{"id":166635,"date":"2025-07-20T15:23:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T13:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horticontact.nl\/?p=166635"},"modified":"2025-07-20T15:28:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T13:28:36","slug":"a-fresh-new-chapter-for-horticontact-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horticontact.nl\/en\/exhibition-news\/a-fresh-new-chapter-for-horticontact-2\/","title":{"rendered":"HortiContact 2026 Unveils New Format and Clear Focus: Three Main Themes Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"166635\" class=\"elementor elementor-166635\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85da8c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85da8c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-575bf17b\" data-id=\"575bf17b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f81ab4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f81ab4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"510\"><strong data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"168\">HortiContact 2026 Unveils New Format and Clear Focus: Three Main Themes Announced<\/strong><br data-start=\"168\" data-end=\"171\" \/>Preparations for HortiContact 2026 are in full swing. Earlier this year, it was announced that the trade show will be more compact: two days instead of three, with afternoon and evening opening hours (1:00 PM \u2013 9:00 PM). This change reflects today\u2019s \u2013 and tomorrow\u2019s \u2013 reality: making efficient use of time and doing business with purpose.<\/p><p data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"648\">Today, the organization reveals the three main themes for HortiContact 2026, which highlight the core of modern greenhouse horticulture:<\/p><ul data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"747\"><li data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"691\"><p data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"691\"><strong>Cultivation Technology &amp; Plant Health<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"691\"><p data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"691\"><strong>Digitalization &amp; Robotics<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"722\" data-end=\"747\"><p data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"747\"><strong>Workforce &amp; Education<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"1072\">With these themes, HortiContact places a sharper focus on plant-centered innovations and current challenges. Topics include plant material, crop protection, resilient cultivation, and precision technology. There is also significant attention on automation, labor efficiency, and attracting and retaining well-trained staff.<\/p><p data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1487\"><strong data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1133\">Building the Future of Greenhouse Horticulture Together<\/strong><br data-start=\"1133\" data-end=\"1136\" \/>To create an even stronger and more relevant event, the organization is working closely with key stakeholders across the sector \u2013 from growers to suppliers, and from knowledge institutes to market leaders. Their input will shape the content of the 2026 program, which promises to be highly valuable. More details will follow after the summer holidays.<\/p><p data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1716\"><strong data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1514\">Practical Information<\/strong><br data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1517\" \/>HortiContact 2026 will take place on Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 February at Evenementenhal Gorinchem, from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM.<br data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1648\" \/>Stay updated at <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.horticontact.nl\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1664\" data-end=\"1713\">www.horticontact.nl<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47fa25c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47fa25c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d4c174\" data-id=\"7d4c174\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-712afe4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"712afe4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5cc37a\" data-id=\"d5cc37a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407b05a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"407b05a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/166\/2025\/07\/Seijbel-Photography_horti_klein-359-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-166628\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/166\/2025\/07\/Seijbel-Photography_horti_klein-359-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/166\/2025\/07\/Seijbel-Photography_horti_klein-359-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/166\/2025\/07\/Seijbel-Photography_horti_klein-359-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/166\/2025\/07\/Seijbel-Photography_horti_klein-359.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-516e27b\" data-id=\"516e27b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38daabb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"38daabb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/166\/2025\/04\/HortiContact-Bezoekers-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-164521\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/166\/2025\/04\/HortiContact-Bezoekers-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/166\/2025\/04\/HortiContact-Bezoekers-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/166\/2025\/04\/HortiContact-Bezoekers-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/easyfairsassets.com\/sites\/166\/2025\/04\/HortiContact-Bezoekers-2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HortiContact 2026 Unveils New Format and Clear Focus: Three Main Themes AnnouncedPreparations for HortiContact 2026 are in full swing. 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