Horticulture Week: Latest Edibles Newshttp://www.hortweek.com/Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:19:39 GMTenJoin lobby against EU pesticide legislationhttp://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+edibles/871195/Join-lobby-against-EU-pesticide-legislation/2009-01-06 11:33:00.0Industry bodies are continuing to call on growers and other horticulture professionals affected by the proposed EU legislation on pesticides...Bangor land expert to join Council of Food Policy Advisershttp://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+edibles/870958/Bangor-land-expert-join-Council-Food-Policy-Advisers/Jez Abbott2009-01-05 11:03:00.0A leading land and growing expert has been chosen by the Government to form part of the new Council of...Honours for edibles figureshttp://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+edibles/870793/Honours-edibles-figures/Magda Ibrahim2009-01-02 11:21:00.0Professor Colin Dennis has been appointed CBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours List 2009 for services to the agrifood...Growers gearing up for parliamentary stand-off over ombudsman issuehttp://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+edibles/870623/Growers-gearing-parliamentary-stand-off-ombudsman-issue/Jez Abbott2008-12-29 13:44:00.0Dogged grower leaders are forcing the issue of a grocery ombudsman and code of practice further up the political agenda...Growers to lobby banks over credit squeezehttp://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+edibles/870587/Growers-lobby-banks-credit-squeeze/Jez Abbott2008-12-23 10:55:00.0Grower leaders met with leading banks this week to starkly spell out how the financial crisis is squeezing the industry.Sharp rise in Single Payments Scheme payouts in 2008http://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+edibles/870555/Sharp-rise-Single-Payments-Scheme-payouts-2008/Jez Abbott2008-12-22 17:29:00.0Just over £700m has been paid to people claiming money from the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), which grower leaders say...Salads central to Waitrose's convenience store roll-outhttp://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+edibles/870392/Salads-central-Waitroses-convenience-store-roll-out/Jez Abbott2008-12-22 11:19:00.0Waitrose has opened what it calls its first ever "convenience format" store, which has a strong focus on fresh salads.5,000 more seasonal workers allowed in next yearhttp://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+edibles/870293/5000-seasonal-workers-allowed-next-year/2008-12-19 14:18:00.0The number of workers allowed into Britain under the Seasonal Agriculture Workers Scheme (SAWS) will be increased by 5,000 next...NFU hits out at EU's "poor science" behind pesticide banhttp://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+edibles/870292/NFU-hits-EUs-poor-science-behind-pesticide-ban/2008-12-19 12:17:00.0The NFU has reacted angrily to a compromise agreement on EU control of pesticide use, and has called for farmers...Government says local producers are 'lifeblood' of industryhttp://www.hortweek.com/news/rss/Search:+edibles/869583/Government-says-local-producers-lifeblood-industry/2008-12-19 00:00:00.0The Government has returned fire after claims the public sector is shunning British food, and insisted small and local producers...