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Impact of Changing Landscapes on Primary Production
23/10/2019 at 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
$135
The topic has been chosen because of the present tension around land use, and the need to bridge the chasm that at times exists between the demands of our primary industries, and other land and resource use demands.
| 9.00am | Welcome Prof. Jon Hickford, |
President NZIAHS | |
| 9.10am | Keynote Address Dr David Houlbrooke, |
Science Theme Leader, Future Landscapes, National Science Challenge – Our Land & Water | Designing future landscapes that are resilient, healthy and prosperous |
| 9.35am | John Sunckell, | Councillor, Environment Canterbury | Balancing tensions in rural land use change for the public good |
| 10.00am | Graham Smith, | Mayor of Mackenzie District | The Mackenzie District – farming and tourism – can you have your cake and eat it too? |
| 10.25am | Morning Tea | ||
| 10.45am | Karen Simpson, | Farmer, Balmoral Station, Tekapo | A farmer’s perspective on high country farming, tourism, and land use change |
| 11.10am | Dr Ann Brower, | Senior Lecturer, University of Canterbury | Privatisation of public land and maintaining access |
| 11.35am | Assoc Prof Mick Abbott, | Faculty of Environment, Society & Design, Lincoln University | How big an impact is tourism having on New Zealand landscape management? |
| 12noon | Dr David Teulon, | Director, Better Border Biosecurity (B3) | Tourism – biosecurity risks and challenges for the land-based industries |
| 12.25pm | Lunch | ||
| 1.00pm | Allen Lim, | Director, Jade Garden Produce, | Opportunities and constraints for intensification of Canterbury farming: a horticulturist’s viewpoint |
| 1.25pm | Prof. Derrick Moot, | Agricultural Sciences, Lincoln University, | Grazing land in New Zealand – a modified landscape that needs management |
| 1.50pm | Prof. Pablo Gregorini, | Livestock Production, Agriculture & Life Sciences, Lincoln University, | Creating a ‘foodscape’ with our productive land |
| 2.15pm | Dr Tim Curran, | Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Lincoln University | Managing fire risk in rural land |
| 2.40pm | Chris Allen, | Spokesperson for Water and Environment, Federated Farmers | Advocating for farmers as tensions arise around land use |
| 3.05pm | Guy Salmon, | Executive Director, The Ecologic Foundation | Can we balance competing interests to get a better future for everyone? |
| 3.30pm | Close | ||