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Agriculture Kangaroo Island celebrated a belated 25 years of service because the Island’s peak physique for agriculture at its biennial conference on Friday, March 4.
Nearly 150 locals turned out to the Kingscote Town Hall to listen to from some modern audio system and catch some native trades on show.
Local land administration guide Lyn Dohle, from Primary Industries Rural Solutions SA, was offered with the first-ever AgKI life membership.
LIFE MEMBER: PIRSA’s Lyn Dohle delivering temporary historical past of AgKI for the twenty fifth anniversary celebrations. See all of the photographs within the gallery above. Photo: Janelle (*25*)
She delivering temporary historical past of AgKI for the twenty fifth anniversary celebrations on the conference.
After she completed her presentation, chairman Jamie Heinrich shocked Lyn and the gang by asserting that she was the inaugural life member.
Guest audio system included keynote speaker MLA’s Pheobe Johnson, who gave a world market replace on lamb, whereas inventor Dr Nick Berry spoke on his journey from a KI farm child to rising his firm Seed Terminator.
Other audio system included neXtgen Agri co-founder Mark Ferguson on the ‘future ewe’; Thrive Agri Services’ Andrew Kennedy on optimising sheep manufacturing techniques; Jigsaw Farms principal Mark Wootton on dealing with local weather change; and Achieve Ag guide Nathan Scott on livestock biosecurity and traceability.
The ultimate presentation for the day was replace on native points and the tasks underway on KI, facilitated by co-deputy chairperson Stephanie Wurst.
This included an outline of the forestry to farmland mission, as defined by Iain Elgin from AAGIM, the administration firm employed by KIland, previously Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers.
Fiona Gill from National Parks and Wildlife Service SA offered an replace on the Fire Management Plan, whereas Laura Williams and Matt Korcz from PIRSA spoke to their tasks – weeds and feral pig cull.
Will Durack from Landscape SA took the chance to speak about strengthening relationships and getting the steadiness proper between farming group and environmental teams.
A implausible morning tea was offered by the staff from the KI Cancer Support Group.
After the the formalities contained in the corridor, a twenty fifth anniversary celebration barbecue was held on the again the council constructing, cooked by the Black Dog charity bike journey staff and sponsored by Junction/phn and AAGIM.
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