Last week was all about soft fruit at Delphy during the ISFC. Wednesday and Friday, interested parties could visit companies, and Thursday, June 8, 2023, the second Delphy ISFC Field Day was organized.
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Wednesday, the Field Visit took place, with a number of Delphy ISFC Innovation Partners opening their companies to visitors.
The ISFC Field Day on Thursday was attended by nearly 400 visitors coming from 25 countries. "The conditions were summery with clear weather and 25 degrees. Fortunately, there was plenty of refreshment with, among other things, strawberry smoothies, and strawberries with whipped cream provided by Jan & Birgitte of the Aardbeien Drive-in Uden, and ice creams provided by Haifa North-West Europe," says organizer Bart Jongeneelen. "Delphy ISFC Field Day took place at our leading research site for soft fruit (strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, and blueberry); Delphy ISFC.
The international event consisted of three different seminars: Soft Fruit Propagation, Innovative Blueberry, and Everbearer Cultivation. The seminars were filled with twelve speakers. There was also a networking fair where more than 40 leading companies were present.
"Finally, there was a lot of soft fruit on display," Bart continued. "In the greenhouse departments, tours were given by Delphy ISFC researchers. Here several strawberry trials were on display. In the outdoor growing systems, various strawberry trials (June bearer & through-bearers), raspberries (long canes & primocanes), and blueberries were on display."
On Friday, visitors could join the Field Trip: visiting several soft fruit growers and propagators in an organized tour. Among others, Verpaalen Soft Fruit and Van den Avoird Trayplant were visited.
The organizers of the Delphy ISFC Field Day look back on a successful event. "Organizing these knowledge- and network-oriented events would be impossible without support from the sector. For this, we thank our Delphy ISFC Innovation Partners, exhibitors, and especially our sponsors Mechatronix, Planasa, Metazet Formflex, Agrolux & Gremon Systems," they say.