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Drawn together by a passion for innovation and customer focus Two leading producers in the substrate industry announce that they will join forces. The Dutch substrate producer and supplier Legro, has purchased 50% shares in Botanicoir, the British/Sri Lankan coir manufacturer. This partnership will enable Botanicoir to make the necessary investments to cater to the… Read in full >
Krzysztof Sak, Agronom Berries: “Hydroponics help us guarantee constant soft fruit supply” Only a couple of years ago the team with Agronom Berries, one of Poland’s biggest soft fruit growers, started growing strawberries hydroponically instead of in the open field. “We thought we’d better start learning since we believe that it would become a necessity… Read in full >
Sustainable production of strawberries meeting the challenges of climate change Pressure groups and activists like Extinction Rebellion are constantly in the news making our consumers ever more aware of climate change and sustainability issues. Now is a good time to remind ourselves what the soft fruit industry is doing to face up to our responsibilities…. Read in full >
With most soft-fruit businesses now producing over a six-month period, no soft-fruit season can ever be described as a ‘breeze’, but perhaps this year has been especially challenging. Ben Drummond of E.C Drummond’s Homme Farm, Ross-on-Wye speaks for many, when he describes his season as “very, very spikey”. With 125 acres of tunnels and eight… Read in full >
