Events
AFIA hosts a number of events throughout the year to provide members with the opportunity to engage directly with other growers and supply chain participants, including our sponsors.
HAY MEETUP WA
Saturday 5 April 2025 | 4:00pm-6:00pm
Lake Kimberley Bar & Grill on WhiteGum Farm, York
To kickstart 2025, we are holding our first regional event in York, Western Australia.
We’d love to see a mix of growers, contractors, and exporters meet up for a fun and informative afternoon at the Lake Kimberley Bar & Grill on WhiteGum Farm. Feel free to stick around afterwards for dinner (at your own expense) to continue chatting.
Drinks and nibbles will be included throughout the event.
KEY PRESENTERS
- Dr Sarah Collins, DPIRD
- Dr Zoe Chatfield, DPIRD
- Richard Devlin, Living Farm
- Dr Allan Rattey, Intergrain
- Ley Webster, 2 Workin Oz
Please register to attend by choosing from the following
ACCOMMODATION
WhiteGum Farm is 23km out of York, so if you will be needing accommodation onsite, please visit their website to book either a cabin, camping or caravan site.
https://www.whitegumfarm.com.au/accommodation
If you have transport, there are other accommodation options available in York.
Please note, breakfast will not be available in the restaurant on Sunday morning as it will not be open.
NATIONAL FODDER CONFERENCE 2025
Tuesday 22 – Thursday 24 July 2025
Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, Gold Coast
Please click on the link below to access all the details regarding the conference, including the purchase of conference passes, booking your accommodation, sponsorship options and more.
FUTUREAG 2025
Wednesday 6 – Friday 8 August 2025
Melbourne Showgrounds, Victoria
FutureAg Powered by AGRITECHNICA, Australia’s premier agricultural technology event, has been scheduled for 6–8 August 2025 at Melbourne Showgrounds.
FutureAg unites the agricultural sector to showcase the latest innovations in machinery, precision agriculture, and sustainable practices tailored to enhance the productivity and resilience of the Australian Grain and Crop Sector.
AFIA has signed up as an Industry partner and will be exhibiting at the event, we look forward to seeing you there.
Tickets are currently available on the FutureAg website, just click on the button below to find out more. For a limited time, you can register for a free expo pass, however should you miss out, all AFIA members are entitled to 10% of the ticket price. Please email [email protected] requesting the discount code prior to purchasing your ticket.
Fodder Festival
WHAT IS THE FODDER FESTIVAL?
The AFIA Fodder Festival is a biennial event at which all the latest hay and silage equipment is demonstrated or on display at the one venue. Unlike a traditional field day, at the Fodder Festival all machinery operators put machines to the test in the paddock, in a crop specially grown for the event. The machinery demonstrations are followed by demonstrations from other fodder supply chain equipment providers and participants including the latest in silage wrap technologies and new ag chem products.
AFIA held the first event in 2018. In 2021 and 2023, major companies put their machines to the test for the crowds. You can see them in action here in 2021: New Holland, Kuhn and Krone!
We look forward to delivering all the action from the industry’s major players all in one place at the next Fodder Festival in 2025.
2023 FODDERGANZA!
COMBINED 2023 NATIONAL FODDER CONFERENCE + FODDER FESTIVAL = FODDERGANZA! In 2023 we merged our two premier events into one three-day extravaganza, combining our biennial Fodder Festival with our annual National Fodder Conference. Tuesday 15...
National Fodder Conference 2022
2022 NATIONAL FODDER CONFERENCE Monday 25 to Wednesday 27 July, 2022 After a long two years of restrictions, lockdowns and mandates, we are very excited to be planning a long-awaited fodder family catch-up in sunny Queensland. DESTINATION Empire...
Annual General Meetings
2024 AGM
Members of the Australian Fodder Industry Association (ACN 131 678 727) are advised that an Annual General Meeting of members will be held as part of the 25 National Fodder Conference in July 2024 as follows:
Time: TBC
Date: Thursday, 25 July 2024
Place: Pacific Bay Resort, Cnr Pacific Hwy & Bay Dr, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
2023 AGM
The Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA) 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held in association with the 2023 National Fodder Conference on Thursday, 17 August 2023, at the All Seasons Resort Hotel, 171-183 McIvor Highway in Strathdale, Bendigo.
