10 October 2022
Golf Day
White River Country Club
08:00 – 16:00
11 October 2022
Registration, view exhibitions and coffee and tea 08:00-09:30
Master of Ceremonies Mr Derek Watts
Opening and welcome Mr Pierrie Cronje 09:30-09:40
Keynote address Messrs Alex van den Heever and Renias Mhlongo 09:40-10:25
Session 1
Macadamia crop protection: winning the war with a soft touch
Progress on pest and pathogen research at FABI Dr Gerda Fourie and students 10:30-11:00
Our first look at the viruses in macadamias Dr Ronel Roberts 11:00-11:25
Combatting the Phytophthoras and other oomycetes in orchards and nurseries Prof Adele McLeod 11:25-11:50
Getting the basics right: optimizing spray deposition in macadamia orchards Dr Gideon van Zyl 11:50-12:15
The thermal tolerance of stink bugs Ms Mulalo Muluvhahothe 12:15-12:40
Panel discussion on IPM in macadamias
(Dr Gerda Fourie, Prof Adele McLeod, Dr Elsje Joubert, Dr Schalk Schoeman and innovative growers)		 12:40-13:05
Lunch and view exhibitions 13:05-14:40
Annual General Meeting (only voting members) Mr Pierrie Cronje 13:40-14:40
Session 2
Trends and dynamics in the global macadamia industry
Introduction and setting the scene Mr Myles Osborn 14:40-14:50
Panel discussion
(Ms Jillian Laing (CEO World Macadamia Organisation), Messrs Pieter van der Westhuizen, Michael Russo and Graeme Rust)		 14:50-16:00
SAMAC’s transformation initiatives Mr Kobus Pieters
Mrs Lizel Pretorius		 16:00-16:25
The power of data in your operations Mr Juan Winter 16:25-16:50
Closure Mrs Lizel Pretorius 16:50-17:00
View exhibitions 17:00-18:30
Evening function 18:30-22:00
12 October 2022
Session 3
Towards production best practice
View exhibitions and coffee and tea 08:00-09:30
Opening and welcome Mrs Lizel Pretorius 09:30-09:40
Getting South Africa’s macadamia orchards on the map Mr Craig Shephard 09:40-10:05
The buzz around macadamia cross-pollination Mr Mike Allsopp 10:05-10:30
Maximising the value of macadamia husks Dr Romeo Murovhi 10:30-10:55
Crop removal values, carbohydrate reserves and root flushes for the South African industry Dr Aleysia Kleinert 10:55-11:20
Integrator Dr Elsje Joubert 11:20-11:45
Macadamia Production 2.0: Panel discussion on orchard rejuvenation: pruning, soil health and nutrition
(Messrs Andrew Sheard, Alwyn du Preez, Stephan Schoeman and innovative growers) 		11:45-12:15
Building a sustainable macadamia industry: carbon footprints, the Green Deal and the Farm-2-Fork strategy Ms Carina Wessels 12:15-12:40
The healthiest oil on the block Ms Jayne Bullen 12:40-13:05
Closure Mrs Lizel Pretorius 13:05-13:10
Lunch and view exhibition 13:10-14:30