NP Seymour, the UK’s leading fruit and vine machinery dealership, is thrilled to announce the addition of Munckhof Fruit Tech Innovators’ sprayers and picking platforms to its range of specialist machinery. The new partnership will provide British fruit growers with access to Munckhof’s cutting-edge orchard and vineyard sprayers, and Pluk-O-Trak harvesting machines, as well as … Continue reading →
Machinery May-ntenance
As orchards and vineyards prepare for the growing season, it’s important to check that all machinery is properly maintained for maximum efficiency and effectiveness. Before you crack open a bottle of English Sparkling Wine and raise a toast to King Charles III, there’s one major thing you should have ticked off your to-do list. Remember to … Continue reading →
UK pruners snip their way to success in annual pruning competition
After three previous podium finishes, Team Gusbourne finally came out on top at the WineGB Pruning Competition, which NP Seymour proudly sponsored. Wines of Great Britain (WineGB) held its national pruning competition, affectionately known as ‘The Battle of the Secateurs’, on 17 March 2023 at Yotes Court Vineyard in Kent. Organised in conjunction with consultancy … Continue reading →
The “beastly” BMV FL800 cuts down hours of hand pruning to just one day.
On our stand at Farm Expo this year, we will be displaying a dual-purpose BMV FL800 PC orchard trimmer which can be used to control growth and promote heavier cropping in new fruit wall systems. Designed with economical orchard management in mind, the BMV FL800 PC can be equipped with saw blades in the winter … Continue reading →
Felco electric secateurs help reduce the risk of Grapevine Trunk Disease
Having recently upgraded their fleet of Felco electric secateurs, the team at Camel Valley is now operating the latest 812 PowerBlade XPRO. There are very few vineyards in the world that have only ever been pruned by just one person, but Annie Lindo has been proudly pruning her own 5,000 vines in Annie’s Vineyard on … Continue reading →
Gear Up: Winter 2022
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 →
Vario transmission key to organic vineyard’s investment in Fendt 200 series fleet
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 →
Mechanical grape harvester out for delivery in Sussex
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.
Mechanical weeder performs even in tough conditions
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 →
Variable rate spraying technology now available for orchards
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.
A perfect introduction to mechanical weed control
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.
Electric beneficial insect applicator launched
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.