
2026 Agronomy Australia Conference
Northern Territory

Possible dates
23-26 March 2026 or 20-23 July 2026
Conference Venue
Darwin Convention Centre, Darwin
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Possible theme/s
· Natural resources (climate, soil and water): Managing resources for improving farm productivity, reducing costs of production, and increasing profitability.
· Biosecurity, Pests (insects, diseases, and weeds) and IPM: Identifying beneficial and pest species, remote monitoring and management possibilities.
· Ag Tech, innovation, and Data: Investing in smart farms by employing artificial intelligence to streamline farm operations, and improving efficiency profitability.
· GEM: Genetics, Environment and Management: Developing climate resilient varieties of crops for sustainable production; benchmarking production regions; and standardising their production technology.
· Diversification: Introducing new crops and expansion of established crops into new geographical regions.
· Value addition and markets: Creating value to improve supply chain performance, understanding market dynamics and delivering products to meet consumers’ expectations.
· Collaboration and knowledge exchange: Building human capacity and facilitating knowledge exchange across regions for growing crops for the growing world population.
**Possible Field Trips
· Douglas Daly Research Farm of the Northern Territory Government
· Katherine Research Station of the Northern Territory Government
· Frank Wise Institute of Tropical Agricultural Research, Kununurra, Western Australia
· Climate smart farming (commercial farm in the Top End)
· Cotton Gin, Katherine
· Export Hub, Darwin
** Field visits will include stopover for lunch at a popular point of visitor’s attraction.
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Congratulations NT - the 2026 EOI was approved by members at the 2022 Australian Agronomy Conference.
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To express interest in being involved with the NT conference please contact
Dr Muhammad Sohail Mazhar,
Director Plant Industries, Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade
p: 08 8999 2202 or e: MuhammadSohail.Mazhar@nt.gov.au


The 22nd Australian Agronomy Conference Planning Committee members:
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Muhammad Sohail Mazhar, Director Plant Industries, DITT
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Chelsea Moore, DITT
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Edward Mwando, DITT
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Upendra Shekhawat, DITT
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Girija Page, DITT
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Salman Quddus, DITT
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Caroline Petite, DITT
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Jason Hill, Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security of the Northern Territory Government
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Ali Bajwa, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
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Penny Wurm, Charles Darwin University
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Kamaljit Sangha, Charles Darwin University
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Surya Bhattarai, CQ University
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Chengyuan Xu, CQ University
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Stephen Yeates, CSIRO
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Simone Cameron, Northern Territory Farmers Association Inc.
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