Swan Park (AFL Grounds) Yeppoon - Saturday 8 November, 2014 (NB. This program is subject to change) Time Topic Welcome: Jeff Krause: Executive Officer, Fitzroy River and Coastal Catchments Brendan Hamilton (QRAA): Buying your first farm? Considering buying your first farm - a neighbouring property or another 8.30am primary production enterprise? Purchase property on a staged basis, allowing your off-farm income to service the loan. Achieve your goal of becoming a full-time primary producer sooner. Sarah Becker (James Becker & Co): The Key Ingredients for Financial Stability and Sustainability for SME’s. With the ever increasing challenges faced by small to medium enterprises within our local, national and international playground, what can businesses do to ensure the long term stability and sustainability of their hard work? My Farm 9.15 - 9:55 Introduction to Permaculture: designing sustainable, edible landscapes. Scot Aldred Conservation Grazing Pest Management Horse Management Dam Health & Biodiversity John McCabe Cattle Husbandry from 1-1000 head The Basic Principles Matt Brown Effective Herbicide use for Weed Control John Reeve Property Design & Management + Animal Welfare Peter Hunt Birdlife Capricornia DAFF Scots Permaculture 10.00 - 10.40 Introduction to the Dairy Goat Kylie Hopkins & Desley Golightly Encouraging Frogs and Discouraging Toads Bethlea Bell QLD Frog Society Capricorn Goat Breeders Growing More Beef, 10:45 - 11:25 Less land Tim Franzmann, Sharon Coome and Michelle Molloy Timitch Hill Lowline Stud & Crimson Park Lowline stud 11.30 - 12.10 Regional Food means Regional Business Jason Pfingst Relish Capricorn “Going Wild” Protected Plants and Living with Wildlife Frank Mills EHP FBA “Getting the Scoop on Soil” An overview for all Landholders, not just grazing Sandrine Makiela Weed ID & Control Glenn McIntyre John Reeve Biosecurity Qld Weed Control Question Session Glenn McIntyre Hendra Virus Prevention & Management Olivia Reaburn Livingstone Shire Council Biosecurity Qld Nature Conservation Leise Childs Planning the Property Dog Control on Small Acreage General Equine Question Session John Reeve & Olivia Reaburn Livingstone Shire Council Grazing Bestprac Mick Alexander David Mitchell Livingstone Shire Council Lunch Alpacas - the Eco Friendly Livestock Alan and Sharyn Gill Sharalandan Park Encouraging Frogs and Discouraging Toads Bethlea Bell Branton & Melanie Hibbet QLD Frog Society Water Park Eco Tours/Tea Tree Plantation Jordan Slarke Water Park Farm 2.30 - 3.10 Rare Fruits on Your Block Alby Woller Capricorn Edible Plants Inc 3.15 - 3.30 Horse Management in CQ Livingstone Shire Council Fun with Dung Beetles Weed ID & Control Mick Alexander Glenn McIntyre Grazing Bestprac Livingstone Shire Council Livestock Management & Disease Prevention Derek Lanu Dog Control on Small Acreage Biosecurity Qld Livingstone Shire Council Leaholme Rise Alpacas 1.45 - 2.25 Thinkwater CQU 12.10 - 1:00 1:00 - 1.40 Matching Supply with Demand Lyndal Rolfe Biosecurity Qld. Introduction to Permaculture: designing sustainable, edible landscapes. Scot Aldred Scots Permaculture Nature Conservation Leise Childs Planning the Property Livingstone Shire Council Grazing Bestprac Mick Alexander Closing Address David Mitchell Weed Control Question Session Glenn McIntyre Livingstone Shire Council Property Design & Management + Animal Welfare Peter Hunt Thinkwater Horse Management in CQ John Reeve Biosecurity Qld Hendra Virus Prevention & Management Olivia Reaburn Biosecurity Qld