Berry Forum 2025: Climate-Resilient Strawberry and Raspberry Protection in Poland
The global berry sector is evolving fast. Growers are expected to deliver consistent quality under climate pressure, meet strict supermarket standards, and adapt to new sustainability and compliance frameworks—all at the same time.
Berry Forum 2025, the 2nd International Strawberry and Raspberry Conference, is designed exactly for this reality. We’re pleased to share that Cultiva EcoSolutions will actively participate in this year’s edition, with our founder Dr. Emilia Mikulewicz delivering two expert presentations dedicated to strawberries and raspberries.As a result, Berry Forum 2025 is becoming a key reference event in Central Europe for strawberry and raspberry production systems, plant protection, profitability and retailer-driven compliance.
About Berry Forum 2025
Berry Forum 2025 is the 2nd International Strawberry and Raspberry Conference in Poland, covering modern production systems, plant protection, fertigation and substrates, climate and VPD management, labour and cost optimisation, as well as market and retailer requirements for commercial berry growers.
Dates: 26–27 November 2025
Location:
MCC Mazurkas Conference Centre & Hotel
,
Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland
Focus crops: Strawberry (Day 1), Raspberry (Day 2)
Berry Forum brings together producers, advisors, researchers, and supply-chain partners interested in profitable and sustainable production of strawberries and raspberries. The program emphasizes:
- Practical innovations in crop protection, fertigation and substrates
- Modern production systems, yield per square metre and VPD/climate management
- Market and retail requirements for berries, including export opportunities
- Farm profitability, cost optimisation, labour and management on modern berry farms
For many berry businesses, this combination—production, protection, and market alignment—is exactly where the biggest strategic decisions need to be made.
Why This Matters for Berry Growers
For commercial berry producers, the questions are no longer “how to control one pest” or “which fungicide to choose,” but:
- How do we stabilize production when seasons are less predictable?
- How do we meet retailer expectations while keeping profitability and yield?
- How do we integrate biologicals, nutrition, microbiome and climate into one strategy instead of working in silos?
For many growers, attending an international strawberry and raspberry production and protection conference like Berry Forum 2025 is one of the few opportunities to benchmark their strategy directly with experts, advisors and supermarket buyers. Berry Forum 2025 provides a focused setting to discuss these challenges, compare experiences from different regions, and benchmark your own strategy against current best practice and emerging models.
Cultiva EcoSolutions at Berry Forum 2025
Cultiva EcoSolutions, an international horticulture and sustainable agriculture consulting firm, will be represented by its founder and CEO, Dr. Emilia Mikulewicz, a GLOBALG.A.P. Registered Trainer and agronomist specialising in hydroponics, controlled environments and high-value berries.
Dr. Mikulewicz will deliver two focused sessions:
📅 26 November 2025 – Strawberry Day (TRUSKAWKA)
16:30–17:00
Title (PL):
Biotyczne i abiotyczne czynniki presji szkodników truskawek – co trzeba uwzględnić w skutecznej strategii ochrony zgodnej z wymaganiami sieci handlowych
Speaker: Dr. Emilia Mikulewicz, Cultiva EcoSolutions
Working translation (EN):
Biotic and abiotic pest pressure factors in strawberry cultivation – what to consider in an effective protection strategy that meets supermarket requirements.
This presentation will focus on how climate, crop architecture, production system and surrounding landscape interact with pest pressure in strawberries—and how to translate that understanding into IPM programs compatible with retailer standards, residue limits (MRLs) and integrated plant protection guidelines.
📅 27 November 2025 – Raspberry Day (MALINA)
11:50–12:10
Title (PL):
Ukryte interakcje w uprawie malin: rola mikrobiomu (jakość substratu) i klimatu w ochronie roślin
Speaker: Dr. Emilia Mikulewicz, Cultiva EcoSolutions
Working translation (EN):
Hidden interactions in raspberry production: the role of the microbiome (substrate quality) and climate in plant protection.
Here the emphasis will be on substrate quality, microbiome management, and climate strategy in raspberry systems—especially how these “invisible” factors influence disease pressure, fungicide efficacy, root health and long-term plant protection results.
Key Topics We Will Address
Across both sessions, Cultiva EcoSolutions will highlight practical points that berry growers can directly apply in their own farms, including:
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Biotic and Abiotic Pest Pressure in Strawberries
- How weather patterns, microclimate, irrigation and fertilization change pest and disease dynamics.
- Why “more chemistry” is not the answer when retail residue and sustainability requirements tighten.
