Chairman Nick Marston will step down after nine years leading British Berry Growers, the industry body representing soft fruit growers.

Healthy soil underpins any productive vineyard or orchard, so Fruit & Vine explores some steps growers can take over coming months to prepare soils for next season.

Winemaker and business strategist Michelle Knight shares her top tips when it comes to marketing your vineyard and its diversifications online.

Croxsons has developed the Sovereign bottle, which has been designed to support the English and Welsh wine-making industry by closing the provenance loop from vineyard to bottle.

In an increasingly unpredictable climate, PiWis are gaining popularity. Royal Agricultural University’s director of campus experience and vineyard manager, Ryan Hanson, explains.

Bayer announced the launch of Baya Solara, the first commercial strawberry variety from its De Ruiter brand.  

To launch its centenary year, Plumpton College, the UK’s longest-established wine education provider, is pledging half a million in fully funded training to drive strength, skill, and innovation across the English wine industry in 2026.  

Prince William visited an orchard in Herefordshire, trying his hand at pruning apple trees while speaking with farmers about mental health.

British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) has secured £200,000 in funding for two new applied research projects through the ADOPT programme, strengthening its grower-led research and development efforts to improve sustainability, resilience and productivity across commercial UK apple orchards.

Growers across the UK were welcomed at two recent demonstration days hosted by Kirkland UK, showcasing the latest automation and electric technology for the fruit and vineyard sectors.

The third-generation family vineyard applies 57 years of winemaking heritage to refreshed juice collection.

Apple and pear growers are likely to face around a 2% increase in the overall cost of production for the 2026 season, driven by persistent inflationary pressures across key areas of orchard management and post-harvest operations.