Executive Officer—Andrew Cameron | 28 Garfield Street, Launceston PO Box 3014, Launceston, Tasmania 7250 Phone: 03 6343 2244 | Fax: 03 6343 2822 | Mobile: 0407 200 909 | Email: [email protected] | www.poppygrowers.com The Official Journal Issue: June 2017 Poppy Industry Forums “Transioning to the Future” Poppy Growers Tasmania (PGT) in collaboraon with SunPharma (Sun) and Tasmanian Alkaloids (TasAlk) will be conducng poppy industry forms at the following venues: Place: Scosdale Football Club, Recreaon Ground, George Street, Scosdale Date: Thursday 3rd August 2017 Time: 1:00 pm start—aſternoon tea will be served Place: Rocky Cape Tavern Bass Highway, Rocky Cape Date: Tuesday 8th August 2017 Time: 1:00 pm start—aſternoon tea will be served Place: Beachway Motel 1 Heathcote Street, Ulverstone Date: Tuesday 8th August 2017 Time: 6:00 pm start—supper will be served Place: Tasmanian Axeman’s Hall of Fame 1 Bell’s Parade, Latrobe Date: Wednesday 9th August 2017 Time: 1:00 pm start—aſternoon tea will be served Place: Riverlands Centre 159 Wellington Street, Longford Date: Wednesday 9th August 2017 Time: 6:00 pm start—supper will be served Place: Castle Hotel, 14 Patrick Street, Bothwell Date: Thursday 10th August 2017 Time: 1:00 pm start—aſternoon tea will be served Place: Tunbridge Community Club Main Street, Tunbridge Date: Thursday 10th August 2017 Time: 1:00 pm start—aſternoon tea will be served Current growers and intending growers are urged to aend one of these important forums. The forums have been designed to address: Current market environment; Future market opportunies; Producvity—The Essenal Element; Paddock/Farm Hygiene Systemac Mildew—Crop Rotaon Harvest—Assay versus yield Post Harvest Management It is important for growers and other industry parcipants to have a clear understanding of the above, parcularly as the industry Transions into the Future”. No longer will the success of the industry be measured by the number of hectares grown each season, the measure from here on will be, Average Kilograms per Hectare. Those aending will hear from: Poppy Industry Sciensts in relaon to ongoing Research and Development; Company Field Officers; Tasmanian Instute of Agriculture; TIA re: Systemac Mildew Leading growers who will advise on how they go about preparing for and managing their poppy crop; At the forum you will be encouraged to ask quesons to smulate discussion. Remember there is no such thing as a “silly queson”. If you are a lile nervous about asking a queson at a public gathering then please feel free to write your queson down and place it in the box provided at each forum, no name or idenficaon required. We expect each forum will go for approximately 2.5—3 hours. We look forward to your parcipaon at one of these important forums. Philip Loane President