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Inquiry blames tainted soil for foot and mouth spread

20 December 2007, Horticulture Week

Evidence at the inquiry into the two foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks at Surrey farms this autumn suggests the spread was...

School samples contain residues

20 December 2007, Horticulture Week

Three of the 49 samples of fresh produce supplied to schools this summer tested by the Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC)...

Analyst: 'no point' reducing MRLs

20 December 2007, Horticulture Week

There is no point in reducing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for pesticides on fresh produce below the current amounts, QTS...

Dutch firm develops biopesticide to treat powdery mildew

20 December 2007, Horticulture Week

Salad and strawberry growers are set to benefit from a new biopesticide developed for powdery mildew control, according to biological...

Research consortium to target potato cyst nematode

20 December 2007, Horticulture Week

The Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) is joining a consortium of world-leading scientists - including those who helped decode the...

More fuchsia gall mite discovered in the South East

13 December 2007, Horticulture Week

Since the first discovery of the fuchsia gall mite in mainland Britain, at a single location in September, the pest...

IoH merger plans abandoned as members vote against the move

13 December 2007, Horticulture Week

Institute of Horticulture (IoH) members have voted decisively against the proposed merger with the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) after...

Wanted: more mole catchers

13 December 2007, Horticulture Week

The British Traditional Molecatchers Register is looking for mole catchers to join the organisation.

Evaluating new plant care methods

13 December 2007, Horticulture Week

In this week's edition, Professor Geoff Dixon describes how the focus of research into pest and disease control has shifted...

A natural approach to plant protection

06 December 2007, Horticulture Week

New thinking on pest and disease control puts plant feeding first.

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