Gerard Clover has been appointed as the first principal scientist with responsibility for plant health by the RHS. He previously managed New Zealand's Plant Health & Environmental Laboratory.
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By holding out the "possibility" of a seasonal agricultural workers scheme (SAWS), the Migration Advisory Committee's (MAC) long-awaited final report, published this week, makes an exception for fresh produce amid its wider call for a shift away from low-skill immigration.
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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.
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GreenGene International chair Geoff Dixon on the business of fresh produce production