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Professor Xiangming Xu, Director of Research at NIAB, explains that the Soft Fruit GIN will advance new biotechnology tools and generate significant genetic data and resources. ...
Bas Groeneweg is one of the experts to speak about PerfoTec’s solution to extend the freshness of soft fruit. With our innovative – automatic – solution PerfoTec can extend the shelf-life of strawberries with 2 – 8 days (depending on the variety). ...
The demand for blueberries is increasing every year this is also influenced by various health claims. Millions of kilos of soft fruit are packed each year to travel from worldwide growers to consumers. As soft fruits are very delicate the climate changes can affect their availability even more, the need to save each berry is ...
Proseal tray sealing technology is at the forefront of the race to find feasible alternatives to plastic trays and sealing film for the European soft fruit market. The company says the introduction of legislation such as the UK’s Plastic Packaging Tax and the EU’s Plastic Waste Levy, combined with increasingly negative perceptions about plastic among ...
Built with ultra-compact hybrid hydrostatic mechanical transmission and minimum width of just 100cm; making them the must-have tractors for fruit growers. On show will be the Air-jet Berry Harvester ideal for Blueberries, Raspberries, Blackberries and Blackcurrants. This innovative machine harvests soft fruits by air pulsations, allowing ...
Globally, about 60 million tons of starch are converted into sweeteners and ingredients each year, which are used in a variety of popular consumer foods, including candies, soft drinks, sauces, and canned fruits. "Creative Enzymes is proud to continue innovating for the starch industry and providing a variety of solutions and products. ...
We have been selected as UK importers for the BSK Air Jet Berry Harvester which can substitute up to 200 pickers per shift, ideal for a wide range of soft fruits including Blueberries, Raspberries, Blackberries and Blackcurrants. Scott Worsley, Partner of Kirkland UK, believes Kirkland’s range of harvesters are exactly what UK Fruit Growers ...
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. ...
This multi-functional harvester allows harvesting wide range of soft fruits including Blueberries, Raspberries, Blackberries & Black ...
The vibrations are caused by a simple automated impact device which taps the fruit. The LDV test was proven to accurately predict the ready-to-eat stage of avocado fruit. Professor Leon Terry, Director of Environment and Agrifood at Cranfield University, said: “Hard fruits create a higher frequency than soft ...
In fact, since 2006, 69 percent of the growth in bottled water consumption has come from people switching from carbonated soft drinks and fruit juice to water, data from the BMC shows. “People are choosing beverages with fewer calories, so they are shifting away from less healthy packaged drinks and are choosing the healthiest option – bottled ...
Shifting preferences toward nonalcoholic beverages: Consumer preferences have been witnessing a massive shift toward nonalcoholic and healthy beverages including non-carbonated soft drinks, fruit juices and flavored milk. Consumer are seen following healthy diet regimes owing to the increasing health awareness. ...
Bottled water is America’s favorite packaged drink for the third year in a row (by volume), and new figures from the Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC) show 69 percent of the growth in bottled water consumption has come from people shifting away from carbonated soft drinks and fruit drinks. BMC data shows Americans consumed 13.8 billion gallons of ...
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 ...
Mike has extensive experience over the past 30 years, working within the fruit industry from grower to agronomist. He spent the last 18 years working for Phosyn/Yara UK as its National Horticultural Agronomist advising growers on plant nutrition. ...
The new WET (Water Efficient Technology) Centre, based at NIAB EMR in East Malling, Kent, will be officially launched at Fruit Focus 2017 on the 19th July 2017. The Centre is being developed by NIAB EMR alongside the project’s commercial partners; Delta-T Devices, Berry Gardens Growers, Netafim UK, New Leaf Irrigation and CocoGreen, with further strategic support from ...
Officially opened on the 19th July at Fruit Focus 2017 by Defra Minister George Eustice, the WET Centre has been developed by NIAB EMR alongside the project’s commercial partners; Delta-T Devices, Berry Gardens Growers, Netafim UK, New Leaf Irrigation and CocoGreen. ...
Delta-T Devices Ltd (Delta-T) has partnered with Netafim UK Ltd – to provide a complete precision irrigation package (with cloud data management) for commercial growers in the UK. The package will be supplied by Netafim UK, the market leading provider of irrigation solutions in the country, through its main dealer network. It can automatically control irrigation and monitor growing ...
Delta-T Devices Ltd (Delta-T) has partnered with Netafim UK Ltd – to provide a complete precision irrigation package (with cloud data management) for commercial growers in the UK. The package will be supplied by Netafim UK, the market leading provider of irrigation solutions in the country, through its main dealer network. It can automatically control irrigation and monitor growing ...
Selchuk Kurtev, Certis IPM Manager, explains the importance of this development for the soft fruit industry. “Strawberries represent almost 50% of the value of all UK grown fruit, and are therefore one of the most important, high value, home-grown fruit crops for the country. ...