In her first event with farmers' unions, the newly appointed authority attended the XVIII International Seminar on Blueberries Chile 2022, where she delivered welcoming remarks to the meeting.
There are many high points, so it is difficult to choose what to highlight from the blueberry industry gathering that is taking place at the XVIII International Blueberry Seminar at the Monticello Conference Center.
It is interesting to point out that for the first time the highest authorities of Agriculture participate in a meeting of the blueberry industry, which is received as great support for an industry that has done things well.
“The berry industry has shown modernity and a relevant contribution to the sustainable development of agriculture”
Based on the use of low temperature (0 °C) management, there are currently a series of technologies to extend the life of blueberries in the post-harvest stage. The most used are Modified Atmosphere (AM) and Controlled Atmosphere (CA), which are based on modifying the composition of gases (O2 and CO2) during the storage and transport stage.
On April 7 at the Monticello Conference Center, prominent exhibitors will discuss the challenges facing the industry and their possible solutions.
The speaker at the next International Seminar on Blueberries Chile comments on the current season and the future challenges for the Chilean blueberry industry.
The postharvest expert will be part of the next International Seminar on Blueberries Chile 2022, where her talk will deal with the greatest challenge of the Chilean industry: the preservation of the quality and condition of the blueberry until its destination market.
There is confidence that the meeting in Chile will be as successful as its Peruvian counterpart, because the industry enjoys great dynamism, the demand for blueberry consumption continues to grow and the program of the meeting in Chile is very attractive for the industry players.
The XVIII International Seminar of Blueberries Consulting will be the occasion to discuss the future of Chilean fruit growing and public or state support for the entire agro-export industry, among other topics.
The expert researcher in organic berries gives her appreciation of the organic blueberry market in the world. Davis will be part of the next XVIII International Seminar on Blueberries Chile 2022 with a talk on nutrient management to maximize yield and quality in organic blueberries.
“Chile, rather than looking for crop yields in volumes, must achieve greater profitability for the same cultivated hectares. Forget…! They will never be number one again, that's impossible."
Professor and Extension Specialist of the Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, United States.
Among the research areas in which he has participated is: Horticulture of small fruits and improving efficiency in blueberry production practices. Among its publications we can highlight: application of new technologies to transform blueberry harvest, vegetative and reproductive behavior of blueberry cultivars with the use of rootstocks, mechanized harvesting and post-harvest storage of cultivars using rootstocks, use of irrigation for frost protection , effect of time and intensity of summer pruning, role of blueberry growth regulators, among others.
In 2010 he obtained the presidential gold medal awarded by the horticultural society of the state of Florida.
In 2018 he won the specialist of the year award, recognition granted by the Florida County Association of Agricultural Agents.
Researcher at the Regional Agrifood Research and Development Service of the Principality of Asturias (SERIDA).
One of the pioneers in Spain of blueberry cultivation. He has collaborated in numerous small fruit research projects (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries and currants) and has given numerous training courses, presentations in technical conferences and seminars.
Author of books and articles of technical dissemination such as "Cranberry cultivation", "Economic study of cranberry cultivation", "Cranberry production cost in Asturias", "Change of variety in cranberry cultivation through grafting", "The Cranberry grafting, operations and times for variety change ”,“ Compatibility and agronomic behavior in inter specific cranberry grafts ”, among others.
In the field of technology transfer, some actions are highlighted, such as those carried out for the companies “Fall Creek Farm and Nursery Inc”, of Oregon and “SB Group” of Chile, mainly on blueberry grafting, as well as consultancies in different projects of Portugal, Morocco, Azerbaijan and China.
The main research area of Dr. Juan Hirzel is soil fertility, nutrition and plant biostimulation. As a leading researcher at the Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA) and as a professor of the Doctorate in Agricultural Sciences of the universities of Talca and Concepción in Chile, he has collaborated in research projects for the development of methodologies for sectorized management of farms, application of techniques of multispectral image analysis to optimize crops, among others. He has also developed tools for decision making in the organic production of blueberries for export, as well as work on the effects of organic fertilizers on the vegetative, nutritional and productive parameters in blueberries.
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