fruit

Latest report says relationship with retailers, pressure on profitability and uncertainty about the immediate future are piling pressure on sector

New study finds a reliance on imports, climate change and rising costs are threatening fruit production

Researchers target taste, quality and longevity in bid to raise profile of berries

First ever British Berry Growers sustainability study shows commitment to reduction in water and energy use

Dan Hawes grew up on an arable farm in Suffolk and now produces strawberry and raspberry plants for the UK fruit market with Blaise Plants, sister company to Hugh Lowe Farms, Kent. The business grows outside, under tunnels and in glasshouses and produces more than four million plants a year. The arable side includes environmental schemes, with a mix of wheat, oilseed rape, beans and barley crops.

Move means July 1 border measures will not be required ahead of a new SPS agreement with Europe

Dyson Farming considers innovation and sustainability to be top of its agenda which is why it has joined forces with precision-bred crop initiative PROBITY. Farmers Guardian reports

Berry growers raise concerns amid funding review

Pesticide residues raise concerns for consumer health