- How to integrate monitoring, thresholds, resistant varieties, and biologicals into a coherent IPM strategy.
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Microbiome, Substrate and Climate in Raspberries
- Why substrate quality and microbiome balance are key for root health and resilience.
- How climate management (humidity, temperature, air movement) interacts with disease risk and efficacy of plant protection.
- Practical approaches to aligning fertigation, climate and plant protection strategies instead of treating them as separate topics.
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Retail and Compliance Expectations
- What supermarket and export markets increasingly expect in terms of residue levels, documentation and risk management.
- How aligning IPM, nutrition and climate control with GLOBALG.A.P. and similar schemes can support long-term market access.
Together, these topics link IPM, fertigation, climate control, microbiome management and certification into a single, system-level berry protection strategy.
Who Should Attend Berry Forum 2025?
This berry grower conference in Poland is designed for decision-makers who influence plant protection, IPM strategy and market access.
- Commercial strawberry and raspberry growers focused on IPM and plant protection
- Advisors and agronomists working in protected or field berry systems
- Export-oriented producers supplying supermarkets with strict residue and compliance requirements
How Cultiva EcoSolutions Supports the Berry Sector
Outside of the conference, Cultiva EcoSolutions works with berry producers and supply-chain partners to:
- Design and refine IPM strategies for strawberries, raspberries and other high-value crops, including biological control programs and residue-compliant spray schedules.
- Diagnose root-zone, substrate and microbiome-related issues that drive hidden losses.
- Optimize irrigation, fertigation and climate to reduce disease pressure and improve consistency.
- Align production systems with GLOBALG.A.P., FSA and retailer protocols, including documentation and risk-based approaches.
- Support transition towards more sustainable and regenerative production models without compromising commercial performance.
Our work connects field realities with scientific methodology, helping producers move from reactive problem-solving to proactive system design.
Meet Cultiva EcoSolutions at Berry Forum 2025
If you plan to attend Berry Forum 2025 in Ożarów Mazowiecki and are interested in:
- Stabilizing strawberry or raspberry production under increasing climate and market pressure
- Strengthening your IPM and plant protection approach
- Reviewing substrate, microbiome or climate strategies in your berry systems
we will be happy to connect during the event.
You can learn more about Berry Forum 2025, this leading strawberry and raspberry plant protection conference, and registration details on the event website:
Berry Forum – 2nd International Strawberry and Raspberry Conference
(26–27 November 2025, MCC Mazurkas Conference Centre & Hotel, Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland).
If you’d like to schedule a conversation with our team around the conference dates, feel free to contact Cultiva EcoSolutions directly via our website or standard channels—so we can plan enough time to discuss your production context and priorities in detail.
Frequently Asked Questions About Berry Forum 2025
Berry Forum 2025 is the 2nd International Strawberry and Raspberry Conference in Poland, bringing together experts on production systems, plant protection, fertigation and substrates, climate and VPD management, farm economics and export markets. It brings together growers, advisors and supply-chain partners to address climate pressure, production costs, residue limits and compliance, making it a key reference event in Central Europe for sustainable, profitable and market-aligned strawberry and raspberry production.
Berry Forum 2025 helps growers design more climate-resilient and profitable systems by connecting production technology, IPM, fertigation, climate (VPD) management, microbiome and certification into one strategy. Sessions show how weather patterns, microclimate, irrigation, substrate quality and air movement influence pest and disease pressure, yields and costs, and how to adapt programs to meet supermarket residue limits while stabilising fruit quality and long-term profitability.
Berry Forum 2025 is designed for decision-makers responsible for plant protection and market access in strawberries and raspberries. This includes commercial berry growers, advisors and agronomists in protected and field systems, and export-oriented producers supplying supermarkets with strict residue and compliance requirements. It is particularly relevant for teams revising their IPM, climate, fertigation and certification strategies under increasing climate and retailer pressure.
Dr. Emilia Mikulewicz of Cultiva EcoSolutions will deliver two sessions: one on biotic and abiotic pest pressure in strawberries and how to design retailer-compliant IPM strategies, and one on hidden interactions in raspberry production, focusing on microbiome, substrate quality and climate. Both talks translate complex interactions into practical programs aligned with GLOBALG.A.P., residue limits and integrated plant protection guidelines.
Berry Forum 2025 takes place on 26–27 November 2025 at MCC Mazurkas Conference Centre & Hotel in Ożarów Mazowiecki, Poland, with Strawberry Day on the first day and Raspberry Day on the second. Full details on the strawberry and raspberry plant protection program, speakers and registration are available on the official event website at berryforum.pl.
