We have taken the decision to make this year’s BPOA Spring conference online only. We feel the risk of spreading COVID is too great at this time and we need to act responsibly to ensure our members and participants are kept safe and our businesses can remain open through this latest wave of the virus.
BPOA Technical Conference: Growing a Sustainable Future”
About this event, now online only
BPOA Technical Conference – 3rd February 2022
Programme
| 9:30 – 11:15 | Morning Session Chaired by Derek Jarman |
| 9:35-9:55 | A Sustainability Journey – Susannah Ball, Ball Horticultural Company |
| 9:55-10:20 | Plastic policies and our move towards net zero—Wouter Zieck, Desch Plantpak |
| 10:20-10:45 | The energy rollercoaster of 2021—Jon Swain, NFU Energy |
| 10:45-11:05 | Refreshment Break |
| 11:05- 12:35 | Mid-Morning Session Chaired by Chris Need |
| 11:10-11:30 | Peat policy in England—Judith Stuart, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| 11:30-12:00 | New ingredients in growing media: how to take advantage of more microbial biomass and activity—Bart Vandecasteele, Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (ILVO) |
| 12:00-12:25 | Developments in Plant Health—Derek McCann, Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) |
| 12:25-12:35 | BPOA: The Future—Derek Jarman, BPOA Chairman |
| 12:35-13:15 | Refreshment Break |
| 13:15-15:00 | Afternoon Session Chaired by Robin Squance |
| 13:20-13:45 | The Robots are coming!- David May, Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology |
| 13:45-14:10 | The potential for data analytics and machine learning in horticultural crop protection programmes —Ant Surrage, Fargro |
| 14:10-14:25 | Autonomous Greenhouse—TBC |
| 14:25 -14:35 | Making the BPOA more accessible—Robin Squance, BPOA Technical Chair |
| 14:35-14:40 | Closing Remarks—Derek Jarman, BPOA Chairman |
