Onions & Carrots

Thank you to all this year's amazing speakers who helped to make the @OCConf2024 such a success! #OCC2024 #freshproduce #horticulture #britishcarrots #britishonions @BritishOnions @CarrotGrowers @BritishGrowers

Massive thanks to all our sponsors -@elsomsseeds @moultonbulb @AlliumSeeds Bejo, Hazera, Nunhems BASF, Stourgarden, GIC Packaging Machinery, Germains Seed Technology, NerG #OCC2024 #freshproduce #ukhorticulture #horticulture #britishonions #britishcarrots

Onto the last session of the day focusing on Assurance Schemes & their integration into farmers’ business models. The panel is chaired by Stephen Shields - Huntapac joined by David Webster - LEAF, Simon Thorpe - Red Tractor, Ed Pissaro - Rix Farms & Ian Holmes - Strawson Ltd 🧅🥕

David Webster of LEAF updating OCC24 delegates on the options for sustainable farming practices 🧅🥕🧅🥕 #britishonions #britishcarrots #freshveg #horticulture @LEAF_Farming @BritishOnions @CarrotGrowers @BritishGrowers

We’re now getting an update on data and trends of the Onion and Carrot industry in Europe from Farina Lurz and Lena Pollul from AMI, Germany 🇩🇪 #DataTrends #Onions #Carrots @BritishOnions @CarrotGrowers @BritishGrowers

Our international speaker Shay Myers explaining the Owyhee production system over in the US 🇺🇸 OCC24 #britishonions #britishcarrots #britishgrowers #horticulture #freshveg @OwyheeProduce @BritishOnions @CarrotGrowers @BritishGrowers

Stephen Shields, Technical and Sustainability Director, from Huntapac welcomed everyone back after lunch and will be chairing the afternoon session 🥕🧅 @HuntapacProduce

Last up in the BCGA R&D session is Paul Goddard from BASF talking about incorporating integrated crop management for the protection of crops 🥕 #CropManagement

Jens Kristian Kjeddahi from Denmark 🇩🇰 joined the British Onions Technical Session and highlighted production methods and issues across the water. OCC24 🧅🧅🧅 #britishonions #freshveg #horticulture @BritishOnions @BritishGrowers

The BCGA R&D session now welcomes Simon Jackson from Syngenta to talk to the audience about Bio Products being a key component in the future of crop agronomy 🥕 #CropAgronomy #BritishCarrots @SyngentaUK @CarrotGrowers

Our very own Andy Richardson, Allium & Brassica Agronomy, updating British Onions delegates on flood, pestilence and plague in ‘24. OCC24 🧅🧅🧅 #britishonions #freshveg #horticulture @BritishOnions @Farmacy_Plc

Dr Mercedes Torres Torres, B-hive Innovations, updating delegates in the British Onions Technical Session at OCC24 on the FUSED project - integrated fusarium early diagnostic and management 🧅🧅🧅 #britishonions #freshveg #horticulture @DefraGovUK @innovateuk

Our first guest speaker in the BCGA breakout session is Pernille Kynde, who has joined us from HortiAdvice in Denmark to provide an overview of Organic Vegetable Production in Denmark 🇩🇰 #OrganicCarrots @CarrotGrowers

Ian Holmes, R&D Chairman for British Carrot Growers Association welcomes delegates to the R&D breakout session and provided an overview of the work the BCGA has done recently. #BritishCarrots @CarrotGrowers

OCC24 British Onions Technical Session opened by our sponsor Jordan Long, Germains Seed. OCC24 🧅🧅🧅 @GermainsUKBeet @BritishOnions @CarrotGrowers @BritishGrowers

Ged Futter of the Retail Mind questioning as to whether UK grocery retailers are making things easier for growers? 🧅🥕🧅🥕 #britishproduce #horticulture #freshveg @irsolutionsltd @BritishOnions @CarrotGrowers @BritishGrowers

After the morning networking break, we are now hearing from Duncan Williams from @Forum4theFuture asking if there is a strategy for change on Regenerative Agriculture? @BritishOnions @CarrotGrowers @BritishGrowers

Next up we have David Pye from @HuntapacProduce providing an overview of Huntapac and their innovation around autonomous technology and the potential for root crop protection 🥕🥕🥕 #BritishCarrots #Innovation #AutonomousTechnology

We’re now joined by Simon Conway and Kim Parker from Horticulture Crop Protection, who are giving an overview of how HCP works and the success they had in their first year! 🧅🥕 #HCP #CropProtection #FreshProduce @CarrotGrowers @BritishOnions @BritishGrowers

It’s a full house at this year’s Onion & Carrot Conference! @BritishOnions @CarrotGrowers @BritishGrowers