Fruit Focus mix of lively debates and latest developments

The weather may have caused more than its usual share of problems this season, but the success of Fruit Focus 2012 shows growers are committed as ever to optimise areas of their businesses they can control.
Over 1200 visitors attended the event, which took place at East Malling Research on 25th July, drawn by its trademark mix of top-level debates, the latest cropping advice and technology, novel machinery and topical marketing advice.
Vines to Wines, partnered by English Wine Producers and United Kingdom Vineyards Association, offered plenty to help new and prospective vineyard growers progress.
In a new venture, Wine Skills, Plumpton College’s knowledge transfer initiative, provided a practical workshop on summer pruning and canopy management.
English Wine Producers marketing director Julia Trustram Eve said more people were seeking advice: “There’s been a real buzz about the event.”
Fruit Focus 2012 further underlined the event’s reputation as the leading technical and business event for fruit growers across the UK, said event director Jon Day of Haymarket Exhibitions.
Fruit Focus returns to East Malling Research, Kent in July 2013.