Ruth Ashfield has been appointed head of communications at the Horticultural Development Company (HDC). She was formerly HDC outreach communications manager.
The James Hutton Institute, formed earlier this year from the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and Scottish Crop Research Institute, has announced its senior team under director of research impact Dr Bob Ferrier and director of science excellence Professor Colin Campbell.
Martin Ekvad has been appointed president of the Community Plant Variety Office.
R Delamore manager Paul Hogden has left the company to set up his own business - IT Genetics - having witnessed first-hand the absence of specific IT products for horticulture.
Alexis Forsyth of North East PR consultancy Uniquethinking is now representing the British Christmas Tree Growers Association.
Matthew Skinner has been appointed as B Q senior account manager for Roundstone Nurseries.
Sue Minter, former Chelsea Physic Garden curator and Eden Project horticultural director, is the new president of the Institute of Horticulture (IoH).
Bill Riley has joined direct-to-the-grower fertiliser specialist Hortifeeds as technical area sales manager. His dual role at the company will be to provide technical support and development services for the company as a whole and to promote sales to growers in central England. He was previously technical...
Agriculture Horticulture Development Board chief executive Kevin Roberts will be NFU director general, succeeding Richard Macdonald, from April 2010. NFU director of policy Martin Haworth will be acting director general from 26 November.
Scotsdale Garden Centre managing director Caroline Owen is the new HTA president. She succeeds Johnsons of Whixley managing director Andrew Richardson. Deputy president is Garden Leisure operations director Carol Paris. Haskins retail operations director Philip Evason and John Woods Nurseries managing...
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