NextGen Fruit Group’s Post

We are excited to introduce the 2024-2026 Committee! We’d also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the previous committee for their exceptional work, they’ve truly set a high standard. We’re looking forward to an incredible two years ahead. Our goal is to provide our members with enjoyable and educational experiences while fostering strong social connections within the industry. We aim to host events that will help NextGen members build a valuable network to support their careers and inspire one another. Stay tuned as we introduce our new committee and share the exciting events we have planned for the next two years! #nextgenfruitgroup #britishfruitgrowers #newcommittee #newbeginnings

Farewell from us... Just a final note from the NextGen Committee 2022/24, we've had a blast! Hosting 8 events over the tenure at a variety of great UK businesses, illustrating advance growing to eye opening processes and industries that under pin UK Horticulture. Including our first Innovation Day highlighting some incredible minds and industry thinkers. We've also been encouraged by great attendance across our events, particularly vitalised by new members that have got stuck in and passionate for all that NextGen Stands for. Culminating in a unforgettable International Conference, allowing our members to experience something totally different from global horticulture. Thank you to our generous Partners, Supporters and all our hosts over the last years, without your generosity the group would not be able to have the impact it does. As well as a big thanks to all our members for attending and engaging in events. It has been a great opportunity for us the committee and we wish the new committee all the best for the next years and excited to see how they continue with the group. Your Committee 2022-2024 Oli Pascall, Anna Ralph, Richard Smith, Rob Wickham, Mike Rudge, Gail Gribble and Tom Barnes #NextGenFruitGroup #Committee2224 #Handover #Horticulture #Farewell #ThankYou #GoodLuck

A lovely write up from HortNews, a summary of our International Conference. https://lnkd.in/ezwQFg9m

What a cheery bunch after 8 days travel! No doubt a response from an insightful tour from Jackson Family Wines just North of Santa Rosa. A dive into their regenerative farming techniques and a wine tasting demonstrating their broad range of wine offerings. #NextGenFruitGroup #JacksonFamilyWines #Vitaculture #WineTasting #Sustainability

Family Tree Farms another incredibly generous host for our International Conference in California. Family Tree Farms representing incomparable scale of growing Stone Fruit and Blueberry growing in the central, just south of Fresno. Demonstrating an unapologetically family business, with terrific scale and hard line focus on variety development and what is next for their growing operation. Founder David Jackson and family gave so much of their time to engage with our members, even hosting us for lunch at the family home, truly inspirational hosts. Whilst on ranch, we were also hosted to a demo from Burro, showing automated platform tech that is looking to revolutionise the berry picking industry. #NextGenFruitGroup #InternationalConference #FamilyTreeFarms #Fresno #California #Blueberries #StoneFruit #Automation

Whilst we all struggle to get back to the day job and the time zone, we can’t help but reminisce on all the great places we’ve been. Taylor Farms kindly hosted us at their food service packing facility in Salinas. Illustrating incredible scale and focus on robotics and automation. Added to the fact that Taylor farms moves half of the manufacturing equipment to Arizona for half the year to follow the seasonal supply, showing inspirational focus on supply chain resilience. #nextgenfruitgroup #saladpacking #freshproduce #salinas #california