Events

Four Oaks is a commercial horticultural show now in its 49th year. The venue is a 23 acre nursery site in Cheshire UK, close to the Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope. The exhibition covers an area of 17,000m² under glass with additional outdoor areas.

The last decade has brought a steady growth to the nursery sector, specifically specimen plants and mature stock from across Europe. Massive displays of plant material form the heart of the show, with associated supplies and services from production to point-of-sale. Over 40% of participating companies will be from overseas.

LED lighting is revolutionising the future of horticulture and farming. Ever-evolving technologies and new innovations are enabling year-round sustainable plant growth, while improving energy efficiency. Research and advancements with LEDs are driving this forward. The complexities and knowledge required is growing daily, with different plants requiring different spectral illumination and control.  

Join OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, world leaders in LED technology for horticultural and agricultural applications, with Intelligent Horticultural Solutions (IHS), their UK Systems Integration Partner, for a free one-day seminar. We will discuss all the latest Horticultural LED technological advancements and introduce new ranges of Horticultural products for growers and researchers. 

IHS was formed to help support the development and manufacture of products in the fast-moving exciting area of horticultural LED lighting, bringing together years of experience and key horticultural LED and optic manufacturers to enable a perfect solution.

There will also be the chance for one-to-one discussions with OSRAM and IHS engineers to discuss any LED technology or product requirements that you may have, whilst networking with key players from the Industry, with hands-on demonstrations of new and existing products. There may also be an opportunity to visit horticultural areas within the venue.

Meet the over 200 exhibitors from home and abroad with the latest technology, a large range of varieties and extensive know-how covering all aspects of successful potato production.

• Experience Europe’s largest collection of live machinery demonstrations in the potato sector in 2018.
• Gather information in three Specials about the cultivation and marketing of organic potatoes, alternative herbicide reduction methods and optoelectronic sorting.
• Enter into dialogue with professional colleagues from all over the world – the last PotatoEurope attracted visitors from over 55 countries.

You are cordially invited to come and find out what the future holds in store for you!

FLOWER EXPO POLAND has already proved to be an effective platform for gaining business contacts and succeeding in Polish market. And it is worth being there – Poland’s economy is one of the fastest-growing in EU and with unprecedented demand for flowers and plants. The 4^thedition of the fairs will take place on September 5-7, 2019 in Warsaw.

LED lighting is revolutionising the future of horticulture and farming. Ever-evolving technologies and new innovations are enabling year-round sustainable plant growth, while improving energy efficiency. Research and advancements with LEDs are driving this forward. The complexities and knowledge required is growing daily, with different plants requiring different spectral illumination and control.  

Join OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, world leaders in LED technology for horticultural and agricultural applications, with Intelligent Horticultural Solutions (IHS), their UK Systems Integration Partner, for a free one-day seminar. We will discuss all the latest Horticultural LED technological advancements and introduce new ranges of Horticultural products for growers and researchers. 

IHS was formed to help support the development and manufacture of products in the fast-moving exciting area of horticultural LED lighting, bringing together years of experience and key horticultural LED and optic manufacturers to enable a perfect solution.

There will also be the chance for one-to-one discussions with OSRAM and IHS engineers to discuss any LED technology or product requirements that you may have, whilst networking with key players from the Industry, with hands-on demonstrations of new and existing products. There may also be an opportunity to visit horticultural areas within the venue.

The event completely focuses on the seed industry and exists of an exhibition and several trial fields. In addition to the fair, several symposia and lectures are organized. The event itself is generating more and more publicity resulting in visitors from all over the world.

Malvern Autumn Show is a show for all the family and throws open its gates to welcome toddlers to teenagers and big kids too.

The South West Growers Show is the South West’s ONLY trade event that is aimed at growers and plant buyers from local authorities, garden centres, retail outlets and the landscaping industry.

