Bowen Gumlu Growers Association, NT Farmers, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Department of Agriculture, and AUSVEG will be holding workshops in Ayr and Bowen next week. The workshops will focus on key pests and diseases and how to protect your property. If you are involved in the horticulture industry, please come along.

Ayr

Date: Tuesday 24 September 2019

Time: 4pm – 6pm

Location: Ayr Research Facility 343 Old Clare Road, Ayr QLD

Topics and speakers will include:

• Cherie Gambley – Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries: Project update – Area wide management of vegetable diseases: viruses and bacteria
• Elio Jovicich – Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries: Protected cropping in the tropics: are there any advantages?
• Greg Owens – NT Farmers: Biosecurity engagement with Non-English speaking growers
• James Walker – Plant Health Australia: Protecting your property from pests and diseases
• Callum Fletcher – AUSVEG: Farm biosecurity and tomato potato psyllid update
• Maddy Quirk – AUSVEG: Exotic leafminers (vegetable leafminer, serpentine leafminer, American serpentine leafminer)

Bowen

Date: Thursday 26 September 2019

Time: 4pm – 6pm

Location: Bowen Research Facility 45 Warwick Road, Bowen QLD

Topics and speakers will include:

• Cherie Gambley – Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and Chris Monsour – ProspectAg: Field walk of zucchini trial evaluating tolerance to mosaic disease
• James Walker – Plant Health Australia: Protecting your property from pests and diseases
• Callum Fletcher – AUSVEG: Farm biosecurity and tomato potato psyllid update
• Maddy Quirk – AUSVEG: Exotic leafminers (vegetable leafminer, serpentine leafminer, American serpentine leafminer)

To RSVP, please contact Cherry Emerick from Bowen Gumlu Growers Association at idm@bowengumlugrowers.com.au or 0427 701 225.