# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Forthside Vegetable Research Facility Field Day
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 09 Dec, 2025 at 12:00 am – Tue, 09 Dec, 2025 at 04:30 am
- **Event Description**: Join us for a day of learning, discussion, and connection as we explore the latest research and practical insights supporting Tasmanian horticulture.

The program includes presentations on irrigation, pest and disease management, biosecurity, and sustainable farming practices - designed to inform and inspire growers and industry professionals.

After lunch join us for the field walks providing the opportunity to see the current research trials happening at the farm.

Program
10:00am  Opening of TIA Vegetable Research Facility Field Day - Professor Mike Rose, Director (TIA) 
10:15am    Growing value from irrigation for Tasmanian agriculture: economic update - Associate Professor Dan Daugaard (University of Tasmania) 
10:30am  Insects in agriculture - Dr Jon Finch, Entomologist (TIA) 
10:45am	Developing fast and reliable disease detection for pyrethrum crops - Dr Tamieka Pearce, Research Fellow (TIA) 
11:00am   Australia’s first dedicated zero-net emissions horticulture demonstration farm: presentation and field walk - Dr Tory Clark, Research Fellow Production Horticulture (TIA) 
11:30am   Morning tea and coffee (provided) and industry expo
11:50am   Potato mop top virus – update from Tas Seed - Doug Clark, TVRF Farm Manager and Manager of TasSeed 
12:05pm  New research to understand and manage potato mop-top virus - Professor Calum Wilson, Plant Pathologist (TIA) 
12:20pm	Panel discussion: let’s talk biosecurity - Calum Wilson, Doug Clark and Craig Elliot, Biosecurity Engagement Lead (TIA) 
12:40pm	Lunch (provided) and industry expo 
1:00pm	Farm walks
2:30pm   Event concludes
Date: Tuesday, 9 December

Time: 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Location: TIA Forthside Vegetable Research Facility, 124 Forthside Road, Forthside

Registrations close Monday 8 December.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ulverstone/forthside-vegetable-research-facility-field-day/200029133353554
- **Event Categories**: business, exhibitions, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 14

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Ulverstone
- **state**: TS
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Forthside Research Station, 124 Forthside Rd, Forth TAS 7310, Australia
- **lat**: -41.20259
- **long**: 146.26295
- **full address**: Forthside Research Station, 124 Forthside Rd, Forth TAS 7310, Australia, Forthside Research Station, 124 Forthside Rd, Forth TAS 7310, Australia, Ulverstone

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Forthside Vegetable Research Facility Field Day being held?
  - **A:** Forthside Vegetable Research Facility Field Day takes place on Tue, 09 Dec, 2025 at 12:00 am to Tue, 09 Dec, 2025 at 04:30 am at Forthside Research Station, 124 Forthside Rd, Forth TAS 7310, Australia, Forthside Research Station, 124 Forthside Rd, Forth TAS 7310, Australia, Ulverstone.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Forthside Vegetable Research Facility Field Day?
  - **A:** Forthside Vegetable Research Facility Field Day is organized by Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Forthside Vegetable Research Facility Field Day is ideal for professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and networking enthusiasts eager to grow their connections. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Ulverstone, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Forthside Vegetable Research Facility Field Day sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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