Sir Philip Dilley, chair of the Environment Agency, and Andrew Sells, chair of Natural England, are joining the Defra board.
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Concerns over climate, light levels and seasonal variability can all be overcome by using LEDs and they can deliver production benefits, Sally Drury reports.
The British top-fruit sector faces many challenges, but Ali Capper, newly appointed executive chair of promotional body English Apples & Pears (EAP), believes that with the right plan in place the sector can maintain the growth seen over the past decade.
Defra has brought into force farming rules for water in an effort to tackle diffuse water pollution from soil, fertiliser and manure, so meeting the UK's obligations under the EU's Water Framework Directive.
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