Sponsored by Bord Bia and the Irish Soft Fruit Growers Association
Date: Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Venue: The Dolmen Hotel, Carlow
Industry Trade Show: 2pm – 6pm
Seminar: 6.45pm – 9.15pm
Programme
6.00pm Registration and Light Refreshments
6.45pm Official Opening of Seminar by Minister of State, Mr. Shane McEntee, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chairman: Mr. Gary McCarthy, Vice Chairman, I.S.F.G.A
7.00pm The latest results from our strawberry ‘tray plant’ research
Mr. Gebremedhin Beyene & Dr. Eamonn Kehoe, Teagasc, Kinsealy Research Centre, Dublin
7.20pm Precise irrigation for berry crops
Mr. Peter Robinson, Ripple Aquaplast Ltd (Netafim), Lancashire, United Kingdom
7.40pm Recent trends in soft fruit sales
Mr. Michael Slawski, Bord Bia Horticulture Division
8.00pm The use of new and novel bio-control agents for berry pests
Mr. Michael Gaffney, Teagasc Kinsealy Research Centre, Dublin
8.20pm Increasing productivity through creating champion employees
Mr. Chris Rose, Chris Rose Associates, Kent, United Kingdom
9.00pm Address by Mr. James Kearns, I.S.F.G.A Chairman
9.10pm Close of Seminar by Mr. Jim O’Mahony, Head of Horticulture, Teagasc
9.20pm Tea/Coffee
