EU pesticide ban delay raises hopes and fears
27 Jan 2012 | by Jez Abbott
Uncertainty over crop-protection renewals worries professionals but some say more time will help with alternatives.
Thanet Earth has again claimed to have the season's earliest UK cucumbers on supermarket shelves.
Uncertainty over crop-protection renewals worries professionals but some say more time will help with alternatives.
A new report on production horticulture in the West Midlands can serve as a policy tool for the whole of the UK sector, co-author Anthony Snell has claimed.
Brassica growers should embrace socially and environmentally responsible farming for sound business reasons, Promar International director John Giles told the Brassica Growers Association Conference last week.
A possible contributor to the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) among honeybees has been identified.
Dutch vegetable seed breeder Enza Zaden has been named horticultural entrepreneur of the year by the Dutch Horticultural Entrepreneur Award Foundation.
Electrical apparatus tested at Oxford Botanic Garden proves successful for weed control without leaving harmful residue.
Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) wage negotiations are almost certain this year because legislative complexities have delayed its abolition, the NFU has said.
A free secondary school is planned to open in September 2013 within the campus of Hadlow College in Tonbridge, Kent.
Installation of photovoltaic unit advances Lowaters Nursery's goal for long-term sustainability.


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