018.
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