Offer of the month A&C
SPECIAL OFFER OF THE MONTH
ORDER THE ANTI-HAIL NET
and get SEWING MACHINE for free
Ordering at least 100.000 square meters of anti-hail net, you’ll get for free a professional portable high-speed stapler with lithium battery
THE OFFER IS VALID UNTIL 30.04.2023
WHY CHOOSE TO INSTALL ANTI-HAIL SYSTEM IN THE ORCHARD?
Anti-hail systems are a fundamental tool for fruit farms, to secure the cultivated production and guarantee profitability, thanks to the harvest quality fruit.It is now known to all that the changing climatic conditions no longer allow to design an orchard without protection but that it is even often necessary to strengthen the system to make it more resistant to atmospheric events, which are increasingly violent and unpredictable.
Advice&Consulting has a wide range of types of monofilament woven nets available, reinforced in the center and at the edges, in different colors depending on the percentage of shading.
Portable stapler with lithium battery
Portable stapler with lithium battery
WHY IS THE STAPLER USEFUL?
The professional stapler, supplied free with the purchase of the net, is very useful in the assembly phase, to join the nets efficiently and fix any tears that may occur. Some fruit companies join the nets with plates, but the nets are less resistant to tension, and holes can also be created. When sewing nets through the machine, this doesn’t happen.
MAXIMUM PROTECTION
ANTI-HAIL WINDPROOF INSECT repellent ANTI-SUN
Contact us and we’ll be able to indicate the one that best suits your needs!
Case story Arnau Agro
An exceptional apple harvesting and conservation in a new Cold Storage “made in Italy”
Arnau Agro
From 2018 Advice&Consulting® has accompanied «Arnau Agro» in a growth path, making a strategic choice of planting 10 different scab-resistant fruit plants varieties grafted on hot- and cold-resistant rootstocks in order to respond to the new challenges posed by climate change in the recent years. The training system selection has been made to facilitate the management of an 80-ha orchard.
Starting from this year, Arnau Agro will store its fruit production in the newly realized cold storage facility designed by Advice&Consulting®. With a capacity of 2.5 tons, the cold storage system will preserve the organoleptic qualities of the apple fruits achieved in the orchard until the marketing of the product.
BEFORE AFTER
DETAILS
Characteristics and advantages of Cold Storage projects by Advice&Consulting®
- Tailor-made design service
- Realisation with attention to detail
- Continuous assistance from assembly to testing
- Fruit shelf-life extended up to 9 months
- Patented Italian technology
- Healthy fruit without the addition of chemical additives
- High performance in terms of cold holding
- Continuous staff training
CONSERVATION PARAMETERS OF THE MAIN APPLE VARIETIES
For more information regarding the implementation of highly productive intensive orchards, post-harvest technologies and innovative cold storage facilities, contact Advice&Consulting®, we will be happy to recommend customized solutions that adapt to your needs!
Pears: the harvesting of Carmen variety in Italy
PEARS: THE HARVESTING OF CARMEN VARIETY IN ITALY
IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HARVESTING PEARS IN INTENSIVE ORCHARD
- HARVEST PERIOD: in Italy it’s the third ten days of July. Pears are a climacteric fruit, that is, they are able to ripen even after being detached from the plant. Depending on the climatic conditions, ripening can be more or less fast. This allows us to harvest the pears when they are still a little unripe (therefore they are still hard), it is better to anticipate a little and let them complete ripening after harvest, especially in the case of cold storage.
- FIELD SELECTION: based on the climatic conditions of the year, decide on the ideal caliber. Select the fruits in the field, using the caliber of the decided size, positioned on the central side of the bin, where it is also necessary to position the box for the discarded pears of a smaller size.
- ATTENTION TO THE PETIOLE: a pear without the petiole is considered a waste pear. Be very careful to detach the petiole from the branch well, avoiding injury to the skin of the fruit. In the case of long petioles, be careful not to break them. Place the index finger on the petiole and turn the pear upwards.
- HARVEST: gently place them in the bins, avoiding too much overlapping of the fruits so as not to damage them. After harvesting, place a cloth to avoid overheating of the fruits and transport them to a cool place.
- PACKAGING: carry out the sorting and positioning in the appropriate pockets inside the boxes in a cool place.
For more information regarding thinning, harvesting, post-harvest technologies, the design and the realization of highly productive intensive orchard, contact Advice&Consulting® !
We’ll be happy to advise you on the most suitable solutions for your needs!
