Avocado Production R&D Summit – REGISTER NOW!

Excellent line-up of speakers to appear at the Summit

Australian commercial avocado growers are invited to attend the biennial Avocado Production R&D Summit happening from 8.30am to 5.00pm on 10 September 2025 at the Brisbane Airport Conference Centre. The theme will be: Profitable Production.

The line-up of speakers is being finalised now but those who attend can expect presentations to cover the following topics:

🌳   Tree physiology and yield consistency
🤖   Future trends in monitoring and harnessing AI
🦾   Automation opportunities
🌿   Advances in Irrigation, nutrition, pollination
🐛   Pest and disease management 

The presenters confirmed so far include: Mary Burton (RD&E Coordinator, Avocados Australia), John Tyas (Chief Executive Officer, Avocados Australia), Gemma Burger (Avocado Industry Service & Delivery Manager, Hort Innovation), Eric Carney (Grower & Owner, Carney Farms & CQ/SC Director, Avocados Australia), Anne Larard (Project Manager & Partnerships Director, Avocados Australia), Dr John Wilkie (Consultant, Wilkie Horticulture), Dr Harley Smith (Team Leader & Senior Scientist, CSIRO), Dr Amnon Haberman (Principal Horticulturalist, QDPI), Dr Everard Edwards (Project leader, CSIRO), Dr Gerhard Rossouw (Research Scientist, QDPI), Dr Cherie Gambley (Researcher, Agreco Australia), Dr Ian Newton (Entomologist, QDPI), Dr David Cook (Researcher, WA DPIRD), Dr Geoff Dickinson (Senior Principal Horticulturist, QDPI), Liam Southam-Rogers (Environmental Scientist, Applied Horticultural Research), Isabella Ellmers (Graduate Consultant, Applied Horticultural Research), and Tom McCue (R&D Manager, Hort Innovation). The Agenda and Presenters Guide are coming soon.

Register Now! | REGISTER HERE
There are limited places so register early!

Post-Event networking:
Drinks and canapes will be served as part of a complimentary networking event that will take place after the summit, in the same venue, from 5.00pm to 6.00pm.

Contact:
For more information contact Mary Burton, Avocados Australia’s RD&E Coordinator, email rde@avocado.org.au or call 07 3846 6566.

This article appears as part of the 15 August 2025 issue of Guacamole, AAL’s enewsletter.

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