2022 AGM
The Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA) 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held in association with the 2022 National Fodder Conference on Tuesday 26 July 2022, at the Empire Theatre, 56 Neil Street, Toowoomba, Queensland.
2021 AGM
The Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA) 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on the evening of Thursday 30 September 2021.
WATCH: https://youtu.be/EXXyuxVfk9M
Fodder Forums
Online Fodder Forums
During September 2021 AFIA hosted a series of five online Fodder Forums.
If you missed an event you can watch them by following the links below.
Fodder Forum 1 – Not negotiable: safety!
Proudly sponsored by AFIA’s Gold Sponsor – Krone.
Fodder Forum 2 – 3D Futures – opportunities for ag
Proudly supported by AFIA’s Preferred Partner – Entegra.
Fodder Forum 3. R&D Outcomes
Proudly supported by AFIA’s Gold Sponsor – Kuhn.
WATCH: https://youtu.be/OPkPGlg7Xnc
Fodder Forum 4: Automation
Proudly supported by AFIA’s Fodder Care Founding Partner New Holland.
Fodder Forum 5. Forecasting Fodder’s Future + AGM
A panel discussion covering quality, economy, land, end-users and testing.
Culminating in AFIA’s 2021 AGM.
WATCH: https://youtu.be/OJOsHhUCfsA
AFIA’S Annual Photo Competition
The top 12 entries will feature in the next edition of the Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA) calendar.
Prize details for 2024 will be announced when the competition is launched in July at the 25th National Fodder Conference.
BACKGROUND
Each year the Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA) produces a calendar comprised of shortlisted photographs from its annual photo competition. These photos are taken by members of Australia’s fodder family. The AFIA calendar is a great way to celebrate our hard-working members and their dedication and support of the Australian fodder industry.
In 2024, our theme is inspired by the Fodder R, D & E Stocktake Report:
RULES OF ENTRY
Entries will open in July and close in early October. Entries are open to all AFIA members. If you are not currently a member, please join AFIA by clicking here.
All photos:
- must depict safe farming practices.
- should be landscape/horizontal in orientation.
- should be high resolution (best for calendar printing) and as a guide need to be a minimum 2.5MB and a maximum of 10MB in JPG or PNG format.
- should include a title.
- should address the theme
Permitted alterations include cropping, rotation, and brightness adjustments but content must not be added, removed, or distorted beyond the truth.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
A maximum of three photo entries per AFIA member is allowed.
The photographs should be emailed to [email protected].
JUDGING AND WINNERS
The promoter of this competition is the Australian Fodder Industry Association (the “Promoter”), ABN 12 131 678 727, PO Box 527 Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia.
All valid entries will be judged on composition, artistic merit, illustration of the theme, composition, overall impact, and their relevance to the Promoter’s aims and mission – to promote and grow the Australian fodder industry.
Each entrant, by entering the competition:
• agrees to the use of their photograph(s) in future communications including print, broadcast, social media and promotional purposes, including by not limited to the AFIA calendar, “Focus on Fodder” (AFIA’s magazine), and the AFIA website, without compensation, and
• agrees that the Promoter will own all intellectual property rights, including copyright in any resulting material.
Entrants under the age of 18 years of age must have the consent of a parent or guardian to enter.
The name of the prize winners will be announced in early November. Please allow at least 28 days from the date of notification for the delivery of the prizes.
ENTRY FORM
All entrants must complete the ENTRY FORM and submit it with their photograph(s) via email to: [email protected]
National Hay Safe Day
National Hay Day is celebrated each year on 25 October. The event aims to raise awareness of the unique dangers working and living around hay bales and silage presents, and to encourage reflection on safe practices.
Large square hay bales can weigh more than 650 kilograms, so it’s vital to be informed about safely moving, transporting and storing them to prevent falling, rolling and crushing incidences on farms.
AFIA has released Fodder Safety Briefs on telehandler safety, traffic management plans and worker training, as well as safety signage as part of recent hay safe initiatives.
National Hay Safe Day is an initiative which arose from a tragic on-farm accident more than a decade ago. After losing her father, AFIA member and former director Suzanne Woods, a Western Australian hay grower, started the National Hay Safe Day awareness campaign.
Mark the date in your calendar and start thinking about how you/your business can celebrate the day and ensure safety is always top of mind.