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  • December 2011 Issue
  • Story by Geraldine Warner

    • Doubleday has broad interests

    An English farmer and landowner follows a family tradition of putting research into practice.

    Oliver Doubleday tosses a Gala apple in the air as he explains that U.K. supermarkets don’t want large fruit. Geraldine Warner Dr. Oliver Doubleday, chair of East Malling Research for the past five years, has ­agricultural interests around the world, including a 4,500-acre estate in Kent, England. Doubleday was a research biologist before joining the family business, G.H. Dean and Company in Sittingbourne, Kent, 30 years ago. The company has 3,000 acres of arable land and pasture and several hundred acres of apples, pears, and cherries. Doubleday has a strong interest in horticultural research and enjoys bringing new ideas to […]

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    Apples, People, Cherries, Geraldine Warner
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    Geraldine Warner
    Geraldine Warner was the editor of Good Fruit Grower from 1992-2015. During her tenure, she planned and prepared editorial content, wrote for the magazine, and managed the editorial team. Read her stories: Story Index
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