Friday, December 8, 2023

Room I:

Presenter: Dr. Eng. Krzysztof Gasparski Chief Horticulture Advisor at PROCAM Polska

Pear Seminar

10:00 – 11:00

  • 10:00 – 10:20 – Fire Blight (Erwinia amylovora) , Bacterial Canker (Pseudomonas syringae), Brown spot of pear leaves (Stemphylium) – dr inż. Andrzej Soska
  • 10:20 – 10:40 – Pear sawfly – a type of insect pest that can damage pear trees – Onorio Gamberini, business development & tech support Oro Agri Włochy
  • 10:40 – 11:00 – Soil application of iron – Przemysław Kucharczyk Dyrektor Sektora Ogrodniczego ADOB

Apple Seminar

11:00 - 12:30

  • 11:10 – 11:30 – Planting structure, varietal trends, Gala sports – Marcin Piesiewicz
  • 11:30 – 11:45 – Economics in orchards. Industry or dessert? – dr inż. Dariusz Paszko, UP Lublin.
  • 11:45 – 12:00 – Using bacteria as a way to reduce fertilization costs – Artur Wyczling Specjalista ds. Agronomii w firmie BIO-GEN
  • 12:00 – 12:30 – Reasons for fruit russeting and methods to limit it – Pauline Amiel Product Development Manager  Sumitomo Chemical

Break

12:30 - 13:00

Cherry Seminar

13:00 – 14:00

  • 13:00 – 13:20 – Prospects of conventional and organic cherry cultivation – Romuald Łuczak, NaturFresh Produce
  • 13:20 – 13:40 – Mechanization of maintenance and harvesting work
  • 13:40 – 14:00 – Factors of production profitability – Tomasz Olszewski, Dyrektor Sekcji Ogrodniczej PROCAM Polska

Gean Seminar

14:00 – 15:00

  • 14:00 – 14:20 – Differences in cherry and sour cherry fertilization approaches – Przemysław Kucharczyk Dyrektor Sektora Ogrodniczego ADOB
  • 14:20 – 14:40 – Scale insect, plum fruit fly – dr Michał Chołdaj, mgr Damian Gorzka
  • 13:00 – 13:20 – Variety overview

Room II:

Presenter: Krzysztof Włodarczyk, Advisor and Manager at PROCAM Polska

Currant Seminar

10:00 – 11:00

  • 10:00 – 10:30 – Varieties and protection – dr inż. Piotr Baryła, Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy Lublin, Prezes Polskiego Stowarzyszenia Plantatorów Porzeczek.
  • 10:30 – 10:45 – How to profit from production in an unstable crop – Jarosław Tłuścik, sadownik i doradca PROCAM Polska
  • 10:45 – 11:00 – The necessity of full mechanization

Blueberry Seminar

11:00 - 12:00

  • 11:00 – 11:20 – Blueberry variety selection in the era of the end of carefree production – dr inż. Tomasz Krupa SGGW
  • 11:20 – 11:40 – Issues of plant dieback on blueberry plantations
  • 11:40 – 12:00 – Pests

Break

12:00 – 13:00

Raspberry Seminar

13:00 – 14:00

  • 13:00 – 13:20 – Variety overview – dr Agnieszka Orzeł, NIWA Brzezna, Dr Berry; dr Katarzyna Król Dyrek, NIWA Brzezna.
  • 13:20 – 13:40 – Main problems in the protection of summer and repeating raspberries – Dr. Eng. Krzysztof Gasparski Chief Horticulture Advisor at PROCAM Polska
  • 13:40 – 14:00- Harvest mechanization

Strawberry Seminar

14:00 – 15:00

  • 14:00 – 14:25 – How to choose a variety for new strawberry plantings? – Albert Zwierzyński, Blueberry Advisor
  • 14:25 – 14:45 –  Verimark – results of pest control – dr hab. Zbigniew Jarosz, UP Lublin
  • 14:45 – 15:00 – Increasing threats from pests and pathogenic disease agents – Anna Pękalska, doradca PROCAM Polska

Congress organiser

Day I - 7 December:

10:30

Opening and welcome to guests

10:45 – 12:00

Current situation on the apple and pear market and prospects for trade in the coming years

  • Mirosław Maliszewski – Prezes Związku Sadowników RP, Poseł na Sejm RP
  • Philippe Binard – European Fresh Produce Association
  • Dominik Woźniak – Przewodniczący World Apple and Pear Association
  • Paweł Puncewicz – Konsorcjum Appolonia

12:00 – 12:45

Green Deal - is the green way to change agriculture an opportunity or a threat?

