18 May 2012
The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board has received just one written request for a ballot on the horticultural levy.
04 May 2012
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.
27 Apr 2012
European Commission proposals to regulate non-native invasive plants pose a significant threat to the plant trade, according to the HTA.
27 Apr 2012
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.
27 Apr 2012
| by Jez Abbott
Government acknowledges risk to vegetable growers over peat withdrawal in Commons hearing.
27 Apr 2012
New regulations for the sale or letting of commercial or retail buildings have been introduced on energy performance certificates (EPCs).
20 Apr 2012
Plant experts from around the world are celebrating a global pact to fight plant pests that was launched 60 years ago.
16 Apr 2012
Seventeen counties in South West England and the Midlands have moved into official drought status the Environment Agency announced today - but hosepipe bans in these areas are unlikely as public supplies have been affected less severely than in the South East.
13 Apr 2012
| by Matthew Appleby
Leading academic laments failure to establish precise nature of problem ahead of road map for eradication of peat use.
Parts of Yorkshire have joined the south and east in drought following another dry month which has hit rivers and groundwater supplies, the Environment Agency said.