2025-26 industry events:

Date Topic / EventLocation Industry / Organisation
1 OctoberIrradiation updates for industry (Ben Reilly, Steritech Australia)OnlineSummerfruit Australia
6 OctoberAccessing consumer & sales data (Wendy Hubbard, Hort Innovation)OnlineSummerfruit Australia
7-9 October Elmore Field Days Elmore Elmore and District Machinery Field Days committee
14 OctoberDrought Support Webinar: Services, Grants & Solutions for Berry GrowersOnlineBerries Australia
15-16 October Gatton AgTech Showcase Gatton, QLD Department of Primary Industries, Queensland Government
17-18 October Wandin Silvan Horticultural, agricultural & farm machinery field days Wandin Wandin Silvan Field Days committee
22 OctoberRubens sensor project update (Glen Hale & John Lopresti, Fruitful Insights)OnlineSummerfruit Australia
23 October Farm Vehicle Safety SessionKyabramDairy Australia
24 OctoberWeathering the Season - Farmer DinnerCobdenAg Vic /  Rural People Co
28 OctoberHydroponic Farmers Federation
Grower Meeting - La Trobe Institute for Sustainable Agriculture and Food		AgriBio, BundooraHydroponic Farmers Federation
29 OctoberSeasonal climate update  (Dale Grey, Agriculture Victoria)OnlineSummerfruit Australia
29 October Introduction to Lean & Drought Support Business Planning WebinarOnlineAg Vic / Moshie
29 OctoberWeathering the Season - Farmer DinnerWoolsthorpeAg Vic /  Rural People Co
29-30 OctoberWater Smart NurseriesHorticultural Centre, Forest HillNGIV / Ag Vic
6 NovemberIrrigation Management CourseIrympleAg Vic / Mallee CMA
11 NovemberWater WorkshopSwan Hill ClubAg Vic / RMCG
12 NovemberWater WorkshopMildura SuniTAFE Samrt FarmAg Vic / RMCG
17 NovemberSmart Farming for Dry ConditionsMorwell Innovation Centre Federation UniversityAgriculture Victoria
12 NovemberWater Market WorkshopSuniTAFE MilduraAg Vic / RMCG
13 NovemberPotato mop-top virus (PMTV) - How has PMTV impacted potato growing regions in other countries?Online AUSVEG
20 NovemberIrrigation Management CourseIrympleAg Vic / Mallee CMA
21 NovemberHort Business SummitParkvilleAUSVEG
26 NovemberProductivity driver deep dive – Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation and mechanisationOnlineHort Innovation
1 DecemberPlant of the Year Awards - Summer SoireeKCC ParkNGIV
2 DecemberNGIV Trade DayKCC ParkNGIV
2-5 DecemberAustralian Hort Trials WeekVarious locationsNGIV
3 DecemberAustralian Hort Trials Week BreakfastJD Propagation, SomervilleNGIV
3 DecemberHorticulture Industry Network meetingAttwoodAg Vic
8 DecemberInterpreting soil moisture monitoring equipmentIrympleAgriculture Victoria
10 DecemberDrip Monitoring and Maintenance CourseIrympleAg Vic / Mallee CMA
2026   
16 January APTRC Netafim Field Day Northern Victoria Australian Processing Tomato Research Council Inc.
18-23 JanuaryXI International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural CropsTaturaAgriculture Victoria
17-18 FebruaryevokeAG 2026MelbourneAgriFutures Australia
10-13 MarchFOODEX JAPAN 2026TokyoJapan Management Association
7-8 May VICVID 2026 at Taranto Farms Tyabb AUSVEG Vic
29 May Annual APTRC Processing Tomato Forum Northern Victoria Australian Processing Tomato Research Council Inc.
27 JulyAPAL Industry ForumMelbourneApple & Pear Australia Ltd.
20 AugustFruit Growers Victoria Conference: Growing Smarter: Tools for TomorrowShepparton ShowgroundsFruit Growers Victoria
2-4 SeptemberAsia Fruit LogisticaHong KongGlobal Produce Events (HK) Co.