How to correctly pick the cherry fruit
HARVESTING IN INTENSIVE AND TRADITIONAL CHERRY ORCHARDS
IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HARVESTING CHERRIES IN INTENSIVE ORCHARD
THE RIGHT MOMENT: the best cherries are those left to ripen completely before harvesting as they are better not only for their size but also and above all for their richness in sugars and flavor in general. It is therefore necessary to identify well, for each variety, the best time for harvesting, to be carried out when they have reached the size and color typical of the variety.
THE PLATFORMS: preventively review the platforms. Thanks to the special collection platforms it is possible to reach the highest branches and advance along the rows, collecting the cherries at the same time along two rows at a time.
ATTENTION TO THE PETIOLE: detach the petiole from the branch with one hand by performing a half turn on itself and rotating them upwards, holding the branch with the other hand: the petiole must not offer resistance and must remain attached to the fruit, which otherwise rots quickly; if, on the other hand, it resists detachment, do not insist: you could damage the tree.
BEWARE OF THE GEMS ON THE BRANCHES: be careful not to remove the bud at the base of the petioles from the branch, otherwise no cherries next year!
GENTLE HARVEST: gently place them in the harvest boxes. Do not overfill the crates to avoid fruit compression and bruising.
SELECTION IN THE FIELD: make a first selection of the fruits in the field, discarding the damaged cherries already. In this way the second sorting will focus on the caliber.
COOLING: cherries can have a short life, if you do not prevent them from heating up after removing them from the tree. Immediate transport to the warehouse is recommended. In the case of the cherries remains in the containers for even a few hours in the field, cover them with a coarse cloth wet with water, so that the evaporation of the water removes heat from the underlying mass.
PROCESSING: carry out the sorting and positioning in the baskets according to the caliber in a cool place.
If there is no storage refrigerator and hydrocooler passage, we recommend marketing within 48 hours after harvesting.
INTENSIVE CHERRY SYSTEM
Higher initial investment
More complex design: rootstock, plants, irrigation, support systems and protection from rain and hail
Planting schemes: 3,5 x 1 m
Plants: 2.857 per hectare
Entry into production in the 2nd year
Mechanized management and care
Cherry picking using platforms
Higher production
Higher fruit quality
TRADITIONAL CHERRY SYSTEM
Lower initial investment
Easier design: rootstock, plants and irrigation
Planting schemes: 4 x 4 m
Plants: 625 per hectare
Entry into production in the 5th year
Manual management and care
Cherry picking by ladder
Lower production
Fruits are more exposed to atmospheric factors, lower quality index
PRODUCTION QUANTITIES
PRUNING AND HARVESTING ACTIVITIES
For information regarding cherry harvesting, post-harvest technologies, the construction of a highly productive cherry orchard, contact Advice&Consulting®, we will be happy to offer you on the most suitable solutions for your needs!
How to obtain the premium quality cherry
The fresh fruit market, in particular cherry is increasingly demanding, so it requires perfect fruit, with big caliber, good color, crunchy sweet and aromatic consistence.
Hand in hand, the cherry supply chain is facing huge innovations period: new resistant varieties, with high hardness and shelf life, new breeding forms, precision mechanisation for defence with a multifunctional approach, packaging and storage with new technologies and know-how, which allow marketing periods of even more than 30 days.
For fruit companies it is therefore essential:
- Obtain high quality fruit (calibre and color)
- Protection from cracking
- Guarantee the optimal ripening process of the fruit, without encountering problems due to the modification of the climatic conditions that are created under the fixed cover systems
- Have a system that is easy to open and close to simplify management and reduce labor time and costs
The traditional support system method of the cherry orchard consists of the poles on which through wires, hoods, plackets and elastics, rainproof cloths are attached to protect the fruit.
The rain clothes are opened manually for the pollination of the bloom, then leaving the plants covered until the end of the fruit harvest.
The conditions created by the traditional structure could lead to various issues as for the plants – the humid climate under the rain clothes leads to creation of the monilia – so for the fruit – peel less thick and tender.
The solution chosen by Advice&Consulting® is the “Multishield” technology, made by a structure of pre-stressed reinforced concrete poles positioned at a greater distance from each other on the row; on this structure completely anchored to the ground, hoods are applied and the wires and ropes are stretched to create a sort of “binary” where the rainproof clothes can slide.
These clothes, cut to the same extent as the distance between the poles and fixed to the “binary” with special rings and plates, thus acquire an ease of sliding which makes opening and closing operations easier.
In this way, it is possible to manage the cover system as if it were an umbrella, opening it when there is the risk of rain and keeping it closed when the weather conditions are favorable for the fruit to ripen, giving it more color and sugar.
MAXIMUM SIMPLICITY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE SYSTEM AND FUNCTIONALITY: 2 people are enough to open and close the clothes at any time!
