Official program

Wednesday 19th June 2024

8:30 h.
Accreditations and breakfast
Chimney Room and Gardens of the Casa Colón
9:30 h.
Opening Conference: ‘The revenge of the countryside’.
D. Manuel Pimentel, writer and editor at Almuzara libros.
Congress Palace. Casa Colón
10:30 h.
Institutional Opening Ceremony
Congress Palace. Casa Colón
12:00 h.
Inauguration of the Exhibition Space
TECHNICAL CONFERENCES
12:30 h. Room A.
Viveros California: Presentation of the new raspberry variety ‘Vica Alegría’.
Mario Loi, R&D director; Juan Carlos Gutiérrez, raspberry and blueberry breeder; Francisco Márquez, development technician.
12:30 h. Room B.
Nutricrop: River FL (Soil conditioner and moisturizer).Impact: post-transplant. 
Fernando Andrés Toresano, technical director.
13:00 h. Room A
Agrofresas: Sustainable strategy for the implementation of berries with water efficiency and resistance to abiotic factors.
Eusebio Sanz García, R&D&I manager.
13:00 h. Room B
Syngenta Biologicals: Syngenta Biologicals solutions for berry crops.
Elena Caro, field technician of the Southern Area; Leandro Reina, Bio sales manager of the Southern Area.
14:00 h.
Cocktail.
Casa Colón Gardens

Afterwards
Cocktail bar with berries from Huelva
Courtesy of Destilerías Martes Santo
16:30 h. Room A
El Pinar: The importance of hardiness and resilience in strawberry varieties. Key aspects of R&D.
Jorge Muñoz, commercial manager; Anxo Castro, production manager.
16:30 h. Room B
Corteva Biologicals: Biotechnology applied to the cultivation of berries: efficient use of water and nutrients.
Francisco J. Pagán Moreno, biologicals commercial agronomy manager Iberia.
17:00 h. Room A
Herogra Group: Latest generation biostimulation for berries.
Ana Chamorro, agronomic development manager.
17:00 h. Room B
Tecnova: Stomatic opening as a technique for irrigation optimization.
Eduardo Pardo Martínez, AIgrotech expert.
17:30 h. Room A
Famidan: How to make the most of resources? Opportunities for improving oxygenation, irrigation, drainage and their use in hydroponics systems in strawberries.
Carmelo del Toro Cazorla, general director; Miguel del Toro Peters, technical and deputy director.
17:30 h. Room B
Pelemix: Advanced Techniques for the Use of Coconut Fiber Substrates in the Cultivation of Red Fruits.
Julián Colunje Díaz, head of Agronomy and Research and Development.