CRCNPB staff members David Eagling (Research Leader) and Andrew Crichton (Communications Officer) attended the Australian Grains Industry Conference in Melbourne from 25-27 July 2011, staffing an exhibition booth to further develop awareness about the CRCNPB and support the grains industry.

An enjoyable aspect of the conference for David and Andrew was catching up with colleagues from CRCNPB participant organisations, as well as making new contacts in the grains industry - some of whom raised interesting biosecurity questions relating to the industry.

The mixture of presentations, exhibition sessions and social functions provided ample opportunity to learn more about the grains industry while also building on professional networks.

Presentations from the conference are available on the Australian Grains Industry Conference [1] website.