Fruit Sector Commitment – South East Farmer

Eight new members have joined the Hutchinsons horticultural team in the past two years, helping meet the increasing demands for multi-faceted agronomy services with a particular focus on the rapidly growing vineyard sector.

With specific strengths in soft fruit, David Taylor and Gerry Scallan boost the national commercial support Hutchinsons provides for its team of agronomists, which has also expanded in recent years.

As demands on producers increase from many angles, there is an ever-greater need for specialist support and expertise across numerous areas, from technical agronomy advice to soils, environment, digital services and packaging.

Tools such as Omnia, and TerraMap high-definition soil scanning, are increasingly being used, and with new spatial measurements being developed for the fruit sector, such as flower or canopy density measurements, there will be more scope for growers to map and manage variations in crop performance accurately to maximise output. Specialist advice to help analyse and interpret such data is key to getting the most from it.

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