Soft Fruit Network members have participated in study tours across Wales and England, allowing them to see and study a range of commercial soft fruit businesses and operations. Now, the aim is to build on the learning from the tours with a blend of specialist network training days and one to one, expert technical advice tailored to your business.

 “'We have been growing soft fruit on our farm near Aberystwyth for the last thirty years, which obviously presents its challenges! We recently attended the Tyfu Cymru Fruit Network event held at Littywood Farm Staffordshire which I must say was extremely interesting and informative”. Mark Lloyd, Penlanlas Farm, Ceredigion

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