Highlights of Tasmania Ag Study Tour

The MacKillop Farm Management Group study tours have become a tradition - building friendships, knowledge and learning from agricultural systems in different regions.

Join us for the Highlights of Tasmania Ag Study Tour - 5 to 9 September 2022, focused on finding out what's driving the growth and optimism in agriculture in Tasmania.

Itinerary summary- 5 to 9 September

• Monday 5 September late afternoon fly Mount Gambier to Launceston 
• Tuesday 6 September to Thursday 8 September visit leading Tasmanian mixed farms around Launceston, Cressy, Hagley, Evandale, Conara
• high yielding and high value irrigation and dryland cropping (seed carrots, peas and poppies)
• growers involved in the Hyper Yielding Crop initiative research centre of excellence including National and Tasmanian winners of the Hyper Yielding Crop award
• an extensive farm that includes a 850 cow dairy, prime lamb production and irrigated cropping
• Eastfield Sheep Feedlot
• a property with intensive rotational grazing of 4,000 head of commercial and stud Angus cattle
• Thursday 8 September (evening) fly Launceston to Melbourne (overnight in Melbourne)
• Friday 9 September morning flight Melbourne to Mount Gambier 

Inclusions

• Return flights Mount Gambier to Launceston
• 4 nights accommodation
• James Boag's Brewery Tour 
• Dinner 2 nights and lunch 3 days

Details

• $2070 (plus GST, per person twin share) 

For action by 18 July

If you would like to join the Tour we will require a deposit of $500 paid by Monday 18 July and then full payment by Friday 22 July. 

A minimum of 10 participants are required to proceed with the tour.