Laurence J Betts Ltd aims to produce and market salad crops to the highest quality standards using environmentally sensitive and sustainable methods.
Great care is taken to maintain the fertility and structure of the soil through good agricultural practice. Advanced record keeping systems provide accurate traceability of the crop throughout the entire production process.
Ground preparation
Techniques developed over years of experience, produce ideal growing conditions, whilst maintaining good soil fertility and structure.
Planting
Modern technology enables mechanical planting to be carried out accurately and efficiently.
Irrigation
Careful irrigation management helps to ensure top quality end product.
Crop Management
The latest crop management techniques are employed, incorporating weekly crop inspections with leading agronomists. Which help to deliver a continuous supply of healthy salad crop for harvest.
Harvesting
Lettuce is selected daily to order, and then cut graded and packed in the field with the aid of modern harvesting rigs. Each lettuce is cut by hand to ensure top quality. The produce is then transported back to the farm cooling and dispatch facilities.
Cooling
Produce passes though state of the art vacuum coolers, reducing the temperature to 3 degrees Celsius, straight into the cold store where it is sorted out ready for delivery to the customers.
