R&D: Europe Study Tour to Fruit Logistica & Spain

About this episode

A group of Australian vegetable growers participated in a study tour in Europe, attending the Fruit Logistica trade show and exploring farming practices in Spain.

In February 2026 a group of 13 Australian vegetable growers spent a fortnight in Europe on the first study tour of the year. Led by AUSVEG and supported by Hort Innovation the tour spent the first week in Berlin attending Fruit Logistica, widely regarded as the biggest horticulture trade show and conference in the world. From there they moved onto Spain, attending a series of farm field days, and taking a special look at that country’s protected cropping operations. Three of the tour group we...

Topics covered

• study tour
• horticulture
• vegetable growers
• trade show
• protected cropping

Keywords

• Australia
• vegetable growers
• Fruit Logistica
• Hort Innovation
• protected cropping
• study tour
• Berlin
• Spain

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AUSVEG, Hort Innovation

Places: Europe, Berlin, Spain

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