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TWO Herefordshire farms have had success at a top industry awards ceremony, with a third just over the county border also recognised.

THE winners of the Three Counties Food and Farming awards, which celebrate businesses in the farming industry from across Herefordshire and the…

Fruit growers across the British Isles have been doing everything they can to protect their budding crops during the frostiest April in at least 60 years.Last month an average of 13 days of air frosts

British apples available all year round as new varieties last in cold storage for up to a year  Apples are picked between August and November but then stored for months in cold storage systems A red Discovery apple ready to pick Credit: Simon Annable / Alamy Stock Photo  British apples are now being supplied all year round, growers say, as production of homegrown fruit increases by almost 80pc in a decade. New varieties and technology improving orchards, storage and picking has enabled UK growers to supply supermarkets with apples throughout the year. British-grown fruit currently has a 40 ...