January 2015
Growing Profits

Strawberry "Farm of the Future" delivers results!  
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Year one results from the sustainable strawberry "Farm of the Future"

The sustainable strawberry project which is a collaboration between Marks and Spencer, Total WorldFresh and Cravo Equipment Ltd. has completed it's first year results.

Crop yields in the automated retractable roof house produced 96% First class fruit and an increase of 22% overall, in comparison to tunnel production. High average Brix factors were recorded successively as the season advanced.

One of the most promising results, demonstrated so far, concerns the reduction of chemical fungicides and pesticides. Using the Cravo control system as a combative tool, facilitated an observation based attitude to disease control. Consequently this led to a 94% reduction in chemical applications and a 0% residue test result.   For more information on the project, results and goals for year 2, click here.
"The Cravo System has the potential to change the industry as we know it," Marks and Spencer
"Farming for the Future"


The sustainable strawberry project co-funded by Marks & Spencer, Total WorldFresh and Cravo was featured in the Winter 2014 issue of Marks & Spencer "Farming for the Future" magazine. According to Andy Mitchell, Agronomist at Marks and Spencer, "The Cravo system has the potential to change the industry as we know it. For M&S it delivers pesticide reductions, quality improvements, water capture and product that is less affected by the elements that we face. For our growers it offers a true solution on sustainability in a very competitive area of fruit production."   To read the article click here. 

 

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