The Drying Tunnel Wyma is a produce washing and drying machine. It is produced by the Canadian company Weening Brothers Manufacturing, located on Highway 88 in Bradford, Ontario (WBM, 2014). WBM produces post-harvest technologies on a global scale (WBM, 2014). A washing and drying machine reduces degradation, bacterial growth, and disease initiation of the produce (WBM, 2014).
The benefits of this technology is that it is able to remove excess moisture from produce, resulting in a longer shelf life. This allows farmers to be more flexible with harvest times in terms of weather conditions. The produce can be harvested even when conditions are too wet because the produce washing and drying machine will remove any excess moisture to increase shelf life and food safety. (WBM, 2014)