Today marks the 10th edition of the national wine and cheese day. This ultimate pair is one of Brits’ favourite servings during family and friend parties. 

A Kent-based winemaker, Gusbourne, has announced it is considering a sale. 

Hertfordshire-based berry producer-marketer, BerryWorld, is celebrating after its growers scooped numerous awards at the National Cherry and Soft Fruit Show. 

Wines made in 13 different counties were awarded trophies at the WineGB Awards 2024. This year also marked the highest number of gold medals being given away. 

As the cost-of-living crisis continues, retailers and top fruit growers heard from experts about the latest consumer behaviour, as well as discussing key issues facing the apple and pear sector, during the recent British Apples and Pears (BAPL) retailer webinar. Deputy editor Sarah Kidby reports.

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.