Welcome!

On Wednesday March 25. 2026, Delphy ISFC is organising an international Soft Fruit Knowledge Event at the Delphy Innovative Soft Fruit Centre research location in Horst. During the Knowledge Event, ongoing trials will be explained and various topics will be explored in greater depth. In the afternoon, there will be plenty of opportunity to network.
Registration is possible with the online form at the bottom of this page.

Program

12.45 – 13.30    Welcome with coffee
13.30 – 13.45    Opening, explanation of the workshops
During the workshop rounds small groups rotate between the themes. So every theme is covered.

13.45 – 15.15       Workshop round 1 (theme 1 t/m 4) – provisional

• Theme 1 – Lighted everbearer cultivation | Delphy ISFC
• Theme 2 – Start data-driven growing today | Frans-Peter Dechering, Corvus Drones
• Theme 3 – AI on the work floor at your horticulture company | Arna Vliegen-Verschure – Kasgroeit
• Theme 4 – will follow later

15.15 – 15.45       Pause

15.45 – 17.15       Workshop round 2 (theme 5 t/m 8)

• Theme 5 – Strawberry: ripe for digitalization | Erik Gerichhausen Royal Berry & Oscar Scheepers + Rene Beerkens Hoogendoorn
• Theme 6 – A controlled greenhouse towards climate neutral strawberry production | Delphy ISFC
• Theme 7 – Towards a sustainable unlit strawberry cultivation – on the way to fossil-free | Delphy ISFC
• Theme 8 – Sustainability in soft fruit | Luc Kurris – Royal Brinkman

17.15 – 19.00      Networking + drinks

Admission

This knowledge event has a limited number of visitors. Due to a limited number of available places, the number of registrations per company is limited to two people per company.

Registration

For registration you can use the following form