Western Australia is the largest producer of lupins in Australia and the conference will be themed Lupins for Health and Wealth.

Topics will include new opportunities for lupins in human nutrition and wellbeing and lupins as livestock and aquaculture rations.

The conference will showcase innovation and help create links between lupin researchers from around the world.

Convenors will be Department of Agriculture and Food WA’s Mark Sweetingham and Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture at the University of Western Australia Jon Clements.

Dr Sweetingham said the conference will refresh thinking on how lupins can underpin profitable and healthy agricultural systems.

He said a variety of specialised satellite workshops will include molecular marker development and implementation in lupin breeding, disease screening, aquaculture, feed grains and lupin root nodule bacteria.

A pre-conference satellite event is a Lupin Focus Field Day at Mingenew for growers and agronomists.

Another offer is a full day field tour to the DAFWA Wongan Hills research farm to view lupin breeding and agronomy research activities.

A tour option will be to the world’s largest lupin grain handling and dehulling facilities at Kwinana and Forrestfield.

Delegates can also visit a Fremantle niche bakery, using lupin flour and the lupin seed chemistry and aquaculture facilities at Hillary’s Boat Harbour.

Dr Sweetingham said registration was open until August 31 and further information, including a registration form, is available at www.lupin.org.au