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Welcome news for growers as water companies grant 28-day exemption for newly laid turf and plants. read more..
There will be a new strawberry on the block this summer when Marks & Spencer launches its Jubilee special variety, Driscoll's Diamond. read more..
Slug damage can cost the field vegetable sector £8m a year in lost output. read more..
Sweet sixteen for NFU and Waitrose at Chelsea. read more..
A plant disease normally found in subarctic climates has been identified for the first time in the UK in buttercups as far south as Herefordshire. read more..
A new HDC-funded guide will help those in the stone fruit industry identify pests and diseases. Find out how to get yours here. read more..
Why changes to BPTA terms and conditions covering contamination are a boost for the seed potato industry. read more..
Revived, recast and refocused – find out about the ‘new and improved’ Producer Organisation expert group. read more..
How changeable weather and consumer trends have highlighted the distribution of risk in the horticultural supply chain - and left acres of some vegetable crops unharvested. read more..
NFU Board for Horticulture and Potatoes member Tim Edwards on the peat issue in Europe read more..
RHS and HDC join forces to create five-year role for scientist. read more..
Horticulture and potatoes chairman Sarah Dawson updated NFU Council on her board's investigation of the fresh produce supply chain. read more..
Following media reports claiming that research shows that a group of pesticides known as neonicotinoids are damaging bee populations, Defra has published updated information about this issue read more..
A major investment from public and private sector organisations is helping scientists to develop completely new ways of tackling the biggest killer of honey bees worldwide – the bloodsucking Varroa destructor mite read more..
Market development will be the key theme at the inaugural HDC and National Cut Flower Centre conference (April 17). read more..
Pheromone-baited traps could prove a boon to soft fruit and veg growers. read more..
Defra’s Sustainable Growing Media Task Force published its interim report earlier this week, which details the mixed progress made to date in each of its 12 projects read more..
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) disappoints those in the horticultural industry on the issue of peat and planning read more..
Despite more research suggesting that neonicotinoids are having significant negative impacts on bee populations, there is still no weight of evidence to show that pesticides are the main factor causing the widespread decline in bee populations read more..
With plant protection, producer organisations and CAP reform all high on the NFU lobbying agenda, our horticulture and potatoes board descended on Brussels to talk directly to the Commission. read more..
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