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SUMMARY:Fruit Focus at Niab East Malling
DESCRIPTION:East Malling\, Great Britain \n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFruit Focus 2025: Innovation\, Exchange & Smarter Growing Solutions \n\n\n\nFruit Focus 2025\, hosted at NIAB’s East Malling Research Centre\, brought together over 1\,500 visitors and more than 100 targeted product and service providers for a vibrant day of innovation\, knowledge exchange\, and industry networking. \n\n\n\nAs the UK’s premier event for the fruit-growing industry\, Fruit Focus connected researchers\, growers\, and innovators to spark new ideas and explore sustainable solutions shaping the future of horticulture. \n\n\n\nAmong the highlights was a standout showcase of the Spin-Fert project and collaborative research between NIAB and ReCoir on recycling coir as a peat-free alternative. Dr Louisa Robinson shared cutting-edge findings at the NFU Fruit Forum on the benefits of adding beneficial microbes to recycled coir\, while Dr Mat Papp-Rupar hosted a hands-on demonstration stand\, where visitors could engage directly with the material and its potential. \n\n\n\nThank you to everyone who joined us on 9 July 2025 to celebrate innovation\, sustainability\, and smarter growing practices in UK horticulture. \n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBehind the Scenes: ReCoir x NIAB – Sustainable Innovation in Action\n\n\n\nBehind the scenes\, ReCoir and NIAB were hard at work preparing for the showcase—blending science and sustainability from the ground up. \n\n\n\nIn the lead-up to Fruit Focus 2025\, ReCoir prepared custom coir batches by composting\, steaming\, and blending recycled coir into trial-ready mixes. These substrates were enriched with beneficial microbes as part of the Spin-Fert project\, with the aim of supporting smarter\, greener growing systems for tray-planted vegetable crops. \n\n\n\nThis collaboration highlights what’s possible when environmental innovation meets practical application—reducing farm waste and paving the way to peat-free\, sustainable cropping. \n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n Created by ASN
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