Wade Mann is managing director of Roses 2 Go, in Warnervale, a commercial greenhouse hydroponic facility he runs with his wife Nicola.

The pair recently diversified half of their total greenhouse area to the commercial production of blueberries, and a smaller scale trial of raspberries.

Mr Mann will use his scholarship to investigate how to overcome a lack of chemical options to control pests in berry crops. He will research the topic in Canada, the US, the Netherlands, China and the UK during a 16-week program sponsored by Nuffield Australia.