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

As the cropping season for soft fruit draws to an end, the focus switches to protecting crops over the winter months to give them the best possible start next spring.

Mild, wet conditions have been favourable to disease in soft fruits throughout 2024, requiring proactive control.

Growers and industry stakeholders have been invited to join Niab’s free online soft fruit day at the end of November. The event will include updates on research into maximising yield potential in strawberry and raspberry crops. 

Kubota Corporation and French start-up UV Boosting have announced a partnership to jointly promote innovation with sustainable solutions for the viticulture industry.

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.