BPOA Spring Conference 2021
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Schedule
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Welcome
Welcome

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Theme 1 - Direct Plant Marketing
Our first three presentations on experiences with plant marketing last season and ideas for the future...


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Theme 2: Old Threats, New Thrips!
11:10 Not all thrips are WFT- Gerben Messelink 11:30 Optimising thrips monitoring in ornamental crops - Jude Bennison & Clare Sampson
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Theme 3- Growing your workforce!
“YPHA- Uniting, Inspiring and Empowering Young People in Horticulture” Natalie Porter & 12:40 Recruiting and retaining talent Martin Brown


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Direct marketing conversation
Conversation on Direct Marketing


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Thrips- discussion
Thrips identification and monitoring conversation

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Conversation on Growing your Workforce (followed by lunch)
Conversation on the theme of growing your workforce followed by lunch and various slide, video and polls


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Theme 4- Carbon-Problem or Opportunity?
13:40 New audit systems for measuring carbon footprint- Martin de la Harpe 14:00 Taking the first steps to Net Zero- Jon Swain, NFU Energy


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Theme 5- Top Tips for Spring crops.
14:30 Crops for Spring production- Eric Forschelen; 14:50 Effective nursery trials- Chloe Whiteside; 15:10 Developments with primrose- Wouter de Meester


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Conversation on Spring crops
Conversation on Theme 5- Tips on spring crops


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Carbon- conversation
Conversation on Theme 4 - Carbon


Speakers

James Alcaraz
Chairman BPOA
Jude Bennison
Entomologist
Robin Squance
Production Manager

Wayne Brough
AHDB Knowledge Transfer
Booths

AHDB
Inspiring farmers, growers and industry to succeed in a rapidly changing world

Moles Seeds (UK) Ltd
Quality Seed Quality Service

Home Grown
supporting growers of Home Grown flowers and plants

CambridgeHOK
Vertical Farming, Glasshouse & Energy Specialists