The Truffle Growers Forum is a new initiative for the Truffle Kerfuffle. It brings together
regional and international producers and speakers to enable growers to follow advances in production systems, develop new contacts within the industry and engage directly with
researchers.

This event is limited to growers at this stage, the event will be opened to the public soon. Please go to the Truffle Kerfuffle website for bookings. You will need to use the promo code (below) to be able to book.
LINK: http://www.trufflekerfuffle.com.au/whats-on/truffle-growers-forum/ 
PROMO CODE: truffle17

8am
Welcome – Anne Mitchell
Introduction – Wally Edwards – Chair, Truffle Producers, Western Australia

8.15
Soil Science for Truffle Orchards
Christine Fischer – Truffle researcher at the Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia,
Non-wood forests products, Catalonia Spain

8.35
rrigation Research and Practice in Spain
Daniel Oliach -Head of Research Group for the Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia,
Non-wood forest products, Catalonia Spain

8.55
Understanding Tree Health and Truffle Production
Celeste Linde – Plant Pathologist, truffle researcher, Australian National University,
Canberra

9.15
International Research Snippets with Implications for the Grower
Anne Mitchell – Manjimup Underground, Manjimup

9.30
Morning tea

10.00
Truffles in the Eastern USA
Olivia Taylor – President, North American Truffle Growers Association
Pat Martin -Virginia Truffles LLC
Anderson Cromer – Truffle grower, North Carolina USA

10.25
Integrated Pest Management in Truffle Orchards
Stewart Learmonth – Entomologist, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western
Australia

10.50
Developing Sustainable Markets for Australian Black Truffles
Gavin Booth – Managing Director, Australian Truffle Traders, Manjimup

11.15
Q and A with all speakers

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Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia Seminar:
Truffle Pests, an international perspective.

The DAFWA seminar will focus on pests of truffles and with emphasis on the emergence of a new truffle pest to Australia the native truffle beetle Thalycrodes mixtum.
A beetle which appears to cause similar damage has been present in Europe for a number of years. Our Spanish guests will talk about the experience of that pest in Spain.

3pm
Welcome – Anne Mitchell
Introduction of international guests

3.20
Introduction to Australian truffle beetle
Stewart Learmonth – Entomologist, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western
Australia

3.40
The Spanish experience with the European truffle beetle
Christine Fischer – Truffle researcher at the Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia,
Non-wood forests products, Catalonia Spain

4.10
Extension issues associated with insect pests in Spain
Daniel Oliach -Head of Research Group for the Forest Sciences Centre of Catalonia,
Non-wood forest products, Catalonia Spain

4.45
Q and A with all speakers
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Please RSVP to Anne Mitchell: anne.mitchell@agric.wa.gov.au by Wednesday 21 June.