You are warmly invited to register to attend The UWA Institute of Agriculture’s 18^th annual Industry Forum on 17 July at the University Club of WA. We are looking forward to getting stuck in to our critical and oft-controversial topic: Can agriculture reach Net Zero?

About the event

Our annual Industry Forum is a free event open to all interested members of the public, including agriculture and academic communities, and university staff and students. It will feature a lively discussion between agriculture industry leaders and analysts, innovative researchers and working farmers. Following the formal program, all attendees are invited to join us for a fully-catered networking sundowner.

This event is proudly supported by CSBP and Farmers Ltd Jubilee of Agriculture Science Fellowship.

Presenters 

We are proud to announce that the 2024 Industry Forum will be opened by the Hon. Reece Whitby MLA – Minister for Energy, Environment, and Climate Action.

• Welcome to Country: Heidi Mippy – Indigenous Liaison Manager, Curtin University
• Keynote speaker: Dr Michael Crawford – Chief Executive Officer of CRC for High Performance Soils
• Professor Ross Kingwell – AEGIC & DPIRD Chief economist and Professor of agricultural economics, UWA
• Tony Seabrook – President of Pastoralists and Graziers Association

Panellists 

This year, we are placing greater emphasis on the panel discussion element of our Industry Forum program. The panel and audience Q&A will be facilitated by Planfarm agronomy consultant Rob Grima.

• Debbie Dowden – Challa Station pastoralist and Master of Environmental Science (Research)
• Peter Metcalfe – AgWA Consulting Services Director
• Rebecca Kelly – 2023 CBH Nuffield scholar and Mingenew farmer

Richard Brake – Farm Business Advisor at Richard Brake Consulting Pty Ltd