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. 

Farmers have called on the government to address the power imbalance between supermarkets and growers by overhauling the food supply chain regulator and making farming feel less “like survival”. 

Late spring frosts are statistically forecast to return to the UK in 2026, and, while few welcome the prospect, the team at Frosco say they are more than ready.

The driest summer on record resulted in one of the earliest grape harvests ever seen in the UK and a wine crop of outstanding quality. 

This month we headed to Suffolk to speak to Moat Farm’s Henry Dobell, who has gone against the trend for having the same varieties available all year round, and encourages people to eat seasonally. Sarah Kidby reports.

Agrovista agronomist Fokion Chatziavgerinos reviews what turned out to be a very good year for many top fruit growers, while fruit technical manager Alex Radu discusses soft fruit.

Vagabond Wines has opened the doors to London’s largest urban winery at Canada Water. Blending winemaking, eating and drinking under one roof, the venue brings Londoners closer to the craft of wine than ever before.