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Cherry Harvest at FRC Randwijk
The cherry harvest at FRC Randwijk is also in full swing. It’s clear that this year there’s a significant difference […]
Combating sunscald with Less Water
Last week, a new project was launched at the experimental farm to prevent sunscald on apples. The project is testing […]
HydroSoilWise Database and Survey Results
In the region of Northwest Europe, periods of drought and heavy, intense rainfall caused by climate change are becoming increasingly […]
NPPL Hands-On Day: Autonomous Systems
As part of the NPPL+R project, WUR and Misset are organizing an experiential day on autonomous systems on Wednesday, July […]
Mechanical flower thinning on a work card
The Darwin machine for mechanical flower thinning has been brought out of the shed again. On the Natyra plot, we […]
Pear tree canker
Since the winter of 2024/25, research has also been conducted into the effect of pruning methods on the Conference pear […]
Launch of the Sustainable Winegrowing Project
The KoM project on sustainable viticulture was launched on 1 February, a collaboration between WUR Randwijk, the Association of Dutch […]
Precision fruit growing
This year, too, there will be a range of trials at FRC focusing on precision fruit growing.
Start of the scab season
In Randwijk, WUR monitors the maturation and release of ascospores from apple and pear scab during the winter months and […]
Apple blossom beetle has awakend
Last Wednesday, we knocked the first apple blossom beetles on FRC Randwijk. The numbers varied per planting from 0 to […]
New captan label in demo trial
In 2026, the practice will start working with the new contours of the captan label for the first time. With […]
Fruitkwaliteitsmeting vóór de pluk
The Fresco from Vertigo is a device that can determine the quality characteristics of fruit without damaging it. These characteristics […]
