A multi-year agreement has been announced for the distribution of two plant-stimulating lactobacillus aimed to improve soil conditions and nutrient interactions.
The horticultural industry has established a grower-owned working group to provide support to a successor body to AHDB Horticulture to take over processing of EAMU applications and emergency authorisations.
Three growers are urging their colleagues to complete a ballot to gauge views on the AHDB levy in order to paint a ‘truly representative picture’ for Defra.
Horticulture chiefs have warned growers will face a steep increase in costs as they struggle to retain and attract workers amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Â
An online recruitment platform has restructured its business model to help target the demand for seasonal workers in picking jobs across UK farms.
NFU’s horticulture and potatoes board chairwoman Alison Capper has warned thousands of pickers are needed to fill ‘peak’ jobs for the harvest season fast approaching.
Nearly half of the UK’s fruit and vegetables are now produced to the environmental standards demanded by the LEAF Marque accreditation scheme.
Defra Secretary George Eustice has been criticised at NFU conference this week for failing to provide clarity on whether the number of seasonal visas on offer will be drastically increased.
Withers Fruit 51AVÊÓƵhas successfully challenged a judicial review against Herefordshire Council, which sought to overturn planning permission for the construction of 11 blocks of polytunnels on 37 hectares of farmland.
The Government’s chief food adviser has called the current debate on meat eating an unpleasant dialogue of the deaf.