Fruit Articles

According to UK-based agricultural biotech company CropAid, its biological
solutions can help UK vineyards, orchards and glasshouses to combat weather challenges and improve crop resilience.

Editor Rachel Hicks spoke to Carvers Hill Estate’s winemaker and vineyard manager,
Patrick Golson, to find out more about the connection to the historic Domaine de
Bellevue near Cadillac, Bordeaux, and Cervers Hill’s journey to sustainability.

Agrovista agronomist Fokion Chatziavgerinos outlines some key approaches to organic orchard management, some of which are also finding favour among conventional
growers looking to underpin more sustainable production.

Fruit Focus is marking its 40th anniversary this year by moving forward with a major relocation and a new vision for the future.

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

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

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.

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”. 

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.