Any members interested in attending the Cane Grower Information Session, please contact the KCGO office for RSVP.

There will be two growers talking at this session about systems they have installed on their farms/savings etc.

KCGO Office – 47 831312 for RSVP

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE RABOBANK SUGAR SYMPOSIUM – FOOD ENERGY FUTURE 2018

There is still time to register your attendance for this event with RSVP now extended to 8^th November. Updated invitation now includes guest speakers together with link to bio on the speakers and their topics along with the agenda for the event . All KCGO members are welcome to attend.

WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT REGIONAL FORUM

Dept of Agriculture and Fisheries will be hosting a regional forum to be held in Townsville at Rydges Southbank on 12^th and 13^th November to share information and options for treatment systems for water quality improvement and how these systems can be utilised to achieve sediment, nutrient and pesticide reductions.

Any members interested in attending, please refer attached agenda for further information.

Members wishing to attend need to RSVP to Carla Wegscheidl (details below) by Tuesday 30 October as well as advise of any dietary requirements (gluten free etc.).

Carla Wegscheidl

Project Leader (Wetlands Extension)

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries

9-15 Langton Street, Garbutt QLD 4814

Office 3330 4511

Mobile 0429212752

Email [email protected]

Les Elphinstone

Manager KCGO

AGENDA

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This email is just a reminder that the SRA Annual General Meeting will be held at SRA, 50 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Qld on Thursday 25 October commencing at 2.00pm (Brisbane time) i.e. in two days.

All relevant information can be found in the link below

https://sugarresearch.com.au/sra-information/investor-information/

At this link you will find the

• AGM Notice of Meeting Booklet
• Proxy Form Group G 2018
• Proxy Form Group M 2018

BPS & Farmacist – Shed Meeting Timetable

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NZ Farmacist Tour – March 2019 – Expressions of Interest

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AYR DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS WORKSHOP

Are you a farmer wanting to understand what’s really happening on your farm? Why is collecting data important? What can you do with data?

Then come along to our free workshop for some simple tips and tools to manage data for better management decisions!

Practical Decisions – By discussing how to efficiently collect data and through demonstrating data collection instruments, we’ll help you understand how to incorporate data insights into your decision making process!

Improved Efficiency – Hear real-world case studies from producers outside your commodity. Learn about how they’ve realised potential and increased efficiency by using data to make decisions on their property. Case studies will include: Fertiliser Application, Asset Monitoring, Individual Animal Management and Farm Business Record Management.

Farm Ready Skills – This workshop will demonstrate how an increasingly Digital Environment affects reliable data collection, efficient use of resources and analysis of objectives to achieve conclusions supported by evidence and much more!

Facilitated by CQ University’s Research Fellow in Agri-Tech Education & Innovation Amy Cosby.

How to Attend

Date: 15th November 2018 Location: Ayr Anzac Memorial Club Time: 9.30am – 1.30pm

Register with Eventbrite or contact Diana Saunders on 07 3837 4726 or [email protected] by Friday 2nd November 2018.

ANY MEMBERS INTERESTED IN ATTENDING CAN SIMPLY PHONE OR EMAIL DIANA SAUNDERS