cherry News
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Cherry 2017 Call for Abstracts!
The VIII International Cherry Symposium will be held at Yamagata, Japan, from 5 to 9 June 2017, Cherry2017 will provide a good opportunity for scientists, students, growers, and cherry industries to present and share their latest findings and knowledge on cherries. We hope the symposium will show you the traditional and new styles of cherry production in Japan, and promote the exchange of ideas ...
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The Australian packing house BackCreek Orchard talks about the Results achieved thanks to Cherry Vision 3.0
Why did we choose UNITEC? It was the service we received that initially impressed us: every question we asked was answered quickly and in a good time frame! The main reason for the choice was certainly the technology and the fact that all the manufacturing is done in-house! Nothing boarding from an outside agent. Moreover, we knew that UNITEC had an excellent service in Australia: they ...
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Helping Sweet Cherries Survive the Long Haul
A new study says that cherry producers need to understand new intricacies of the production-harvest-marketing continuum in order to successfully move sweet cherries from growers to end consumers. For example, the Canadian sweet cherry industry has had to modify logistics strategies--from shorter truck or air shipping to long-distance containerized shipping--to accommodate burgeoning export ...
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Malic Acid Encourages Sweet Cherry Cracking
"Cracking" is a problem for sweet cherry production wherever the high-value crop is grown. However, despite considerable research, the reason that this phenomenon occurs has not been clear. In a new study, Andreas Winkler, Max Ossenbrink, and Moritz Knoche reveal their discovery of what makes sweet cherries crack. Knoche, lead author of the study published in the Journal of the American Society ...
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Unitec Cherry Vision 3.0: Cherry business enters a new era
“Cherry Vision 3.0 technology makes us feel safe. We are sure that we own a very efficient tool to select cherry quality.” This is how Pablo Godoy, General Director of the Chilean fruit and vegetable packing plant Servicios San Cristobal Ltda., has recently commented on the new UNITEC technology. After the excellent results of Cherry Vision and Cherry Vision 2 systems, the new ...
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How to Care for Cherries – From Spring to Harvest
Cherry trees are often planted not just for fruit, but for the blossoms they grow. Cherries have a variety of uses – from snacking to baking to making into jam. Cherries can be expensive at the grocery store, and planting a tree or two in the backyard can help save money on this versatile fruit. Follow these tips to care of cherry trees at home or on large acres of land. Choosing Which ...
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TSW Fairs 2014 – award for GACEK
During the TSW 2014 – Fruit and Vegetable Fairs that took place in EXPO XXI in Warsaw, our company JAGODA JPS was recognized for the cherries, plums harvester GACEK. We received the prize of Professor Stefan Pieniążek for the most innovative product that also makes a major contribution to the development of horticulture. ...
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British tomatoes - the best of the best!
2014 has just witnessed the 9th Tastiest Tomato Competition, sponsored by Marks and Spencer, organised by the British Tomato Growers’ Association and held at the National Fruit Show in Kent. Staged towards the end of the British tomato season, there was no shortage of entries in four separate classes at the show, ranging from tiny cherries to juicy beefsteaks, proof of the skill of British ...
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Cherry Picking Season is here! Keep birds away from trees
Springtime brings fresh fruit and chirping birds. This can lead to problems, especially for cherry growers. These birds are constantly on the lookout for a new source of food. After all the hard work put into growing cherry trees, the last thing a grower wants is pest birds ruining them. No matter the use for cherry crops, there are plenty of different options that can help to keep birds away. ...
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New training, ultra-high-density planting systems recommended for sweet cherry
As a result of new dwarfing rootstock selections, improvements in crop protectants, and better methods of postharvest handling and storage, production of sweet cherry is increasing around the world. New sweet cherry cultivars that allow for improved mechanical harvest have also been introduced, and semi-dwarfing and dwarfing rootstocks have improved the potential for developing high-density ...
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Sour cherries harvester FELIX-Z again presents its capabilities
At the end of July, we had the pleasure to host in Poland and Weremczuk FMR’s company our Hungarian dealer- together with a quite large group of cherries producers from this country. The main purpose of their visit was the opportunity to see the harvester FELIX-Z during work in cherries orchard. Taking advantage of one of ours customer’s kindness, who deals, among other things, also ...
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Spring has Sprung at Cornell
The cherry trees outside our offices are hung with blossoms. We hope that others in the Northern Hemisphere are having an equally glorious spring. If spring, has your thoughts turning to irrigation and farming pumps, we have a full line of agriculture pumps and manure pumps. We also introduced our Edge End Gun Booster in 2012. This pump is designed for pivot systems and features Cornell’s ...
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Harvest Fruits in Big-Bag Bags
Maja With A New Function of Picking Fruits Into Big-Bag Bags New Solutions MAJA shaking and cleaning machines are the best solution for picking stone fruits like sour cherries, plums and for industrial apples, nuts, almonds, olives, and others. Different types of harvested fruits need different ways of picking them into various boxes like small 10-20 kg totes, big 500 kg boxes, barrels, and ...
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Subaru joins forces with NW Oregon and SW Washington loaves & fishes centers for a `Subaru Meals On Wheels Day`
As part of the company's innovative 'Share the Love' program, Subaru of America's Portland office will join forces with the Portland metro and surrounding area Subaru dealers to support the northwest Oregon and southwest Washington Loaves & Fishes Centers for a "Subaru Meals on Wheels Day." The Share the Love Event runs through January 4 and Subaru donates $250 for every new Subaru vehicle ...
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NREL’s Sarah Kurtz wins prestigious cherry award from IEEE
A physicist from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) who helped launch super-efficient multi-junction solar cells and who is a leader in photovoltaic (PV) systems reliability has been awarded the prestigious Cherry Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Sarah Kurtz, a principal scientist and group manager at NREL, ...
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Cherry Creek High School wins Colorado Science Bowl
Students from Cherry Creek High School won the Colorado High School Science Bowl today. The school will go on to the 22nd National Science Bowl in Washington D.C., Apr. 26-30, where they will compete for the national title against more than 450 students from 68 high schools. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) began the Science Bowl tradition in 1991 as a way to encourage high school students to ...
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Maja automatic – Cherry on top
Poland is one of the main sour cherry producer in Europe and on the world. What do you have to do if want to be successful? Experience, knowledge and appropriate atmospheric conditions is the basis. Innovative approach to carrying out intense cherry orchards and the mechanization of the harvest is also important (cherry harvesters). Way to success Sour cherries and other stone fruit producers ...
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NREL’s Jerry Olson wins Prestigious Cherry Award from IEEE
A physicist from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) who was a pioneer in multi-junction solar cells for use in outer space and on Earth has been awarded the prestigious Cherry Award by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Jerry Olson, a principal scientist at NREL, received the award at the IEEE’s annual Photovoltaic ...
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Bangor students scoop NUS Wales awards
Bangor Students' Union not only won the Course Rep of the Year and Union Staff Member of the Year categories at the annual NUS Wales Awards this year, but also scooped the Higher Education Students’ Union of the Year category. The Students’ Union won the Students’ Union of the Year award in recognition of the Union’s wide-ranging work this year. This includes an increase ...
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Unitec At Fruit Attraction 2019
THE UNITEC GROUP BOOTH (Hall 9 – Booth 9D13) WILL EXHIBIT ITS MOST RELIABLE AND PERFORMING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE QUALITY SELECTION OF EVERY SINGLE FRUIT. Blueberries, cherries, peaches, plums, apples, pears, kiwi, etc .: for each type of fruit, UNITEC, a group with an Italian heart but having worldwide operating branches – Spain, France, USA, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Turkey, ...
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