The 2015 Competition Schedule will be sent out to growers this week. The Marden Fruit Show Society have made a couple of changes for this years Show. The biggest change is for the Top Fruit Competitions classes 1 - 21, there will now be a 1 point deduction for competition…
Read MoreThe 2015 Fruit Competition Schedule has been sent out to growers and this year we have £10,000 in the prize fund. There are 21 Classes in the Top Fruit Competition and 7 Classes in the Soft Fruit and Nuts. Each class has a Prize Sponsor and a Prize Money Sponsor…
Read MoreNeil Parish was elected as the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Tiverton and Honiton on 6thMay 2010. On 7th May 2015 he was re-elected with an increased majority. Before entering politics, Neil was a farmer in his native Somerset and still lives on a farm to this day. Prior…
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Read MoreYou may be surprised to spot a giant red apple in residence at the National Fruit Show. The apple is 1.7m high from base to the tip of the stem with a diameter of approximately 5.6m. It is constructed from fibreglass, hand-painted, and was produced by Aboveline Ltd. We felt…
Read MoreN P Seymour will have another great display of orchard and vineyard machinery on display this year including the simple and economically priced Carraro narrow tractor, the fantastically fuel efficient and long-term good value Fendt tractors, Berthoud sprayer, the cost cutting Darwin mechanical blossom thinner with added yield benefits and…
Read MoreOur newest member of the National Fruit Show team is the giant apple which will be displayed in the Registration Area as visitors and exhibitors arrive for the two day Show. The apple has been purchased from Aboveline Ltd a specialist stand building business. The apple has been sponsored by…
Read MoreHadlow College maintain exceptionally high standards with their Apprenticeship Programmes and have proved that the Fruit Industry has benefitted greatly from quality candidates.FDQ CEO Derek Williams has caused consternation in the educational press this week with a statement saying that the model for food and drink apprenticeships is broken, something…
Read MoreNoted pomologist and fruit historian Joan Morgan, (The Book of Apples) will be selling her new volume -The Book of Pears at the National Fruit Show at a discounted price. This wonderfully unique book is an indispensable and one-of-a-kind guide. It tells the story of the pear from its delightful taste…
Read MoreJudging takes place on Tuesday ahead of the Show, and if the entries are high, it will give the panel of nearly 30 industry experts a full day of judging. The fruit is judged for internal condition and skin quality, uniformity of colour, size and evenness of shape. The fruit…
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