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In the Winter 2022 edition of Gear Up:  Vario transmission key to organic vineyard’s investment in Fendt fleet. Electric beneficial insect applicator launched. Orchard growers given a perfect introduction to mechanical weed control. Get prepared for pruning season with NP Seymour. How to protect your tractors and machinery from theft. Looking at what you can … Continue reading →

A Vario transmission and the potential for all tractors to be connected via the latest telematics technology are just two of the reasons that one of the largest wine producers in the UK has equipped its machinery fleet with eight Fendt 200 series tractors. Organic vine growing requires reliable machinery capable of dealing with tasks … Continue reading →

We’re very excited to be delivering a Pellenc Grapes’ Line 80 trailed mechanical harvester to a family-run vineyard in East Sussex for the 2022 harvest.

Following a tour of NIAB EMR’s research vineyard, visitors to the Fruit Focus show were able to see a working demonstration of the Clemens SB Compact with Radius SL +, which was hosted by Paul Tuteirihia from Clemens. While the extra dry soil was not ideal for mechanical weeding (we advise growers to use mechanical … Continue reading →

Over the last 3 years, we have been working on an Innovate UK funded research project. The variable rate system, which we have built into a KWH sprayer, will adjust the spray output throughout the orchard tree-by-tree and can turn nozzles on and off to apply different rates at different tree heights.

On Thursday 14 July, specialist machinery dealers NP Seymour hosted a demonstration of Perfect van Wamel’s new Terra Ranger at J&N Moor near Faversham, Kent by kind permission of Richard Castle.

To help alleviate the issues growers are facing with the manual application of beneficial predatory insects and mites, we have been working on a new initiative with Bioline AgroSciences, which produces natural enemies for use in Integrated Crop Management programmes. We have co-created the Bio Applicator, which we officially launched at Fruit Focus on Wednesday, 13 July 2022.

As we move in search of ever more sustainable orchard and vineyard management practices, it seems that an increasing number are taking up practices that fall into a new category called regen ag. Initially ‘discovered’ in the 1980s, it seems regenerative agriculture has been recently rediscovered. Similar in many respects to organic and biodynamic practices, … Continue reading →

When it comes to clearing the orchard or vineyard rows of prunings, there is little doubt that pulverising, or flail mowing in-situ, is the easiest, most environmentally friendly, and sustainable approach. Burning the debris may look photogenic and can provide a bit of natural warmth for the pruning team, but it pollutes the air, upsets … Continue reading →

The results of an integrated weed management trial have demonstrated that mechanical weeding is just as effective as herbicide when it comes to vine health and increasing yield. In a talk hosted at NIAB EMR on Friday 24 November, Flora O’Brien, from NIAB EMR, and Paul Tuteirihia, from Clemens, the manufacturer of the mechanical weeders … Continue reading →

With the winter pruning season just around the corner, we thought it was time to revisit some of the updates Felco made to its range earlier this year. As the UK’s official sales and service centre for the electronic and pneumatic secateurs manufacture, we’ve been providing fruit growers and viticulturists with Felco’s wide range of … Continue reading →