8:00am Saturday 6th March 2010
THE manager of a farm in Herefordshire has been named the UK’s best grower of top fruit.
William Barnett who runs the The Co-operative Farms orchards at Tillington won the award for his managing of fruit grown on trees.
His work covers 900 acres of top fruit, both cider and dessert apples, supplying Co-operative food stores across the UK.
William was named top grower of the year at Horticultural Week magazine’s Grower of the Year Awards in London.
He said he was delighted to have won but it was not just for himself.
“It also recognises the hard work and dedication of everyone at Tillington Farm, as well as the many people who have worked here over the years to help establish it as such a success,’’ he said.
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