Friday February 20, 2026
Kyneton Racecourse
Are you coming to GROW?
Join us for a big, relaxed day of learning and connection at GROW Farming Festival on Friday February 20 at Kyneton Racecourse. We’re bringing farmers, consumers and other change makers together to drive positive change in agriculture, food & fibre production and land stewardship.
We hope all is okay at your place. It’s been a big few weeks of fire and floods on the heels of a long dry spell. We know things are tough. We’re approaching GROW 2026 with even greater resolve. Learning new ways to farm, improve profitability and care for the landscape, livestock, ourselves and each other feels more urgent than ever before.
We’re really proud of what we’ve created: a huge program of more than 40 talks, discussions, workshops and demonstrations across four learning hubs – animals, soil, plants, people – and the adjoining GROW paddock. PLUS beautiful food & drinks available to purchase all day, music, a charity auction and more!
Grab your friends and your work team and make a big day of it.
Pay-what-you-can tickets available now from $25, plus dinner tickets from $20 until sold out.
About GROW 2026
🌱 Diverse program: 40+ sessions across five activity hubs guided by international and local practitioners, scientists, authors, educators and innovators
🌾 Hands-on experiences: Get into the paddock for workshops and demonstrations about seeding, grazing, fencing, weed control, soil science and much more
🍽 Good food: A carefully curated selection of local food and drinks to purchase across the day, plus you can pre-order dinner when you buy your GROW ticket
🌳 Beautiful venue: Kyneton Racecourse includes air-conditioned indoor spaces, shady outdoor areas, green lawns, marquees, market umbrellas and access to adjacent farmland
📚 Lots to see and do: Visit the GROW bookroom, soil lab and exhibitor displays
🚗 Convenience: Kyneton Racecourse is an hour from Melbourne, Bendigo & Ballarat and ample parking is available on site. Lots of local accommodation to make a weekend of it!
🚰 Sustainable, responsible: GROW is a low-waste event. Crockery and cutlery is reusable or compostable, our dishwashing service is solar powered and there is a drinking-water station for rehydration
👩🌾🧑🌾 Community run: This is a not-for-profit event by farmers for farmers and for anyone interested in caring for the environment
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Learn how to test, build and care for healthy soil. Sessions to suit everyone, from beginners to old hands ready to try something new
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Stay safe, improve profitability, manage wildlife and pick up hundreds of tips and tricks on fencing, grazing, water and more
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Trees, crops, pasture, fodder and weeds! Learn about reducing inputs and growing more of the plants you actually want
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Succession planning, new markets, carbon credits, profitability, working with nature, author talks and more
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Practical know-how on fencing, grazing, weed mulching, tree planting, stock watering and seeding. And we’re digging a soil pit!
Hot weather & fire risk at GROW
Extreme heat and fires across Victoria have everyone on edge this summer.
In the event of a day of Total Fire Ban we can still hold GROW but will seek and observe CFA advice in the lead up. Kyneton Racecourse is cool, green, shady and a relatively low-risk place to be on a bad day.
(Our first festival in February 2025 was a day of Total Fire Ban. We went ahead on the advice of the CFA.)
If a Catastrophic Fire Day is forecast for festival day, we will not go ahead. Your ticket purchase will be refunded.
If you buy tickets and the festival can go ahead but you can’t attend because of personal circumstances, you can self-serve a full refund on the ticket site, no questions asked.
Stay cool and safe everyone.
Read all about GROW in this article from the Midland Express 27/01/2025
Plan your day at GROW
☕️🍳9.30am: GROW Opens! Check in, meet up with friends for a coffee and a bite to eat and plan your day
📝🪴🔬 10.30am: Begin your custom program of learning & connection across five hubs: People, Plants, Animals, Soil and the GROW paddock
🥗🍦 Take time out whenever you choose for a meal, an ice cream or a drink under a shady tree. There will be lots of lovely local food and drink to purchase
🎤🪕🍻 5.30pm-9pm: Enjoy music, dinner, a drink and a chat with old and new friends to close the day
Choose your own GROW adventure …
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Choose your own GROW adventure … *
All day, for everyone at GROW
get practical tips & tricks
seek advice & share knowledge
network & connect
move between themed four learning hubs> people, plants, soil & animals
GROW Paddock workshops & demonstrations
🌱 = introductory level
Sessions that don’t assume you’re already a subject expert
Covering the basics of the topic
Accessible for everyone, whether you’re new to farming or just new to coming at the subject from this angle
🌱🌱 = advanced level
A deep dive straight down into the nitty gritty so there’s time for detail without first going over the basic concepts
Some prior knowledge of the topic assumed, but don’t stay away if you’re unsure – no such thing as a silly question!
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