Framework program of the International Blueberry Conference – March 6-7, 2025
The next edition of the International Blueberry Conference 2025 is ahead of. The market demands increasingly better quality blueberries, especially in the context of developing export markets. The program includes many interesting lectures devoted to new agrotechnical solutions facilitating the production of the highest quality fruit.
Day I – March 6, Hotel Mazurkas – Ożarów Mazowiecki
Starts at 9:00, ends at 18:00
During the Conference, all participants will be provided with refreshments during breaks, as well as lunch. Everyone will receive a welcome package with the latest publication Modern blueberry cultivation 2025 (13th edition). All lectures will be simultaneously translated (Polish-English/English-Polish)
Soil pests threatening blueberry crops and possibilities of their control – Dr. Małgorzata Tartanus, Institute of Horticulture – National Research Institute Skierniewice / Poland
The most interesting discoveries of the Borówkowe Factory/ Dr. Paweł Krawiec, Horti Team /Poland
Highbush blueberry production: Integrated Biological and Conventional Protection/ Dr. hab. Katarzyna Rębarz & Michał Paulus, Syngenta Polska
Fertigation of the blueberries and when they need what, during the season/ Rob Derikx, NovaCropControl/Netherland
How can we increase blueberry yields by controlling the dry matter balance? Mariusz Padewski, Fall Creek / Poland
Agrovoltaics on Plantations: Opportunities and Challenges/ Barbara Michałowska, Corab SA /Poland
Time for quality. Precise sorting and packaging of blueberries – Unitec/Italy
Management of seasonal workers on blueberry plantations in the light of demographic challenges and taking into account non-financial motivation/ Dr. Artur Smolik, Leadership, management, strategy Expert/Poland
How to ensure fruit quality during cultivation and maintain it after harvest – Julia Pinto R., Chilean Fruit Blueberry Committee, Chile
Blueberry market in China – Huan Zhang/ Chiny
Premiumization in the blueberry sector – Marcin Wereszczuk/ FallCreek Polska
Requirements for blueberries when exporting to distant markets/ Tomasz Czerniak, Grupa Producentów Owoców „Polskie Jagody”
Debate: Possibilities of export to non-European markets/moderator – Dominika Kozarzewska
19.30 Business gala dinner
Day II – March 7, Outdoor meeting at the blueberry plantation on Jan Milewski’s farm Falbogi Wielkie, Załuski commune
The meeting will take place from 10:00 to 15:00. a.m. All participants will receive coffee, tea and a hot meal.
During the outdoor meeting, there will be demonstrations of blueberry bushes pruning, presentations of machines used on blueberry plantations. During the meeting, solutions for sorting and packaging fruit from MILBOR will be presented. The presentation of photovoltaic systems dedicated to blueberry plantations from CORAB will be a novelty.
Arrival at the plantations by on your own or by the coach from the Mazurkas Hotel (including return to the hotel).
