WITH high potential for category growth and new developments in the Australian berry category, BerryQuest International 2022 has kicked off with plenty of information and networking.
More than 500 delegates have converged on Sea World Resort on the Gold Coast to explore all elements behind growing strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and other categories.
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Some of the major topics covered on day one included labour, sustainability, global trends and profitability.
Giving credence to the "international" in the title, attendees travelled from as far as the United Kingdom and New Zealand, while some guest speakers were live-streamed in America and Chile.
The trade display was humming throughout day one with plenty of services and goods on display.
The conference, hosted by Berries Australia, continues today (Wednesday) with farm tours planned for tomorrow.
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Ashley Walmsley
For more than a decade, Ashley Walmsley has written about Australian agriculture. Having grown up on his parents smallcrops, cane and cattle property in Queensland, but clearly unable to grow anything himself, it was a natural progression for him to pursue a career writing about rural industries. He is currently the editor of Fairfax Media’s only national, fresh produce magazine, Good Fruit & Vegetables, while also covering horticulture stories for the agricultural papers and websites. When not writing about vegetables, fruits and nuts, Ashley enjoys playing and discussing video games from a simpler time, and doing impersonations of ABC radio presenters.
For more than a decade, Ashley Walmsley has written about Australian agriculture. Having grown up on his parents smallcrops, cane and cattle property in Queensland, but clearly unable to grow anything himself, it was a natural progression for him to pursue a career writing about rural industries. He is currently the editor of Fairfax Media’s only national, fresh produce magazine, Good Fruit & Vegetables, while also covering horticulture stories for the agricultural papers and websites. When not writing about vegetables, fruits and nuts, Ashley enjoys playing and discussing video games from a simpler time, and doing impersonations of ABC radio presenters.
