Tagged: fruit
Vineyard Update: A challenging Start
March 25, 2020
Julian Searle, Fruit Agronomist. It’s been a wet and warm winter and unusually so. Unless temperatures fall we can expect bud burst in vines before the end of the month. Statistics from the Met office about the weather, if we… Read more
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Vineyard Update: 2019 in reflection
January 2, 2020
In a dull autumn, vineyards appear golden brown; the wood is seasoned with potential for future fruitfulness and ready for pruning. The year began with the ‘Brexit’ uncertainty; that plant protection supply could be interrupted, but working with manufacturers, distributors… Read more
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Progress update from Fruit iFarm at EMR
November 11, 2014
Planting has continued this year at Agrii’s 1ha demonstration site for fruit production, at East Malling Research in Kent. The apples and pears planted last year have been joined by cherries, plums and the first trees of what will be… Read more
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South East Grower Reaps Benefits of Coir
June 9, 2014
Whichever way you look at the statistics, the expansion in UK soft fruit production since the turn of the millenium has been nothing short of phenomenal. As the crop has moved under protection into Spanish tunnels and under glass, the… Read more
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‘Grandfathers’ make the grade in spraying
April 2, 2014
Agrii is helping fruit growers make sure their sprayer operators are fully qualified by organising training courses on their farms The arrival of the Sustainable Use Directive, which brings to an end ‘grandfather rights’ for sprayer operators next year, is… Read more
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