QAAFI Seminars

Upcoming sessions
Past sessions

Caring for Country: Biosecurity, preparedness, and IPM

24 July 2026 11:30am

Dr Tracey Steinrucken from CSIRO presenting a Peer-led Learning Seminar on her experiences in project co-design, research ethics, cultural sensitivity, and reciprocity, when working to co-develop projects in biosecurity, combining Western science and Indigenous knowledge.

RNA Communication Between Organisms Inspires Innovative Eco-friendly Strategies For Disease Control

21 June 2024 12:00pm

in QAAFI Seminars

Professor Hailing Jin from the University of California Riverside will be presenting a seminar in-person.

Sorghum for 2050

8 September 2020 9:00am

in QAAFI Seminars

Prof Graeme Hammer will present an online seminar 'Designing sorghum crops for Australia’s climate in 2050'.

Peanuts and soybeans

27 August 2020 9:00am

in QAAFI Seminars

- New research in peanuts to assist in-field decision making – Neil Halpin (DAF and UQ)
- Updating soybean agronomy for 3 new varieties – Andrew James (CSIRO) and Natalie Moore (NSW DPI)
- Target spot and anthracnose in soybeans – Lisa Kelly (DAF)

Early sown sorghum

21 July 2020 9:00am

in QAAFI Seminars

- Farming systems impacts of early sown sorghum on crop water use efficiency, implications for subsequent crops, likely crop frequencies and system profit- Joe Eyre (University of QLD)
- Winter sown sorghum establishment, emergence and performance- Loretta Serafin (NSW DPI) & Joe Eyre (University of QLD)
- Discussion on pros and cons of sowing sorghum early or late to beat the heat.

Summer crops in western regions

14 July 2020 9:00am

in QAAFI Seminars

- Summer crops – their role in western farming systems and ways to increase reliability in NWNSW and SWQLD - Lindsay Bell (CSIRO) & Joe Eyre (University of QLD)
- De-risking summer crops - strategies to reduce risk and optimise system benefit- Discussion led by Paul Gardoll (MCA Goondiwindi), Phil Lockwood(Meremley Agricultural Services) & Loretta Serafin (NSW DPI)