Entries by Stephen Ware

SHAKE & CATCH HARVESTING

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Having nurtured high quality fruit throughout the season, we have always felt a little reticent to admit that brutally mechanically harvesting off the orchard floor was simply down to cost and convenience. Having reflected that our customers deserve better value from their fruit, we have invested in a “Shake and Catch” harvester to deliver this. […]

What’s happened in Winter 2015 / 2016…

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Here is a quick follow up to the predictions that were posted on the website at the end of Autumn. With such a late harvest and the extremely mild weather, we couldn’t help feeling that winter will feel very short this Year. This actually proved to be true as it was extremely mild up to […]

Branding Weather Forecasting

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  Weather forecasts – A farming preoccupation The BBC announced last Year that it was ceasing the current £32 million a Year contract that it had held with the Met office since 1922. Weather forecasts strongly influence decisions on the farm such as planting, harvesting, spraying in anticipation of diseases, ventilation, heating, any ground working […]