Fieldtrip – Friday January 9, 2026
Fieldtrip – Friday January 9, 2026
The International Soft Fruit Conference is the largest international conference in the soft fruit industry. Yearly, we welcome many visitors, exhibitors and presenters from all over the world and we hope to welcome you at the 14th edition of the International Soft Fruit Conference. We look forward to meet and connect on January 8th 2026 in ‘1931 – Congress Center ’s-Hertogenbosch’, The Netherlands.
Join us!
Knowledge is the keyword. The International Soft Fruit Conference focuses on knowledge exchange around all aspects of soft fruit. You can catch up with over 750 visitors from more than 40 nationalities, 100 exhibitors and attend a conference program with international & inspiring keynote speakers.
The Dutch Strawberry day is an event for the Dutch strawberry industry. Presentations on this day will be in Dutch. The Dutch Strawberry day gives the perfect possibility to visit and catch up with Exhibitors.
08:30 - Arrival of guests & visit exhibition 09:30 - Opening 09:45 - Conference session 1 10:25 - Break & visit exhibition 11:30 - Conference session 2 12:30 - Lunch & visit exhibition 14:00 - Conference session 3 15:00 - Break & visit exhibition 16:30 - Conference session 4 17:10 - Announcements & closing 18:00 - End of program
Complementing the International Soft Fruit Conference is the Conference Dinner. A unique opportunity for visitors, exhibitors and speakers to be together in an informal way. Dining together with others from the international soft fruit community gives the opportunity to share knowledge, discuss business or network.
Location of the Conference Dinner: Van der Valk Hotel Vught. Registration required!
An organized tour will be held on January 9, 2026: the Field Trip. During the Field Trip, we will visit several innovative companies in soft fruit production, and of course our soft fruit research centre: Delphy ISFC. Here we will visit different soft fruit crop trials, explained by researchers.
The Dutch Strawberry day is an event for the Dutch strawberry industry. Presentations on this day will be in Dutch. The Dutch Strawberry day gives the perfect possibility to visit and catch up with Exhibitors.
08:30 - Arrival of guests & visit exhibition 09:30 - Opening 09:45 - Conference session 1 10:25 - Break & visit exhibition 11:30 - Conference session 2 12:30 - Lunch & visit exhibition 14:00 - Conference session 3 15:00 - Break & visit exhibition 16:30 - Conference session 4 17:10 - Announcements & closing 18:00 - End of program
Complementing the International Soft Fruit Conference is the Conference Dinner. A unique opportunity for visitors, exhibitors and speakers to be together in an informal way. Dining together with others from the international soft fruit community gives the opportunity to share knowledge, discuss business or network.
Location of the Conference Dinner: Van der Valk Hotel Vught. Registration required!
An organized tour will be held on January 9, 2026: the Field Trip. During the Field Trip, we will visit several innovative companies in soft fruit production, and of course our soft fruit research centre: Delphy ISFC. Here we will visit different soft fruit crop trials, explained by researchers.
Wednesday January 7, 2026 – Dutch Strawberry Day
Thursday January 8, 2026 – International Soft Fruit Conference
Thursday January 8, 2026 – ISFC Dinner (exclusively for ISFC visitors)
Friday January 9, 2026 – Fieldtrip (exclusively for ISFC visitors)
1931 Congress Centre Brabanthallen
Oude Engelenseweg 1
5222 AA `s-Hertogenbosch
The Netherlands
