Grounded Australia Conference: Our Wrap Up

Earlier this month  Melanie and Madeleine from our Customer Success team headed to the inaugural GROUNDED Australia conference. Or was it a festival? With a milkshake bar, a sauna, live music and plenty of bunting, the lines were blurred.

Madeleine didn’t have to travel far. Held at Fat Pig Farm in Tasmania’s Huon Valley, it was a 5 minute drive from home for her. Melanie flew in from Victoria, and the sunshine also arrived from somewhere, right on time.

Inspired by Groundswell, a conference held in the UK, about 350+ people descended upon the working farm. The intimate nature of the event made it really easy to make connections with others. It was great to see some familiar Mobblers (regenerative farmer and Mobbler Susie Bate was there), and speak to people who are looking for a practical, flexible management solution for their property.

Mobble was in great company in the innovation tent alongside BOM, SkyApply, Halter, TIA and ActiveVista, and we loved having a front row seat to their demonstrations. Outside the tent there was a packed schedule of talks from  8am to 5pm on both days. These education sessions, including some more practical ‘walkshops’, were equal parts fascinating, honest and inspirational. The programming and curation is a testament to the advisory team.

Some of the most interesting and relevant sessions our team managed to see were:

• Succession planning and alternative succession pathways - Tanya Massey and Jim Phillipson
• Enterprise stacking and diversity for economic security on farms - Jacob Wolki (VIC) and James Rebanks (UK)
• Land Doctoring using intensive cattle grazing in the Kimberley region - Chris Henggeler (Northern WA)
• The ongoing and changing role of women on farms - Helen Rebanks (UK)

It was a huge success and planning is already underway for Grounded 2025…rumours are that it might travel to Victoria before heading to Western Australia the following year.

For more information visit: https://groundedaustralia.com.au/