The conference, titled ‘Technical Times’, running from Wednesday 9th to Friday 11th October 2019, will be held in the beautiful, centrally located, Stratford upon Avon, in an area renowned for his historical horticultural roots. Hosted at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel, it is ideally located within a short walk from Stratford train station and with easy links from both the M40 and Birmingham airport, making it an ideal venue for those travelling both within the UK and from Europe.

Speakers throughout the three-day conference will cover a range of topics from the breeding of new plant varieties to technical developments, from real time remote crop monitoring to plant health.

‘The Power of Social’ is the theme for this year’s HTA Marketing Forum which takes place on 16 October 2019 at Horticulture House in Oxfordshire. This one-day event is aimed at all those delivering marketing and public relations in the garden industry and provides top tips and expert knowledge to help achieve marketing targets and growth.

Focussing on how social can help you develop your business, topics covered will include digital skills, content sourcing, using video and podcasts. Along with ‘how to’ sessions there will be a number of case studies from across the industry with exemplar businesses sharing the secrets of their success.

The Marden Fruit Show Society (MFSS) is a Registered Charity run by a voluntary committee who represent many different facets of the fruit industry. The aim of the Society is to promote the better growing, grading and marketing of fruit.

The Society organises the National Fruit Show, which acts as a meeting place for the industry. The centrepiece of the show, held each October, is the largest competitive display of commercially grown top and soft fruit staged in the UK.

The After-Show event takes the competition fruit “on the road” as part of the Society’s aims to educate the public about British Fruit. In previous years the show fruit has been displayed and sold at RHS Wisley, Ampleforth Abbey, Chatsworth House, Lakeside Shopping Centre and the Yorkshire Live event in Harrogate.

To celebrate innovation across the agri-tech cluster there is a week of events, visits, workshops and discussions from 4-8 November 2019. The programme is so varied that there will be something to interest everyone. 

Agri-Tech Week also provides an opportunity to welcome new collaborators, customers and partners to the UK’s agri-tech ecosystem and includes Agri-Tech East’s REAP conference on Wednesday 6th November 2019. 

Agri-Tech Week is a partnership initiative, founded in 2014 by Agri-Tech East, the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association and the Suffolk Agricultural Association. 

With 20,000 products and 600 exhibitors from Europe, Africa, Asia and North America, the Trade Fair Aalsmeer is the international floriculture fair with the widest and deepest product range. Growers, breeders and traders present their novelties and their unique flowers and plants. The theme this year is Connect to Global Growth.

The GroSouth Horticultural Exhibition is the premier exhibition in the South of England for the horticultural Industry.

For 2019 the GroSouth Exhibition will be held on 7th November.

The GroSouth Horticultural Exhibition has now become a firm fixture in the Horticultural diary as the major end of season trade event for the South and East of England.

Trade fairs for asparagus and strawberry production and for agricultural direct marketing.

In Karlsruhe, all of the major machinery manufacturers, plant breeders and suppliers will meet up once more to present innovative concepts and revolutionary ideas.

Find out first-hand about the latest trends and compare products and services in direct conversation with the providers.

Once every two years the whole of the Potato Industry comes together for this unique ‘seed to shopping trolley’ event. It’s an exceptional networking and business opportunity for all those involved in growing, handling, processing and retailing the crop in this £multi billion industry.

The CropTec show is for all farmers and agronomists seeking the latest information on innovative methods to increase profits from crop production. As a technical and knowledge exchange event for the arable farming industry, this two-day show provides you with the ideal chance to explore ways to improve efficiency and reduce unit costs of production.

The first ever indoor LAMMA will take place Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th January 2019 and will continue to be free-to-attend and free-to-park.

The 11 halls will be packed full of the very latest in agricultural machinery, equipment and services with more than 600 exhibitors taking part.

Take this unique opportunity to explore the latest in innovative and cutting edge technology from a wide range of companies, speak to the experts and see all the kit up close. Whilst staying warm and dry!

To visit LAMMA ’19 you will need to register before you can enter the show – so make sure you register and join us at the NEC.