If you want to make this operation even faster and more effective, Advice&Consulting® offers the Wayki® automized system:
1 SINGLE WORKER CAN CLOSE OR OPEN THE COVER OF ONE HECTARE OF LAND IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR!
The Wayki® system is operated with an electric drill inserted in the special device installed on the head poles.
Watch the video and find out more about Wayki® technology
The Multishield system is suitable for both small fruits and kiwi orchards and cherry orchards of significant size, with a maximum height above ground of 5 meters.
This system is multifunctional, that is, it is able to perform several functions at the same time:
- rainproof
- anti-hail: implementing a specific cover that is positioned above the rain cover
- windproof
- thermoregulator because it protects against temperature fluctuations by regulating the temperature and ensuring a balanced climate
- insect repellent (Drosophila Suzuki, Carpocapsa, Asian bug) if equipped with perimeter closures to create a “monobloc” and thus prevent the entry of insects (the closures can be customized according to the optimization needs of the system and the surrounding space.
It is essential to have a versatile system, which offers economic benefits not only in the first phase of purchase and construction, but also in maintenance and management and … above all, which guarantees the production of large, colourful, shiny, premium cherries!
Other important aspects for innovative control of the physiology of cherry ripening are management of the frost, packaging lines and controlled atmosphere.
For information regarding the innovative Multishield system for cherry orchards and post-harvest technologies, contact the Advice&Consulting® technical department, we will be happy to recommend the most suitable solutions for your needs!
Ask the Advice&Consulting® experts for advice on choosing the most cracking-resistant cherry varieties.
The agronomic advice on the «Chemical Thinning»
THE CHEMICAL THINNING: ADVICE&CONSULTING® AGRONOMIC ADVICE
The chemical thinning of the orchard is one of the most important practices to be performed to maximize the quality of the productions and has several advantages compared to the manual one:
-
Economic advantages: savings in labor
-
Time-saving: it is a faster operation performed through the use of the atomizer
-
Guarantee of success: this method is simpler and more effective, requiring no special skills, but in compliance with the agronomist’s recommendations
CHEMICAL THINNING ON THE GALA PLANT AT THE 3rd YEAR
N.B. in 1-2-year-old plants, chemical thinning is not recommended, in the case of very vigorous plants, evaluate with the agronomist to apply the thinning ONLY to the top of the plants.
FACTORS TO BE EVALUATED FOR THE APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL THINNING
- AGE OF THE PLANT (the younger the plant the more sensitive it is to thinning)
- HOURS OF LIGHT (the more hours of light the less effective the products)
- ALTITUDE
- CLIMATIC TREND: if the plant is wet the products are washed off more easily (it is better to apply the products on a dry plant). The effectiveness of thinning products is influenced by the climatic conditions that occur during application and the days following treatment.
- CONSIDER THE PRODUCTION OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR
- MEASURE THE FRUIT DIAMETER (measure the central fruit on mature branches, never measure the fruit on one-year-old branches)
- ASSESS THE THINNING BASED ON THE VARIETY OF APPLE PLANTS
For any doubts or clarifications, contact us!
The Advice&Consulting agronomists’ team is at your disposal and wishes you good work and good … thinning!
Follow us on our social media, keep up to date with news, events, and success stories in the fruit sector.
Advice&Consulting открывает регистрацию на курсы по агрономии 2022
Агрономическое управление интенсивным садом является фундаментальной деятельностью, определяющей успех бизнес-проекта. Сделанный выбор имеет решающее значение для достижения производственных целей, как с точки зрения количества, так и качества фруктов. Вот почему важно повышать и обновлять свои специальные навыки на каждом этапе управления садом. Advice&Consulting предлагает на 2022 год календарь обучающих курсов по семечковым, косточковым и черешневым садам для агрономов и руководителей компаний.
Курсы будут проводить специализированные итальянские агрономы и эксперты по послеуборочной и консервационной обработке!
Ближайшие запланированные курсы:
- Курс по Семечковым Культурам с 07 по 10 Февраля 2022 в Компании GreenCO – (Армения)
Жми сюда, чтобы скачать программу - Курс по Черешневому Саду с 21 по 25 Февраля в головном офисе компании Advice&Consulting в Италии
- Курс по Косточковым Культурам с 25 по 29 Апреля в головном офисе компании Advice&Consulting в Италии
ОГРАНИЧЕННОЕ КОЛИЧЕСТВО МЕСТ! Для получения дополнительной информации или для регистрации свяжитесь с нами сейчас!
WhatsApp +39 333 912 0060
Email communication@advice-consulting.it
Посмотрите видео с отзывами участников курса 2020 года
Мы можем помочь Вам в вашем бизнесе. Спроси у нас как!