General information
Date: 1st - 4th June 2026
Location: Adelaide Convention Centre, South Australia
AHR is headed to Hort Connections 2026! Come and connect with us at our trade show booth.
You can also find our team out and about at the below mentioned field events.
Visit the AHR booth at the trade show
Date: 2nd - 4th June 2026
Location: Booth 104, Trade Show
You can visit the AHR stand anytime during trade show hours. We would love for you to come and chat to our team about our latest research.
Take the opportunity to meet some of our project leads including Anne Nolan (Project lead for Next Generation Weed Management BY23002) and Anita Chennell (Project lead for our Growing Horticulture Through Protected Cropping Innovation project (AS23001).
We will have plenty more of the AHR team available throughout the event, ready to discuss current projects, including Soil Wealth ICP, our avocado industry projects and the Addressing Key Challenges in Australian Baby Leaf Production project (VG23014).
To visit our booth please purchase a relevant trade show access ticket from the Hort Connections website at the link below.
Protected cropping project in action - Visit Apex Greenhouses
Date: Monday 1st June 2026
Tour Name: Northern Tour 1 (Hort Connections)
Time: Refer to Hort Connections program for details
Hort Connections is running an official event farm tour that will end with lunch at Apex Greenhouses.
Apex Greenhouses is a partner of our Growing horticulture through protected cropping innovation project (AS23001) lead by Anita Chennell. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear about some of the training and trials they are conducting to help growers explore new technologies and practices that will help to improve productivity and long-term sustainability.
To be part of this tour a special, additional ticket is required. Please follow the prompts on the Hort Connections website at the below link, to register for your place in the Northern Tour 1 farm tour.
For potato growers - Join a field walk with PotatoLink (Free tour)
Date: Tuesday 2nd June 2026
Location: Mitolo Family Farms, Penfield, SA
Time: 10am - 2pm
If you’re a potato grower or industry member, come along to this PotatoLink event!
Held in Penfield, this informative session will focus on the topic of improving soil health for potato production in South Australia. The field walk will take place at Mitolo Family Farms, where cover crops are integrated into potato rotations to build soil health and improve system resilience.
Hear from guest speaker Julie Finnigan (Muirs), who will share practical insights into adopting cover crops, managing soil constraints and developing more resilient, productive farming systems.
Come along and gain actionable knowledge that you can take straight from the field back to your farm!
This is a free event for members of the potato industry. Complimentary lunch is also provided so please ensure you register your attendance through the PotatoLink website at the link below.