BLWK “Jack Human” Bewaringslandbouweek /CAWC “Jack Human” Conservation Agriculture Week
Tue Aug 7, 07:45 - Wed Aug 8, 17:00
Houwhoek Inn
ABOUT
KONFERENSIEDAG - 7 AUGUSTUS 2018 CONFERENCE DAY - 7 AUGUST 2018Houw Hoek Inn, Grabouw
08h50 – Registrasie (Koffie en tee) / Registration (Coffee & Tea)
08h55 – 09h05 – Verwelkoming / Welcome
09h05 – 09h15 - Skriflesing en Gebed / Scripture and Prayer
09h20 – 10h05 – Hoekom beheerde spoorverkeer? – Trevor Syme (Boer van Wes-Australië) / Why controlled traffic farming? – Trevor Syme(Farmer from Western Australia)
10h10 – 10h35 – Plaaslike ervaring van beheerde spoorverkeer – Hume Schönfeld(Caledon) / Local experience with controlled traffic – Hume Schonfeld (Caledon)
10h35 – 11h05 – Verversings / Refreshments
11h10 – 11h45 – Boer in lae reënval– Clint Della Bosca (Boer en Voorsitter van WANTFA) / Farming in low rainfall - Clint Della Bosca (Farmer and President of WANTFA)
11h50 – 12h20 – Dekgewasse en Beweiding – Izak Dreyer (Boer van Vrede) / Covercrops and grazing – Izak Dreyer (Farmer from Vrede)
12h25 – 12h50 – My vordering in die graanbedryf (Nuwe Era Boer) – Andries van der Poll / Finding my way in grain production (New Era Farmer) – Andries van der Poll
12h50 – 13h30 – Middagete / Lunch
13h35 – 14h15 – Grondgesondheid in weidings – Craig Galloway (Volhoubare Landbou Navorser) / Soil health in pastures – Craig Galloway (Sustainable Agriculture Researcher)
14h20 – 15h10 – Koolstofvoetspoor van koringproduksie in die Wes-Kaap - Dr Hendrik Smith – GraanSA en Lorren de Kock – Blue North / Carbon footprint of wheat production in the Western Cape - Dr Hendrik Smith – GrainSA & Lorren de Kock – Blue North
15h10 – 15h15 – Afsluiting / Closure
15h15 – 17h00 – Geselligheid / Social
PRAKTIESE DAG - 8 AUGUSTUS 2017 / PRACTICAL DAY - 8 AUGUST 2017
Tygerhoek Navorsingplaas / Tygerhoek Research farm Riviersonderend
09h00 – 10h00 – Registrasie / Registration
10h00 – 13h00 – Praktiese besoeke / Practical Visits
13h00 – 14h00 – Ligte middagete / Light Lunch
14h00 – In gesprek met Trevor Syme en Clint Della Bosca ons oorsese besoekers / Conversation with Trevor Syme and Clint Della Bosca, our Australian visitors
PROEWE OM TE BESIGTIG / TRIAL VISITS
• Dekgewasse en opvolggewasse / Cover and follow-on crops
• Skyfplanter en Vooropkomsonkruidddoders / Disc seeder and pre-emergent herbicides
• Lusern insaaiproef / Boosting Lucerne pasture with other crops
• Mikrobiese funksionele groepe / Microbial functional groups
• Skyfplanter saaidigthede en kunsmis met plant / Disc seeder sowing density and fertilizer at plant
• Biologiese benadering tot gewasbeskerming en grondopbou / Biological approach to crop protection and soil improvement
DIRECTIONS
BLWK “Jack Human” Bewaringslandbouweek /CAWC “Jack Human” Conservation Agriculture Week
Houwhoek Inn
N2, Houw Hoek, Grabouw, 7160, South Africa
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