Fruit

• Conference on the production of quality Bramleys’ Seedling fruit 2007
  Open invitation to all Top Fruit Growers’ to attend this years conference. The aim is to update growers on orchard management for the regular production of quality fruit.
• Apple growers aim to make the right cut
  The apple county of Armagh produces 35 000 tonnes of ‘Bramley’s Seedling’ apples in an average year from over 1200 hectares of orchards.
• A profile of good soil management
  Vegetable and top fruit growers from Counties Down and Armagh met recently to address issues relating to field drainage and soil structure at workshops organised by Greenmount Campus.
• Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme
  The Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS), now operational in Northern Ireland, enables students from universities in Eastern Europe to work on our commercial horticultural holdings.