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Recent research projects run by Dr E Thompson (University of Greenwich), the photovoltaics company Polysolar, and Hugh Lowe Farms in Kent, have been exploring the potential for UK soft fruit farms to harness solar power while simultaneously producing high quality crops. ...
Bloemen Young Plants, supplies more than 2 million P9 pots of shrubs and soft fruit planting material to the better grower every year. Distributed all over Europe. ...
Feeding Mechanism: The juicing process begins by feeding whole or cut fruits and vegetables into the machine's feeding chute. In order to improve the juice production, you can prepare small, pre-cut pieces. ...
Soft Fruit Agronomist, Dr Neil Holmes, gives an autumn strawberry update. ...
The WET Centre is an extensive research and demonstration facility that features a portfolio of innovative growing techniques and smart irrigation systems for the soft fruit sector. It showcases the latest solutions to improve water use efficiency and local water security, reduce costs and achieve industry leading yields and financial returns. ...
For over 40 years, the cultivation of currants, gooseberries, chokeberries, and raspberries has become the main source of income for many fruit growers in Poland. Soft fruit plantations became more popular. ...
That is the reason why supermarket shelves nowadays lay filled with bags and trays of portioned fruits; sliced apple, diced mango, trays with mixed fruits and shakers filled with blueberries and cherry-tomatoes. Especially during the summer, pre-packed fruits in bags and trays are in popular demand by consumers. Pre-packed fruits ...
The NIAB EMR WET (Water Efficient Technologies) Centre houses an integrated portfolio of cutting-edge growing techniques and trickle irrigation systems for the soft fruit sector. It provides commercial scale demonstrations, one to one expert technical advice, and training workshops. ...
Foliar sprays of Inca®, the leading calcium mobility product, have been shown to improve both yield and shelf life of soft fruit. Biostimulants also have a role to play in maximising fruit yield and quality. ...
Avocados do not ripen after harvest, so their harvest time needs to be optimised by field measurements to determine if they are ready. Firmness Firmness is the softness or hardness of a fruit. It is a measure of fruit texture that is used as an indicator of ripeness and fruit quality. ...
This deficit irrigation approach is now being tested on a commercial scale using new sensor and telemetry technologies developed for the soft fruit industry. The ongoing ADHB-funded research project (currently in year two) is taking place at Neame Lea Nursery in Spalding, Lincolnshire, and uses deficit irrigation systems based on Delta-T Devices’s SM150T ...
Clock House farm nestles in the rolling hills of Kent a few miles south of Maidstone in the UK. The expansive 250 acre farm grows a variety of fruit, including strawberries, raspberries and blackberries. Notable innovators in horticulture, Clock House Farm were one of the first commercial growers to adopt table-top production of strawberries in the late 1990s. Since 2008 they have been using ...
Sandy Booth, managing director of the New Forest Fruit Company, has been using coir for more than 10 years at Newhouse Farm, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, and is confident that it fits in with his responsible farming policy. ...
Possible crops to be studied were given as: Soft wheat · Barley Vegetables Fruit With this as a background the following sub-project terms of reference were issued. ...