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2022 Conference Program Day 2
Fruit Growers Tasmania would like to thank the following conference sponsors for their support. Through sponsoring these activities, these industry suppliers and partners provide additional support to Fruit Growers Tasmania and the fruit industry here in Tasmania to help businesses connect and share the latest research, development and technology.
Conference Sessions, Friday, 27 May
Official opening
- 9:00am MC's welcome Peter Cornish, CEO, Fruit Growers Tasmania
- 9:05am Opening address Alastair Clarkson
Session 1: Trade
- 9:20am Sponsor Address VISY
- 9:25am Brei Montgomery International trade for horticulture
- 9:45am Wayne Prowse Economic drivers & barriers to export
- 10:05am Louise Beard Regional branding for Tasmanian horticulture
- 10:25am Ben Reilly Local retailer adoption of irradiated produce
VISY Morning Tea Break
- 10:40am Morning Tea
Session 2: Crop Production - Berries
- 11:25am Sponsor Address Nutrien Ag Solutions
- 11:30am Stephen Quarrell Honeybee foraging behaviour in raspberries
- 11:50am Raylea Rowbottom Managing fly species for crop pollination
- 12:10pm Sarah McKay Optimising blueberry postharvest shelf life & quality
- 12:25pm Will Roberts Malling Fruits breeding program
Session 2: Crop Production - Tree Fruit
- 11:25am Sponsor Address Nutrien Ag Solutions
- 11:30am Cameron Stone Protected cropping systems in cherry
- 11:50am Tas Institute of Ag Cherry mechanical pollination
- 12:10pm Tas Institute of Ag Apple orchard soil health & nutrition
- 12:30pm Tom Frankcomb Discussion & taste of new apple varieties
Lunch Break
- 12:45am Lunch
Session 3: New Technology
- 2:15pm Sponsor Address UPL
- 2:20pm Nic Hansen Using digital tools for managing harvest labour
- 2:35pm Gavin Ger Digital product traceability
- 2:50pm Leopold Lucas Progress in robotic harvesting for apples & citrus
- 3:10pm Rene Kerhuis International overview of autonomous vehicles
Sumitomo Afternoon Tea Break
- 3:40pm Afternoon Tea
Session 4: Grower Discussion Forum
- 4:20pm Panel discussion
- Panelists TBC
- 5:00pm Peter Cornish MC Closing remarks
E.E. Muir & Sons Industry Gala Dinner
- 7:00pm Industry Gala Dinner
- 11:30pm Dinner Concludes
