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28 Apr 2011

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is tackling gangmasters who fail to pay their tax by doubling the number of specialist officers cracking down on them.

Grower Margaret Aldam celebrates 65 years at Co-op

25 Mar 2011

A grower who has worked at The Co-operative's farm in Goole, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, for 65 years has been given a long-service award by managing director Christine Tacon.

Report shows one in four farming households living below the poverty line

10 Dec 2010

A quarter of farming households live below the official poverty line with an income of less than £20,000, a report named Poverty Amongst Farming Households: Achieving Sustainable Livelihoods, by the Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) has revealed.

Oxford College of Garden Design taster course

30 Jul 2010

Oxford College of Garden Design is offering a four-day taster course for its postgraduate diploma, aimed at those considering a career change.

BerryWorld joint ventures tackled by Adrian Olins in European director role

05 Mar 2010

Adrian Olins has become European director at soft fruit supplier BerryWorld. He joined the board this spring having climbed the ranks since he joined the firm in 2004.

ALP calls for EU court action on workers scheme

01 May 2009

The Association of Labour Providers (ALP) has carried out its threat to call on the EU to take the UK Government to court over the workers' registration scheme.

Worries over shortages remain

23 Jan 2009 | by Jez Abbott

Growers continue to remain concerned about labour shortages this year despite the recent increase in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) quota.

New HSE campaign targets edibles sector

16 Jan 2009

A disturbing and hard-hitting campaign to prevent accidental deaths in the workplace is targeting growers and farmers.

Government set to reconsider SAWS limits

21 Nov 2008 | by Claire Shaddick

The Government will consider raising the quota of migrant workers allowed in under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) and extending the time workers can stay from six to nine months.

Committee urges SAWS revival

18 Sep 2008 | by Rachel Sixsmith

The Government's Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has recommended the reintroduction of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) to help curb the labour crisis faced by farmers and growers.

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