CSIRO Armidale Connected: Celebrating Country, Community and Agriculture

CSIRO Armidale open day, 15 November 2023

The CSIRO Armidale Connected Event is an exploration of CSIRO’s key role in assisting Australia’s livestock industries meeting their challenges as sustainable and profitable operations.

This event will showcase our current research, bridging the past though to the future, and understanding of how we can meet industries needs together and build a sustainable future.

Program

Time	Location	Activity
9.00 – 9.45	Marquee	Registration
9.15 – 9.55	Lawn	Smoking Ceremony
10.00 – 10.25	Meeting place	Welcome to Country	Steve Widders (Anaiwan Elder)
10.25 – 10.35		Response and Housekeeping	Drewe Ferguson (MC)
10.35 – 10.50		Agriculture Innovation Catalyst	Mike Robertson (CSIRO Agriculture & Food)
10.50- 11.10		Morning tea
11.10 – 11.25		Connected with Community	Karen Zirkler (Southern New England Landcare)
11.25 – 11.40		Connected with Collaborators	Dougal Gordon (NSW DPI – Dept of Regional NSW)
11.40 – 11.55		Connected with Industry	Jason Strong (Meat & Livestock Australia)
11.55 – 12.10		CSIRO Livestock & Aquaculture	Mat Cook (CSIRO Agriculture & Food)
12.10 – 12.40		CSIRO Connected Panel Discussion
12.40 – 3.00	Lawn, Marquee and Meeting Place	Lunch, Viewing Displays and Networking

Read more about the research we undertake for the livestock industries at Armidale.