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  • April 1st 2009 Issue
  • Machinery is their specialty

    German operation has unique machines for basic orchard tasks.

    Left: This sprayer has a tank large enough to cover 50 acres, and has a mower. Right: This bin transporter loads and unloads bins automatically. Over-the-row sprayers are not a new concept for the Griesbach family, who farm near Dresden, Germany. They’ve been using them for more than 20 years. Working with big machinery is their specialty, Jan Griesbach told members of the International Fruit Tree Association when they visited the orchard during a study tour this winter. Jan, his brother Peter, and his father Dr. Klaus Griesbach, have 280 hectares (almost 700 acres) of apples, sour cherries, sweet cherries, […]

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