Program for ILC2018 International Leucaena Conference

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1 Program for ILC2018 International Leucaena Conference Wednesday 31 October Welcome and registration at UQ Thursday 1 November Registration, coffee and posters, housekeeping 0800 OPENING CEREMONY SESSION 1 - What varieties of leucaena are available 0830 In honor of Professor JL Brewbaker. Welcome to UQ, background to aims and outcomes of ILC2018 Topic to be discussed Speaker Title of presentation Plenary: new varieties- new opportunities Scott Dalzell Leucaena variety and cultivar releases 0850 Grazier contributions and discussion 0900 Sterile leucaena Charles Sorensson (to be confirmed) Sterility in Leucaena 0915 Chris Lambrides Opportunities for hybridization and sterility in Leucaena 0930 Daniel Real Breeding sterile leucaena for Northwestern Australia 0945 Travis Idol Vegetative and micro-propagation of leucaena 1000 Discussion Wrap up summary of breeding and sterility Coffee and posters morning tea SESSION 2 - Establishment and management of leucaena Adaptaton Clinton Revell Where can Leucaena be planted in Australia 1115 Suzanne Boschma and Carol Harris Leucaena shows potential in tropical grass pastures in inland New South Wales

2 1130 Discussion 1140 Establishment & management Nahuel Pachas Establishment and management of leucaena in Latin America 1155 Stuart Buck Establishment and management of leucaena in Australia 1210 Jacob Nulik Establishment and management of leucaena in Indonesia 1225 Discussion and wrap up summary Lunch SESSION 3 - Feeding and management for animal productivty 1400 Leucaena toxicity Mic Halliday A new insights for toxicity management 1415 Chris McSweeney Synergistes jonesii and rumen function in leucaena fed livestock Feeding leucaena to other ruminants Discussion. Selected graziers to comment Fran Cowley Feeding leucaena to goats 1500 Karen Harper Energy supplementation of ruminants fed leucaena 1515 Discussion and wrap up summary Coffee and posters SESSION 4 - Alternative uses of leucaena 1600 Bio-energy and biomass uses Sayan Tudsri Biomass of leucaena for bio-energy use in Thailand 1615 Madhav Gogate Leucaena use for paper pulp in India 1630 Discussion and wrap up summary 1645 Anthelmintic value Hayley Giles Food, medicinal and anthelmintic uses of leucaena Close for day Summary and general discussion

3 Conference dinner UQ Customs House BNE Mr Don Heatley, Chairman of ACIAR Commission and Spokesperson from Teys Australia (meat processing company) as guest speakers Friday 2 November Coffee and posters 0800 SESSION 5 - Leucaena and the Environment 0800 Plenary: Environmental benefits Julian Chara Environmental services from leucaena in Latin America 0830 GHG mitigation Matt Harrison Managing animal productivity and greenhouse gas emissions 0845 Bev Henry An overview of GHG management for livestock systems 0900 Karen King methodology developments and opportunities for achieving CN Discussion and wrap up of GHG issues 0930 Weed leucaena Shane Campbell Weed leucaena and its significance, implications and control 0945 Travis Idol 1000 Summary and wrap up Coffee and posters SESSION 6 - Leucaena systems in Australia Feeding, marketing,& adoption in Australia Stuart Buck / Rolfe A short review of the historical circumstances enabling the invasion of leucaena into Hawaiian ecosystems Leucaena feeding in Australia: Adoption, economics and future direction 1115 Sean Kenny Leucaena - grass pastures and target markets for adoption 1130 Kylie Hopkins Evaluating crude protein concentration of leucaena forage and the dietary legume content for cattle grazing leucaena and C4 grasses Bronwyn Christensen The Leucaena Network and the Code of Practice 1200 Grazier contribution and general discussion on adoption

4 Lunch 1330 SESSION 7 - Leucaena systems in S America 1330 Alvaro Zapata Leucaena feeding systems in Colombia 1345 Stefan Burkart / Michael Peters Economic Analysis of Leucaena diversifolia in beef cattle production systems in Colombia 1400 Julian Rivera Esteban Feeding leucaena to dairy cows and effect on milk quality 1415 Luis Ramirez Leucaena feeding systems in Mexico 1430 Alex Radrizzani Leucaena feeding systems in Argentina 1445 Discussion and wrap up summary Coffee and posters SESSION 8 - Leucaena systems across Asia 1530 India, Thailand, Myanmar Nandini Nimbkar Leucaena feeding systems in India 1545 Ganda Nakamanee Leucaena feeding systems in Thailand 1600 Aung Aung Leucaena feeding systems in Myanmar 1615 Discussion and wrap up summary 1630 Indonesia Dahlan Feeding, marketing,& adoption in Indonesia 1645 Scott Waldron Profitability and marketing of leucaena feeding in Eastern Indonesia 1700 Discussion and wrap up summary 1715 Close - free evening

5 Saturday 3 November 0730 Coffee 0800 SESSION 9 - Producers Forum Speaker and topic 0830 Don Heatley 0845 Stuart Ogg 0900 Billy Joe Rea Case studies 0915 Questions and discussion 0930 Paul Harris 0945 Craig Antonio Lucas Martinez Questions and discussion Coffee and morning tea 1030 Tanda Panjaitan 1045 Debbie Kana Hou 1100 Questions and discussion 1115 Workshop session Producer panel and discussion future work, RD&E priorities Greg Brown 1230 Lunch Close of ILC2018 Tribute to those who played a major role in developing and promoting leucaena Summary and closing remarks