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25 May 2012 | by Matthew Appleby, Jonathan Tilley and Jez Abbott

Following granting of 28-day exemption in hosepipe-ban-hit regions industry lobbyists draft a revised code of practice.

Cider orchards' wider benefits detailed

18 May 2012 | by Gavin McEwan

Natural England study of six Hertfordshire orchards quantifies environmental and social value.

Deluges put an end to drought but not hosepipe bans

11 May 2012

Some 19 regions are no longer officially in drought following the wettest April on record and continuing rainfall in May.

'Nightmare' April hits asparagus start

11 May 2012 | by Gavin McEwan

April downpours flood Vale of Evesham event site and cause asparagus crop to fall dormant.

Soil Association calls for greater use of plant nitrogen

11 May 2012

Growers should apply nitrogen to their soils using leguminous plants rather than manufactured nitrogen fertiliser, a report by the Soil Association has urged.

Moor Organics brings in kit as tree planting increases

11 May 2012

Kent top-fruit grower Moor Organics used last week's East Kent Fruit Society blossom walk to show off its Italian-made Ladurner tractor-mounted mechanical weeder, which the firm said allows it to keep on top of weeds without the need for using herbicides.

Food security on the Warwick Crop Centre agenda

11 May 2012

"Food Security: The Value of Vegetables" will be the theme of an upcoming meeting at the University of Warwick's Crop Centre on 11 July.

Chris Beardshaw calls for peat-free investment

04 May 2012

Garden designer Chris Beardshaw has said the Government should invest now in peat alternatives because a voluntary ban will not work.

Beehive-maker points customers at pyrethrum products

04 May 2012

A manufacturer of garden beehives is advising its customers concerned about the impact of insecticides on bee populations to use its pyrethrum-based products.

Caroline Spelman rumoured to be reshuffled after hosepipe bans

03 May 2012 | by Matthew Appleby

Defra secretary of state is rumoured to be set to lose her job in a cabinet reshuffle after local elections today (3 May).

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