Wednesday 18 November & Thursday 19 November 2009

Onion Conference Programme 18th November 2009:

SESSION 1 - TECHNICAL UPDATE

1

2

3

Identification and Control of Bacterial Diseases
Beata Kowalska, Research Institute of Vegetable Crops, Skierniwice, Poland

Investigating Storage and Storage Practice
Dr Leon Terry, Head of Food Quality & Environment, Cranfield University &
Kate Downes, PhD Student, Cranfied University

Alternative Approaches to Weed Control
Dr Nick Tillett, Director, Tillett & Hague Technology Ltd.

SESSION 2 - PRODUCTION OUTLOOK

1

2

3

4

Support for R & D, Present and Future
Neil Bragg, Chairman, Horticulture Development Company

Pesticide Legislation and Effect on European Production
Klaus Paaske, Senior Scientist, Aarhus University, Denmark

European Roundup. Areas, Yields and Prospects
Dr Hans-Christoph Behr, Head of Horticulture Department, AMI

Prospects for UK Growers, 2010 and beyond
Andy Richardson, Director, Allium & Brassica Centre Ltd.

SESSION 3 - OVERSEAS PERSPECTIVES

1

2

KEYNOTE ADDRESS- Production and Prospects- USA
Wayne Mininger, Executive Vice President National Onion Association, USA

Onion Production and Trends in the Ukraine and Eastern Europe
Dr Tatyana Ivchenko, Institute of Vegetable & Melon Crops UAAS, Ukraine, & Prof Frank Adamicki, Director, Research Institute of Vegetable Crops, Skierniwice, Poland

SESSION 4 - MARKET PLACE DEVELOPMENTS

1

2

3

4

Consumer Trends after the Credit Crunch
Prof David Hughes, Emeritus Professor of Food Marketing, Imperial College London

Retailing in the New Economic Era
Chris Brown, Head of the Ethical and Sustainable Sourcing, ASDA

Progressing Sales
Hannah Nicholson, Accounts Manager, Sputnik Communications

Overview & Conclusion-
Jonathan Tole, Chairman, British Onions

The main sponsors of this event are Elsoms Seeds, Bejo Zaden and Bayer Crop Science