Prelim Program for Undercover Farming Conference - Cape Town 8 – 9 October 2014 Topics, times and speakers can still be changed Please note that our DUTCH speakers will be confirmed a month prior to the event. Wednesday, 8 October 07:30 – 08:30 Registration 08:30 – 08:45 Welcome by MC, Paddy de Vries Opening Session: Suzanne Oosthuizen - Undercover Farming PTY LTD 09:00 – 09:30 Mogale Sebopetsa – Western Cape Government – Agriculture “Land Reform Evaluation of the Western Cape” 09:30 – 10:00 Wikus van Niekerk - (Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies Stellenbosch University) – “Alternative Energy” 10:00 – 10:30 Christi Venter – GlobalG.A.P. / LocalG.A.P “Legal use of plant protection products in greenhouses and minor crops” 10:30 – 11:00 James Dick - Consultant “Out of the Bag open-field hydroponics (Soil Pathogens)” 11:00 – 11:30 TEA 11:30 – 12:00 Gerrit Burger – Haifa “Plant nutrition and water use efficiency (WUE)” 12:00 – 12:30 Johan Greeff – Blue Ocean Agri “Energy management in plant production” 12:30 – 13:00 Q & A SESSION WITH SESSION SPEAKERS 13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH 14:00 – 14:30 Jako Pieterse – ECOSOIL “Methods to transform dead soil to a healthy state” 14:30 – 15:00 The Plastic vs Shade Debate – ‘Where is what better’ Statements by Role-players – Q & A Session with delegates 15:00 – 15:30 Paddy de Vries “Effect of vapour pressure deficit on crop production” 15:30 – 16:00 DUTCH Speaker TBC “TOPIC TO BE CONFIRMED” 16:30 – 17:00 Q & A SESSION WITH SESSION SPEAKERS 18:00 – 23:00 Dutch Event Thursday, 9 October 08:15 Welcome by MC, Paddy de Vries 08:30 – 09:00 Estelle Kempen - Faculty of Agrisciences, University of Stellenbosch “Substrates and re-use of run-off water” 09:00 – 09:30 Adele McLeod – Plant-pathology, University of Stellenbosch “Pathogens spreading in re-use of run-off water” 10:00 – 10:30 Martin von Holdt – Greener Solutions “New Growing System: Technology for safe recycling of hydroponic nutrient solution” 10:30 – 11:00 TEA 11:00 – 11:30 Mark Hill – Netafim “Crop Management Technologies” 11:30 – 12:00 Martin Helmich - Hoogendoorn “Automation of Irrigation in greenhouses” 12:00 – 12:30 Speaker TBC “Irrigation management in soilless substrate” 12:30 – 13:00 Q & A SESSION WITH SESSION SPEAKERS 13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH 14:00 – 14:30 Craig Fulton – ASNAP 'Water and oxygen management in soilless substrate' 14:30 – 15:00 DUTCH Speaker TBC “TOPIC TO BE CONFIRMED” 15:00 – 15:30 Motivational Speaker 15:30 – 16:00 Tea & Networking 16:00 – 17:00 ROUNDTABLE – Water & Energy (Booking Essential) – Info will be emailed