GROW is back!
Friday Feb 20, 2026
Kyneton Racecourse
Our very first GROW in February 2025 was an incredible one-day conference and field day bringing almost 600 farmers, consumers and other change makers together from every state in Australia to drive positive change in agriculture, food production and land stewardship.
We’re leaning into the wonderful, all-in-this-together vibe of GROW 2025.
How so?
We’re “unconferencing” the program, with shorter, more dynamic, more targeted sessions across many more topics; more workshops and more demonstrations; more networking; more food; more music; and more fun!
We’re almost ready to publish the program, with more than 40 fabulous sessions lined up.
If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to email alerts so we can let you know the news on GROW26 as it happens.
- with gratitude, the GROW team
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 and pest control, soil science and much more
🍽Good food: A carefully curated selection of local food and drinks to purchase across the day and evening
🌳 Beautiful venue: Kyneton Racecourse includes air-conditioned indoor spaces, shady outdoor areas, marquees, access to the Campaspe River and picturesque farmland
📚Lots to see and do: Visit the GROW bookroom, soil lab and exhibitor displays
🚗 Convenience: Kyneton Racecourse is just an hour from Melbourne, Bendigo & Ballarat and ample parking is available. 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
Join any of the more than 40 sessions going on all day across the GROW learning hubs
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Soil
Learn how to test, build and care for healthy soil. Sessions to suit everyone, from beginners and beyond. Much more to come
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Animals
Stay safe, improve profitability, manage wildlife and pick up hundreds of tips and tricks on fencing, grazing, water and more
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Plants
Trees, crops, pasture, fodder and more! Learn about ecological burning, reducing synthetic inputs, multi-species planting and weed control
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People
Succession planning, accessing new markets, carbon projects, land sharing, profitability, meet-the-author talks and more
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Paddock
Practical know-how on fencing, grazing, weed mulching, drone mapping, tree planting, stock watering and seeding. And we’re digging a soil pit!
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 live music, dinner, a drink and a chat with old and new friends to close the day
Choose your own GROW adventure …
+get practical tips & tricks
+ seek advice & share knowledge
+network & connect
🌱 = 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
Some prior knowledge of the topic assumed
A deep dive straight down into the nitty gritty so there’s time for detail without first going over the basic concepts
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