All articles by Gavin Haynes – Page 17
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Home Office launches migrant worker toolkit
A new resource to help employers to stay on the right side of the law has been has been launched by the Home Office.
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Tesco gives Wales a chance
Tesco is to give small Welsh growers a chance to bat alongside the bigger brands.
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Article'Radical rethink' call on land use
Environment Secretary David Miliband has suggested that farming will undergo massive changes in the upcoming decades, in response to the ongoing environmental crisis.
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Potato disease prompts EU controls
Following outbreaks of Potato Spindle Tuber Viroid, primarily in the Netherlands, it seems likely that new plant health controls will be introduced at an EU level.
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Durham opens the book on Fairtrade
Durham has become one of the first towns in the UK to have its own ‘Fairtrade Directory’.
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Packaging Automation storms Oz
UK manufacturer Packaging Automation is seeing high levels of interest for its convenience packaging equipment in Australia, as demand for ready meals, prepared fruit and vegetables and salads continues to grow.
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ArticleYorkshire: the Garden of England?
Former NFU President Graham Ward suggests that global warming is turning the north east into the ‘new garden of England’.
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USDA updates water model
The USDA’s water quality model has been updated, promising to give even more accurate predictions of the way in which plants respond to environmental stimuli.
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Young Plants unveils new primrose range
Young Plants Ltd is unveiling a major new range of mid-season primroses, promising greater uniformity and quality.
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ArticleWinehouse is tatty
After stealing the show at the Brit Awards, husky gipsy-dressing nu-blues sex symbol Amy Winehouse has taken home first place, as a potato impersonator.
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ArticleSanders announces carbon-neutrality plan
A UK garden centre has unveiled an ambitious plan to significantly reduce its carbon footprint and help the environment.
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Compost delivers high yields
An innovative farming project in Northumberland is using council-collected garden refuse to turn a profit.
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'What's your poison?' researchers ask bugs
Researchers at the University of Warwick have discovered how a protein from a bacterium acts like a cunningly-designed poison pill box that could be used to design a range of natural insecticides.
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Bees means hives?
American bees are dropping like flies, victims of a mystery ailment that threatens to put a massive dent in the nation’s horticultural production.
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Defra abandons seed trials
Defra is to abandon funding for organic seed trials at the end of March.
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Welsh food miles controversy
The idea of developing horticulture in Britain to displace imports flown in from tropical countries has been ridiculed by the Welsh government’s environment and farming minister.
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SFP payments being traded in Scotland
There appears to be a burgeoning second-hand trade in Single Farm Payments in Scotland.
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HDC and HDRA announce organic pest-management conference
The HDC and HDRA are joining forces for a conference day on managing pests, diseases and weeds in organic vegetables.
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HTA responds to climate change proposals
The HTA is lobbying for a two-pronged approach to tackling climate change.
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Irish compeition board asked to investigate multiples
The Irish Competition Authority may be asked to investigate whether the monopoly power exercised by multiples is forcing vegetable growers out of business.