Big Welcome To All Our New Customers For September 2023

Hailing from Las Cabras, Chile is vertically integrated Verfrut. Founded in 1996 by their current owner and president, Verfrut has now become the largest individual fruit grower in Chile and the largest grape grower in Peru, with 3,300 hectares of orchards in production in Chile and more than 2,800 hectares in Peru.

Over the next two years, Verfrut group will export over 210,000 tons of fresh fruit from its own orchards which is where Hectre’s Spectre Top Down plus Spectre Hand-Held will be delivering early size and color data on a massive scale.

We’re excited to welcome on board Adrian Scripps Ltd. from the UK. Sustainably farming 750 hectares on specially selected sites across Kent makes Adrian Scripps Ltd. one of the UK’s largest growers of apples, blackcurrants and grapes and a leading specialist in the field.

They’ll be utilizing both Spectre Hand-Held plus Spectre Top Down.

Out of Mexico comes Grupo La Norteñita, market leaders in the production, packaging and marketing of apples and their derivatives in Mexico and Latin America.

They’ve been in operation for over 50 years and have focused their efforts on farm development, production and packing innovation.

They have now added Hectre’s Spectre Hand-Held for Apples to their tech line up to gain high volumes of early fruit size data.

With over 80 years of history, Argentina based producer Kleppe S.A. are renowned for supplying top quality apple, pear and cherry products to more than 30 countries.

Their main facilities are located along the Río Negro Valley. A combination of soils formed by alluvial deposits, climatic advantages and unlimited water availability, makes it possible to obtain the earliest harvests in the southern hemisphere.

Kleppe S.A. will be using Hectre’s Spectre Hand-Held plus Spectre Top Down to gain size and color data for their apples and pears.

Situated in stunning Mt Vernon, Ohio is Glen Hill Orchards who are known for producing top-notch apples for the area.

They’ll be using Hectre’s Spectre Hand-Held for Apples to gain size and color data earlier than ever before.

Based in Alpine Township, in Michigan is family-run Schweitzer Orchards, who’ve been operating since the 1850’s.

Schweitzer Orchards will also be using Hectre’s Spectre Hand-Held to gain the benefits of early size and color data for their apple crop.

From Kent City, Michigan and born out of Nyblad Orchards, Solstice Orchards has become one of Michigan’s premier apple and cherry farms.

Always focused on continual improvement, the team at Solstice Orchards will be using the Hectre Orchard Management App to streamline their day-to-day activities including timesheeting, QC, and picking tasks.

Family owned and operated business, Joe Rasch Orchards, have been specializing in growing quality apples since they founded in 1984. Across 540 acres in Grand Rapids, Michigan, they’ve been using sustainable growing techniques to yield high quality fruit of all varieties.

To gain valuable size and color data, the team will be using Hectre’s Spectre Hand-Held.

Family business Umlor Orchards was founded in 1958, and has been packing apples out of Conklin, Michigan ever since.

They’ve now added Hectre’s Spectre Hand-Held to their arsenal, which will deliver them with size and color data, streamlining their packhouse operation even further.

Piedt Acres is an orchard based out in Eau Claire, Michigan and has been supplying quality produce out of the area.

They’ll also be harnessing the power of Hectre’s Spectre Hand-Held to obtain insightful size and color data straight from the pick.

Situated in Comstock Park, you’ll find Michigan apple grower and packer, Alt Brothers.

They’ll be using Hectre’s Spectre Hand-Held to gain valuable early size and color insights to support their continued success.