George Hallam has been appointed by Syngenta as salad crop specialist for the UK and Ireland.
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The publication of the Agriculture Bill this week formally kick-starts the Government's plans to implement a "green Brexit" for farming, the area of the economy most impacted by the UK's withdrawal from the EU from next March.
The Government maintains that a no-deal Brexit "remains unlikely given the mutual interests of the UK and the EU in securing a negotiated outcome". But it has begun publishing a series of "technical notices" intended to explain the consequences for all parts of the economy should no deal be agreed with the EU by March next year.
After a sizeable dip last year, Europe's apple harvest looks to be back on track and could even break recent records. But the wider global situation means it should find a ready market.
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