Fruit Articles

Agrovista agronomist Fokion Chatziavgerinos highlights the importance of accurate weather and disease-forecasting tools, and shares his thoughts on early season agronomy.

The British fruit industry leaders met last week to discuss the current pressing issues and shared opinions about the first-ever one-day National Fruit Show. 

Providing enough calcium is crucial for improving fruit quality and shelf life, but the real challenge is getting the calcium to the right parts of the plant, explain Hortifeeds agronomist Mike Wainwright and Croda Europe Ltd lead applications scientist, Dr Robert Kempster.

Matt Servini, co-founder of The Craft Distilling Business, offers advice for those considering setting up a distillery.

13,000 apple trees were planted in Somerset last week as Thatchers Cider sets up a brand-new 50-acre orchard – roughly the size of 31 football pitches. 

The competition for British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) retailer of the year is hotting up as we are six months into the current British apple and pear season. 

British Garden Centres raised £20,000 for Greenfingers Charity during its annual event, Garden Re-Leaf Day. 

Worldwide Fruit is launching British-grown JAZZ Juniors to complement the success of the JAZZ apple brand becoming the UK’s fifth biggest variety, with the bite-sized apples launching in selected retailers.

Pixley Berries, the longest-standing supplier for innocent Drinks, is using grant funding to trial biostimulants, in a bid to mitigate the impacts of climate change on its blackcurrant crop.

Do you keep your apples in the fridge or the fruit bowl? One of the great things about British apples is that they are great value because there is so little food waste.  

A new report from Growing Kent & Medway highlights the untapped potential of waste from horticultural crops to be transformed into high-value chemicals and materials.  

British Tomato Fortnight returns for 2025, celebrating the fantastic quality and taste of British tomatoes, their incredible versatility in many dishes, and supporting the hard-working British growers.