Slow response to levy ballot
18 May 2012
The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board has received just one written request for a ballot on the horticultural levy.
Conference told that trees are 'key elements' in the new National Planning Policy Framework.
The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board has received just one written request for a ballot on the horticultural levy.
Greening the UK, the HTA-led campaign to promote plants and open green spaces, has joined Defra's fledgling Green Infrastructure Partnership.
Pressure group the Open Spaces Society is calling for a new single environmental body in Wales to focus on landscapes, common land and public paths.
The proposed groceries adjudicator will be able to take evidence from third parties, and ultimately to fine supermarkets, the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) announced last Friday, meeting key demands of suppliers' representatives.
The UK cannot deliver sustainable food production without greater investment in coordinated research, according to a Parliamentary report that urges greater state involvement rather than relying on the private sector.
Newly re-elected Mayor of London Boris Johnson has appointed an environment adviser and promised more green spaces and trees.
This year, I have attended many forums where the representative organisations for our industry have independently identified the need for shared goals and a common voice.
We asked industry leaders what legislation changes the Government could make that would help them.
Arboricultural Association's technical officer says providing consistent tree valuation is 'on a hiding to nothing'.



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