Agronomists tackle Global Issues with Paddock Action


14th ASA Conference
21-25 September 2008
Adelaide Convention Centre
South Australia

Agronomists to address the big challenges facing agriculture
  Media Release

Australian agronomists will address the big challenges facing agriculture - including climate change and variability, uncertainty over energy supplies and resource use efficiency, at their 14th conference in Adelaide in 2008.

Bill Bellotti, President of the Australian Society of Agronomy, said the conference theme, “Global Issues – Paddock Action”, signalled an intention focus on the role of agronomy in addressing these challenges at the paddock, farm and catchment levels.

“More than ever in these difficult and dry times, the research, extension, government and farm sectors need to work hand in hard to address the ongoing issues of water and resource scarcity,” Dr Bellotti said.

“Agronomy is about the application of science to the management of soils, crops, pastures and water resources, so we are going to reinforce the practical aspect of agronomic research in our conference program.”

"The Australian Society of Agronomy also plays an important role in facilitating communication between scientists and practitioners and we need to extend our network to include those who traditionally do not attend our conference."