Material from the 11th International Fair of Fruit Farming Technology, 15-16 January 2015
For fruit farmers, weather anomalies often cause sleepless nights. Hail can destroy annual fruit crops in just a few minutes. This cannot be predicted, but can be counteracted by installing a net system in the whole orchard or at least in the locations of the best and most expensive apple varieties. Nets protect not only…
Polish-Ukrainian forum in Vinnitsa (21-23 November 2017)
On 21-23 November, we had the honour of participating in the Polish-Ukrainian Fruit Farming Forum in Vinnytsia in Ukraine. The organisers invited us to participate in the project as a partner in the field of technology. On 22 November, we gave a lecture on the role of structures in orchard plantations. We discussed the types…
Knowledge Workshops training (September 2017)
On 7 September, further training was conducted by our expert Michele Perusi at the seat of our company. A special guest at the meeting was Enrico Mazzon, the owner of the Top Plant nursery. The training was divided into two parts. The theoretical section was dedicated to all varieties of the Sweet series. During the…
21st Open Day of the Experimental Orchard at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (September 2017)
Once again, we had the pleasure of participating in this special day. The annual meeting provides the opportunity to meet and exchange experiences in a friendly and unique atmosphere. As every year, our model structure was one of the stops of the educational trips. On our demonstration fragment we put all the systems we use…
Training trip (June 2017)
The trip was aimed at deepening the knowledge of cherry cultivation and checking the results of the cutting that we could observe during the spring stay. The trip was planned during the harvest, and therefore we had the opportunity to see and try all varieties of the Sweet series. In addition, we could see in…
Open Day at the Centre for Vocational and Continuing Education in Nowa Wieś (28 May 2017)
As part of the patronage over one of the classes, we created a fragment of the anti-hail scaffold for the plantings at school. In addition to the educational objectives provided for students on a daily basis, the didactic orchard with our structure became a showcase of horticultural machinery during the Open Day of the Education…
Knowledge Workshops meeting (April 2017)
On 27 April 2017, further training was conducted by our soft fruit growing expert Michele Perusi at the seat of our company. The following were discussed during the training: the most popular cherry orchard management systems, selection of varieties and root-stocks for respective systems, problems and difficulties resulting from the most common mistakes made by…
Training trip (February 2017)
This time we were looking for alternatives to the cultivation of apple orchards. During the Workshops, we received substantial knowledge about the management of cherry orchards: how to run plantations, cut trees, the differences in the selection of root-stocks, and tips for selecting varieties. We also visited soft fruit growers to see the systems for…
Training trip (August 2016)
In August 2016, another training trip to Italy was made. During a week-long trip to the regions strongly associated with fruit growing, the group had the opportunity to become acquainted with the latest horticultural technologies and our range of products. The first location visited was the Valente plant located near Padua. A company with a…