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Start Cherry & Currant harvest

The cherry harvest began on June 10 in Randwijk, starting with the earliest varieties Nimba, Sweet Aryana, and Prim. In […]

30Jun2025
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Current Affairs – June

Last month, a lot happened at FRC Randwijk, including several meetings. OFH Hail Insurance held a meeting at FRC Randwijk, […]

30Jun2025
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New Low in Reporting on Pesticide Use in Cherry Production

Last night (June 19, 2025), in the RTL4 broadcast of Humberto Tan, a new low was reached in the spread […]

20Jun2025
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Fruit Rot Trial Pear – Sorting Soon

Fruit rot control in apple and pear will change in the coming years. Think of the discontinuation of Switch and […]

28May2025
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Monthly Update – April

Last month was a real rush hour when it came to all the fruit set spray applications. We also applied […]

30Apr2025
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The Variety Scorecard

Apple and pear growers face increasingly complex decisions when selecting suitable varieties. To support them, an updated Variety Scorecard has […]

30Apr2025
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End Symposium The Next Fruit 4.0

On March 19, the final results of the The Next Fruit 4.0 project were presented at FRC Randwijk by WUR […]

31Mar2025
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Research on Pear Scab

In the coming years, WUR-Randwijk will continue research on pear scab. During the winter months and spring, the development of […]

31Mar2025
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Information about emissions and new spraying techniques combined on GroenKennisnet

18Mar2025
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Pear scab: Research into leaf digestion

FRC Randwijk is conducting intensive research into the biology of pear scab and how to control it.

21Feb2025
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Working at FRC Randwijk

Make research in fruit growing your daily work!

15Feb2025
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