Supporting Growers and Producers of Fruits, Wines and Juices in the UK.

To explore the impact of music on fruits and vegetables, Lidl Sweden has installed sound systems covering more than 260,000 square feet of farms around the country. Fruits and vegetables now grow to the tunes of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.  

The Summer Berry Company, which produces 7,000 tonnes of fruit in the UK a year, has adopted robotics and green energy solutions to help it meet its sustainability goals – and it’s got big expansion plans in the next few years. Sarah Kidby reports.

Apple growers will soon be able to monitor codling moth numbers remotely and in real-time with the introduction of RapidAim, a pheromone-based detection system.

In late July, the NP Seymour team hosted a two-day event where customers could see some of the latest equipment in operation. Neale Byart attended on day two, which highlighted the vineyard machinery available.

Hall Hunter, one of the leading berry producers in the UK, has a progressive and visionary outlook to fruit production. Machinery editor Neale Byart visited to see the grower’s latest machinery in action.

In the Herefordshire village of Upton Bishop, family business Chicory Crops is at the forefront of innovation – including when it comes to irrigation.