Press & Media

UK set to become truffle capital of the world within 30 years, scientists say

Sunday 13th May 2018

Katie Morley, Consumer Affairs Editor Charles Hymas The Daily Telegraph

Britain is set to become the truffle capital of the world within 30 years, scientists have said, as they are developing new genetic approaches to create varieties that grow twice as fast. It comes as a shift in climate means…

Welsh landowner grows Britain's first crop of world's most sought-after truffles

Saturday 5th May 2018

Henry Bodkin the daily telegraph

Britain's first crop of one of the world's most sought-after truffles has been successfully grown by a Welsh landowner who is now giving them away for free to local restaurants. Matt Sims, with the help of his sprocker spaniel Bella, has now unearthed…

BBC RADIO 4 FARMING TODAY WELSH TRUFFLE HUNT WITH MARICLARE CAREYJONES

Wednesday 2nd May 2018

MARICLARE CAREYJONES

Listen to Mariclare and Matt hunting truffles with Bella the spaniel click Here to listen to the show

BBC Radio 4 - Shari Vahl hunts the first UK Perigord truffles Here on the farm

Thursday 16th November 2017

BBC Radio 4 - Shari Vahl hunts the first UK Perigord truffles . .Matt met with Dr Paul Thomas and Shari Vahl from BBC Radio 4's You & Yours programme to discuss our cultivation of the Black winter Perigord truffle. This is the first time…

First perigord truffle cultivated in the uk found on Welsh Farm

Monday 27th March 2017

Boudicca Fox-Leonard

On the 27 of march 2017 Bella the sprocker spaniel unearthed the first tuber melanosporum / Perigord truffle ever grown in the united kingdom . click here For the full…