WHILE the information sessions at Hort Connections 2022 provided plenty of material to think about, it was the conversations within the tradeshow floor which many relished during the three-day event.
Held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre last week, the event upheld its reputation as the largest gathering for the Australian horticulture industry.
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Amidst tractors, fresh produce, robotic packing arms, virtual reality headsets and packaging technology, delegates were able to peruse developments from just about every area of the supply chain.
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Serving morning teas, lunch and afternoon teas within the tradeshow area allowed attendees to continue their wandering of the company displays while keeping fed.
Hort Connections is jointly hosted by Ausveg and the International Fresh Produce Association A-NZ.
The total crowd number was estimated to be upward of 3000 people.
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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.
