HDC pests and diseases poster aims to help early detection
30 Mar 2012
The Horticultural Development Company (HDC) has sent out a poster to growers to help them detect and identify the most common pests and diseases.
The HTA is advertising for a new director general with the closing date for applications on 25 May.
The Horticultural Development Company (HDC) has sent out a poster to growers to help them detect and identify the most common pests and diseases.
From 1 April, the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board Order 2008 includes provision for a levy payer ballot on whether an individual levy should continue.
A daffodil grower in Scotland could suffer losses amounting to £300,000 as a result of the weather and a shortage of workers.
Unite have tabled a demand for an extra 5% wages across all grades in the next round of Agricultural Workers Board (AWB) negotiations with the NFU and employers on 11-12 June.
Public consultation on the Agricultural Wages Board will take place once the Public Bodies Bill has received Royal Assent.
The Chancellor's autumn statement brought mixed fortunes for horticultural businesses and organisations across the UK.
Horticulture recruiter MorePeople has launched Imperium, described as "a premium recruitment and training business for clients in the appointing of non executive directors, main board directors and chairmen". Parent company HuntMore director Guy Moreton said: "Imperium is being launched as a result...
Four people have been bailed after a sting by police and the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) involving Polish migrant workers on ornamental nurseries and farms.
The Labour Party amendment to remove the Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) from the Public Bodies Bill was lost, clearing the way for the Government to abolish the board.
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