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03 Feb 2012

The UK Plant Science Federation will hold its first ever research conference at the John Innes Centre, Norwich, on 18-19 April.

Parties clash in Commons over grocery ombudsman

03 Feb 2012

The Government's "delays and procrastination" mean that a supermarket adjudicator is unlikely to be up and running until 2014-15, shadow Defra secretary Mary Creagh has claimed.

Small-scale growers urged to diversify

03 Feb 2012 | by Gavin McEwan

Delegates at Organic Research Centre conference advised to generate alternative income streams.

Mushroom meeting date set

03 Feb 2012

The Horticultural Development Company's (HDC) next Mushroom Panel Meeting will be held at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire on 6 March.

Doubt cast on electronic weed control

03 Feb 2012

"The jury is still out" on electronic weed control, according to herbicide expert Cathy Knott.

Grower of the Year winners to vie for international prize

03 Feb 2012

The winners of the ornamental categories at this month's prestigious Grower of the Year Awards - run by Horticulture Week - will once again be vying for the opportunity to compete in the International Grower of the Year Awards, which take place later this year.

German peat supplier sounds warning of industry breakdown from UK phase-out

03 Feb 2012 | by Jonathan Tilley

Booklet to customers warns over quality and availability issues from the Government's switch to peat-free alternatives.

Supply chain and SAWS top NFU's 2012 agenda

03 Feb 2012 | by Gavin McEwan

Stronger supply chain relationships, improved producer organisation scheme management, renewing the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS), terminating the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) and consideration for polytunnels in the planning system feature among the NFU's lobbying priorities for 2012.

Brassica Growers Association Conference 2012 - news round up

03 Feb 2012

Brassica sector urged to unite for better marketing Brassicas face declining market share, but other vegetable marketing initiatives offer possible role models for the sector, the conference heard. Dr Hans Christoph Behr of German market intelligence firm AMI pointed out: "(European) consumption...