Recent trials assessing the impact of various products with physical modes of action on spider mite control have found the results to be “extremely encouraging”.

Ribena’s producer and UK’s soft drinks manufacturer is leveraging AI technology to reveal a remarkable story of biodiversity across a number of its blackcurrant farms this harvest season.  

The winners of a £5,000 sustainability-focused bursary for wine industry students have just been announced. 

As the fresh produce industry, retailers and NGOs continue to explore ways to reduce plastic in the supply and sale of fresh produce, British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) has published a new report into potential solutions.   

A Welsh soft fruit grower who once lost his entire strawberry harvest to an insect pest is establishing colonies of a predatory bug in the crop before and during the flowering stage in a bid to find an effective biological control alternative to spraying with an insecticide. 

In mid-April, as part of WineGB’s Conference for Growth, there was a practical demonstration of best practice sprayer usage and calibration, undertaken by the NP Seymour team.

Four teenagers have been charged following a vandalism attack at a Scottish farm, which resulted in the death of more than 4,000 bees. 

Having grown 100 vines in their Norfolk garden, where they began their winemaking journey, Michael and Irene Rhodes moved to Suffolk in order to found Hawkswood – possibly the UK’s smallest commercial vineyard and winery – in 2019.

The UK fruit industry leaders and growers had a chance to meet, talk about the latest innovations and exchange ideas during the Fruit Focus 2024. 

Plumpton College has announced its exceptional performance in the recent OFSTED inspection, achieving outstanding grades in multiple key areas with an overall ‘Good’ awarded.

Terraprima Group has recently hosted a webinar bringing together vineyard owners, growers, winemakers and viticulturists, as well as the head of innovation at Weatherquest, professor Steve Dorling. 

WineGB has welcomed the new Labour government and the opportunity to partner with them to support the UK’s fastest growing agricultural sector.