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.
The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board has received just one written request for a ballot on the horticultural levy.
Kees Jan Groenewoud has been appointed as secretary of the Plant Variety Board (Raad van Plantenrassen) by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture & Innovation.
Government proposals to replace the advisory committee on pesticides with a committee of scientific experts could harm the "public credibility" of the scientists involved, the British Crop Production Council has warned.
European Commission proposals to regulate non-native invasive plants pose a significant threat to the plant trade, according to the HTA.
Countryside-based entrepreneurs hoping to secure grants of up to £1m from a Government scheme aimed at boosting rural businesses have been warned that they have just days to submit their initial applications.
Government acknowledges risk to vegetable growers over peat withdrawal in Commons hearing.
New regulations for the sale or letting of commercial or retail buildings have been introduced on energy performance certificates (EPCs).
Plant experts from around the world are celebrating a global pact to fight plant pests that was launched 60 years ago.
Summing up perfectly the anger and frustration felt by landscapers and their suppliers across the hosepipe ban-hit regions this week, Palmstead Nurseries sales and marketing manager Nick Coslett spells out the situation thus: "Water companies have made a dogs's mess of the restrictions, saying 'yes'...
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