With a bit of luck, the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown will all stay on schedule and we’ll see tourists returning to vineyards across England in time for English Wine Week. Following on from WineGB’s tourism conference on 2-4 March, we thought it would be good to take a look at some of the machinery … Continue reading →
How to apply fertiliser efficiently in vineyards and orchards.
For those looking to improve plant health, yields and thus profitability, while keeping potential input costs to a minimum, the ability to apply fertiliser in only where it is really needed is pretty useful. If you’ve invested in detailed soil analysis and your agronomist has been in to map your site, it’s now time to … Continue reading →
Sprayer controller makes orchard and vineyard spraying easy work.
When we ask growers what machinery they’re looking for at the moment, the majority say that they just want equipment which will make work easier. One very simple piece of kit which does just that is our new generation sprayer controller, the SprayTrol. First tested by Nick Seymour in the UK, this combined spray rate … Continue reading →
Just delivered: Fruit-tec ‘Edward’ mechanical pruning saw
In January 2021, we delivered a Fruit-tec ‘Edward’ mechanical pruning saw to the team at Boxford (Suffolk) Farms. Keen newsletter readers may recall that Boxford Farms took delivery of the UK’s first Fruit-tec REDpulse Duo defoliator last year, which you can read more about here. The Fruit-tec mechanical pruning saw, which has been specifically designed … Continue reading →
The best way to protect commercial fruit and vines from frost.
Frost damage is devastating for commercial fruit and vine growers. Smaller crops do not just mean fewer returns for growers. The economic impact goes far beyond the farm gate as it often means less for the pickers, the packhouses, the contract wineries, the packaging and labelling suppliers, and retailers too. Last year vineyards across the … Continue reading →
The multi row orchard sprayer proven to reduce drift by 95%
Last year at the National Fruit Show, we showcased a multi row orchard sprayer for the first time at the show. Manufactured by KWH Holland, the 1,700-litre unit is designed for larger fruit operations who are looking for a quicker way to apply chemical, and want a sprayer that is able to cover a larger … Continue reading →
Seymour’s Spotlight: Fruit-Tec REDpulse Duo Orchard Defoliator
Last year at the National Fruit Show, we showcased a pioneering orchard defoliator from German manufacturer Fruit-tec. Working in partnership with ERO, Germany’s leading manufacturer of specialist viticulture machinery that produces the Elite and VITIpulse vineyard defoliators, Fruit-tec released its REDpulse Duo for top fruit growers. The pneumatic REDpulse Duo orchard defoliator emits a high-frequency … Continue reading →
Seymour’s spotlight: BMV E600A Vineyard Trimmer
Located just outside the town of Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, Wales is White Castle Vineyard. The 5-acre vineyard was planted in May 2009 and 2010, with Pinot noir précoce, Regent, Rondo, Phoenix, Seyval blanc and Siegerrebe, with 1,000 Cabernet Franc vines added to the mix last year. To date owners, Robb and Nicola Merchant have been … Continue reading →
Is your orchard sprayer really suited to your site?
The wet start to the 2020 growing season has left many farmers and growers battling challenging ground conditions. This year, the relentless rain meant that Charltons particularly struggled with one of its steepest sloping sites, finding it impossible to drive their trailed orchard sprayer on the persistently wet ground. Based at Rumwood Green Farm in Langley, Kent, Charltons is a fourth-generation … Continue reading →
Made to measure table top strawberry sprayer
Like many growers striving to be more accurate with spray coverage, when Carl Eatwell started looking for a suitable table top strawberry sprayer system which would effectively target the underside of the leaf, he approached specialist fruit machinery dealership, NP Seymour. Having worked at Hall Hunter for 27 years, Carl Eatwell has seen the family … Continue reading →
Seymour’s spotlight: Fruit Tec’s Darwin mechanical blossom thinner.
Always ahead of the latest technological and machinery developments, we imported the first Darwin mechanical blossom thinner in 2009. Today we’re still the sole importer of the Italian machine, which helps growers to produce high yields of good quality fruit without needing to rely on chemical agents or hand thinning labour. In this article, we … Continue reading →
Opening up the canopy with mechanical deleafers
We’re currently seeing an increased demand for mechanical deleafers as vineyard managers look for more cost effective ways to open up the canopy, increasing sunlight exposure and air circulation. Unlike other mechanical deleafers which use what’s known as an air blast system, the ERO leaf stripper, which Sam Barnes uses for his vineyard management contract work, … Continue reading →