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Behind the scenes at a high-tech fruit farm

Behind the scenes at a high-tech fruit farm

Take a tour of a high-tech soft fruit farm producing strawberries with a reputation for quality and flavour.
Farms director David Moore gives an insight into the sophisticated tools in use in the high-tech operation at Wicks Farm.

Wicks Farm, West Sussex, is a fantastic example of a high-tech soft fruit farm, one which places environmental impact at the centre of all its decisions.

We spoke to farms director David Moore to get a real insight into how the business works, the roles and responsibilities the staff share and how they're all working hard to ensure everyone in the business feels part of a team.

Watch the video and see if you can answer the questions detailed below. If there's any language used you're not familiar with, or ideas mentioned that you don’t understand, note them down and you can pass them on to us or research what they are.

Answer these quick questions on the video

 

 

How did you find that?

There's a lot more to the soft fruit industry than many people think and environmental support really is crucial to the success of all farmers and growers!

You can find out more about that and how farmers are using technology to support environmental outcomes in the next step of your virtual work shadowing experience.

Next steps

Bees and other natural insects are a critical part of the fruit production process in many high-tech growing environments.
Find out more about how the soft fruit industry is using technology to work with nature, rather than against it.