Tag: WORKHOVEN
Fruit grower Wim continues to welcome migrant workers with open arms: ‘They are loyal, hard workers’
The harvest may be a bit disappointing this year due to the weather, but there are still plenty of pears to pick at Wim Oskam’s fruit farm. Every year around…
Large fire destroys warehouse of contractor company in Werkhoven
A spokesman says that the warehouse, where the contractor company is located, can be considered lost. “The roof is already off, it is very unstable. The priority now is to…
Apple pickers Bert, Sonja and Piet are over 60, but still work every day: ‘I can recommend it to anyone over 65’
Fruit grower Jacco Merkens likes to work with older employees. “They work hard, are never sick and very loyal. And I think the atmosphere at the company is very important.…
Apple harvest exceptionally early due to heat: ‘Always thunder in fruit cultivation’
Autumn seems to have started early this year: you can already see acorns in many places and the many trees on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug are already starting to take on…
Spraying, spraying, spraying: this is how fruit grower Oskam saved his ‘boiling apples’ during the heat
These were exciting days for fruit grower Wim Oskam from Werkhoven during the heat last week. On extremely hot days, his apples reached a temperature of over 40 degrees. “That…