  • Jarosław Kalinowski – Komisja Rolnictwa Parlamentu Europejskiego – Are farmers ready for the changes forced by the Green Deal?
  • Przedstawiciel ARiMR – What financial support can be counted on when deciding to switch to IP or BIO production?
  • Sławomir Szewczyk, sadownik – How did you come up with the idea of switching to organic apple production?
  • Jarosław Peczka, firma biotechnologiczna Bio-Gen – Microbiological preparations in response to the Green Deal

12:45 -13:45

Lunch

13:45– 14:45

Is crop insurance a chance to survive in the face of a natural disaster?

  • Michael Lösche Dyrektor Zarządzający VH Polska – what the crop insurance system is like in other EU countries
  • Jens Stechmann Przewodniczący Niemieckiego Związku Producentów Owoców, Przewodniczący Federalnej Grupy Specjalistów ds. sadownictwa (Bundesfachgruppe Obstbau) – Is it profitable to insure orchards against frost and other disasters in Germany?

14:45-15:15

Crop monitoring systems key to cost optimisation on fruit and vegetable farms

Systems for monitoring horticultural crops for phytosanitary risks and fertiliser needs. Dr Krzysztof Gasparski PROCAM Poland

15:15 – 16:15

Will machines replace human hands?

  • dr hab. Paweł Konopacki, Instytutu Ogrodnictwa – Will mechanical harvesting machines for dessert apples replace humans?
  • Marcin Lis , sadownik – The GO TRACK system – or how does an application designed to remotely navigate multiple vehicles work in practice?
  • Marek Mieńkowski, Deltima Sp. z o.o. – How will artificial intelligence revolutionise Polish fruit farming?
  • Mateusz Woźniak, Fresh Mazovia – What should a robotic harvesting orchard look like?

16:15 -17:00

Alternative energy sources - how to use them on fruit and vegetable farms

Marek Pszonka – Mazowiecka Agencja Energetyczna

17:00

Completion

Day II - 8 December:

10:30

Opening and welcome to guests

10:45 – 12:00

Labour shortages - a problem on a European scale

  • Mirosław Maliszewski – Prezes Związku Sadowników RP, Poseł na Sejm RP
  • Przedstawiciel Ministerstwa Spraw Zagranicznych
  • Przedstawiciel Minister Rodziny i Polityki Społecznej
  • Przedstawiciel Agencji Pracy Tymczasowej

12:00 – 12:30

The market structure of apple production and trade in Italy - why does it pay them?

Alessandro Dalpiaz – APOT (Włoskie Stowarzyszenie Producentów Jabłek Trento)

12:30 -13:30

Lunch

13:30– 14:30

Industrial orchards or a way to solve the financial problems of the Polish orchard industry?

  • Mirosław Maliszewski, Prezes Związku Sadowników RP – Do fruit growers see the scale of the problem in the Polish orchard industry?
  • Piotr Podoba, Prezes Dohler Sp. z o.o – Are cultivation contracts an opportunity for secure profit ?
  • Dr Krzysztof Zmarzlicki, Instytut Ogrodnictwa – What are the costs of producing apples for apple concentrate?
  • dr inż. Dorota Kruczyńska, Instytut Ogrodnictwa – Which varieties to choose for newly established juice orchards ?
  • Jakub Borowski, Zygmunt Kwiecień, Credit Agricole – Situation and trends in horticultural markets from a bank perspective and new tools for financing production

14:30 -15:00

Grubbing up orchards with a subsidy - how has this system worked in France?

Daniel Sauvetre – Francuski Związek Producentów Jabłek i Gruszek

15:00 – 16:30

Cooperation with retail chains - good and bad points

Przedstawiciel sieci handlowej
Maciej Cybulak – Fruit growers’ expectations of cooperation with retail chains
Fruit growers supplying directly to the market

16:30

Completion