Events

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

With 2020 being declared as the International Year of Plant Health it is no surprise that this is one of the key topics on the agenda at Contact Conference 2020, which takes place on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 January 2020.

The event, aimed at all those working in the nursery industry, will focus on the ‘State of the Horticulture Nation’ with the programme including updates on plant health, sustainability, best practices and technologies and the grower/retailer relationship.

A biennial event, HTA Contact Conference combines a day and a half conference programme with a networking dinner and overnight stay. The conference will be hosted at HTA’s Horticulture House in Oxfordshire, with accommodation and dinner at the nearby Milton Hill Hotel.

UK Chief Plant Health Officer, Professor Nicola Spence, will be speaking on day one of the conference providing the latest update on plant health along with news from DEFRA on the International Year of Plant Health. This will be followed by insight into the BRIGIT Project from Dr Gerald Clover. This project takes a multi-disciplinary approach to building UK capability to reduce the chance of Xylella being introduced and becoming established in the UK.

Other topics over the two days include horticultural quality standards, pesticides, Nursery Working Group case studies, and adding value to the grower/retailer relationship with further details on speakers being announced soon!

HTA President Boyd Douglas-Davies comments, “Now, more than ever before, is the time for the UK nursery industry to be sharing its immense knowledge base and discussing best practice. Contact provides an invaluable opportunity to bring together the nursery stock sector to do exactly this and to look at the key topics impacting horticultural businesses. With high profile speakers, an agenda tackling the key topics and plenty of time for networking, there really is no better way to kick off the 2020 season.”

This event is open to all businesses and costs £299 for HTA members to attend (£499 for non-members). For more information visit www.hta.org.uk/contactconference or email events@hta.org.uk .