Breakfast & Panel Discussion: Progress on Ag’s 2030 Roadmap

Farmers know that the good times (and prices) don’t always last. Across many commodities, they’re now coming off the back of record high prices.

But can you engineer a good time, and how is the Australian agriculture industry doing that? It has a plan to increase the value of production at the farmgate to $100 billion by 2030.

Are we on track? Is enough being done to meet the target? Will it all come down to good prices and good luck? How big a deal is this to farmers?

Award-winning ag journalist Sue Neales will moderate a panel of guests representing the National Farmers Federation, corporate farmers and on-the-ground voices to answer all these questions and more.

Our panellists

Sue Neales – Sue is a freelance rural reporter, last with The Australian. She is an ag scientist, journo and lifelong outback wanderer. She loves stories about farming, agriculture and bush life.

David Jochinke – David Jochinke is a third-generation grain and livestock farmer from in north west Victoria. He was elected as Vice President of the National Farmers’ Federation in November 2017 after serving as a Director for a number of years.

Liam Lenaghan – Liam is the Managing Director of goFARM. He and the goFARM team have delivered investment-grade opportunities and ongoing management on more than 70,000ha of land across NSW, VIC, SA, and TAS. He has agricultural capabilities, agricultural market insight, commercial & transactional experience, and financial expertise.

Jenni Turner – With more than 25 years’ experience in the wool industry under her belt, Jenni Turner is Fox and Lillie’s Corowa & Districts Area Manager. She is currently involved in the development of a major new regional wool testing facility. Jenni brings highly practical business skills and ag industry knowledge, along with a deep understanding of farmers’ motivations and sentiment.