Mike Casey
Solar Power and Irrigation - the near perfect use case
It does not take long to realise just how rapid the pay back on a solar system when you are generating electricity to power a high...
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Mike Casey
- Nov 27, 2020
- 4 min
Electric Frost Fighting Fans - Forest Lodge demonstration day
We have been hastily installing and commissioning two 30kwh electric frost fighting fans which are the first of their type, not only in...
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Mike Casey
- Nov 23, 2020
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Electric Ride on Mowers - we just upgraded
I touched on our awesome wee Ryobi electric ride-on-mower previously. It's been a trusty servant of both our lawn and our orchard in its...
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Mike Casey
- Nov 17, 2020
- 1 min
Treating Black Cherry Aphids
It's always important to take time to wander amongst your trees because you can spot health issues rapidly and act accordingly. Early...
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Mike Casey
- Oct 26, 2020
- 3 min
Capital Costs of UFO growing strategy
The costs of establishing a UFO orchard can be particularly off-putting to many because it is multiples more than the costs associated...
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Mike Casey
- Oct 18, 2020
- 3 min
Why we use Electric Orchard Equipment
There is an advantage to starting an orchard with a blank canvas in 2019, and that is that we can take full advantage of an age of new...
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Mike Casey
- Oct 13, 2020
- 3 min
UFO Water Requirements - We got our consent approved!
The most important ingredients for horticulture are sun and water, and because Central Otago has plenty of sun, we also need plenty of...
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Mike Casey
- Oct 9, 2020
- 1 min
Planting Day - October 2019
Its October 2019 which is far too late to be planting cherry trees in central Otago but nothing ever goes to plan in horticulture. 5700...
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