It is the Tuesday after Christmas in 2011 and time another edition of Equipment Highlight. A staple of holiday meals is usually the cranberry, either in a salad or sauce. So today The AGTV Network takes a look at cranberries.
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| This is the harvest equipment all serious growers must have! |
~ The Cranbarrier™ in Action ~
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The Cranbarrier™ is extremely light and compact.
There is 1,600 feet of Cranbarrier™ in this short-bed pick up truck!
It is manufactured in 50 and 100-foot sections.
Look at how lightweight and easy to handle the Cranbarrier™ is!
Setting the pump to harvest the crop.
The ultimate harvest tool!
Cranbarrier™ in action!
One worker pulls the Cranbarrier™ to
corral the beaten cranberries.
Think of the color incentives…
This grower did not buy enough
Cranbarrier™ to corral this entire bog.
His retriever surveys the Cranbarrier™.
Cranbarrier™ will always float at the
perfect depth to corral the berries.
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Here is a small portion of the equipment manufactured at Gedhardt Manufacturing LLC.
Berry Sorting and Processing Equipment
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Among the most fragile of foods,
berries such as the cranberry, raspberry and
blueberry require careful handling to preserve
visual appeal and prevent membrane damage,
sugar loss, or drip loss. Start here for details on
Key equipment for successful berry
processors:
Conveying
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Sorting
Other
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- Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. (164 KB)
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