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

Fruit & Vine recently spent a morning at Greyfriars Vineyard in Guildford, Surrey where NP Seymour hosted a demo day for customers to see the latest ERO harvester in action, and invited ERO along to talk through the technical aspects.

Last month, horticulture students from Hadlow College planted the 2025 crop at the Thanet Earth Centre of Excellence, a pioneering education hub designed to inspire and train the next generation of UK salad and vegetable growers.

As spring approaches and the recruitment of seasonal workers starts, employers need to be aware of their pension obligations and duties to workers, NFU warns. 

A compact handler selected for a busy Hertfordshire firewood supply business is proving even better suited to working in the estate’s expanding vineyards. David Williams reports.

In today’s world, there are machines (and now even robots) that can tackle almost every task in a vineyard or orchard, from planting and pruning to harvesting. NP Seymour director Claire Seymour explains more.

The 80-120hp Case IH Quantum tractors, available in vineyard, fruit, narrow and row crop versions, gain new features for 2025 that bring additional capabilities and performance from these specialist models.