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Scots seed potato growers call for action on EU exports
Scottish seed potato growers say they are angry and frustrated by the ongoing post-Brexit ban on selling seed to the EU, while imports from member states can still enter the UK. The end 2020 Trade and Co-operation Agreement between...
New grouping for Scots seed potato growers
A group of nine seed potato growers from across Scotland are creating a new body to support and develop the seed potato industry there, after last year’s demise of the AHDB Potato sector board. The Seed Potato Organisation is keen to...
New BASIS register for environmental advisers
Independent awarding body BASIS has expanded its professional membership services with the launch of a professional register for anyone who delivers environmental advice to farmers and land managers across the UK. The BASIS...
Yara pioneers the use of recycled plastic in its big bags
Fertiliser manufacture Yara UK & Ireland is to increase the percentage of recycled plastic in its big bags, without any compromise in the packaging’s technical performance. The move both reduces the potential for plastic to...
Two NEDs for Carr’s Group board
The Carr's Group has appointed two new non-executive directors with effect from September 1st 2022. Shelagh Hancock has been chief executive of First Milk, the British dairy co-operative, since 2017. She has also held senior posts at...
MPs write to Eustice over UK fertiliser concerns
The new chairman of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee of the House of Commons, Sir Robert Goodwill, has written to Defra Secretary George Eustice outlining concerns over the supply and high price of fertiliser...
Plant breeders warn of UK gold plating threat to gene-editing freedoms
While the government’s Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill which is currently before Parliament has been welcomed by the agrifood sector, there are concerns that new traceability and risk assessment hurdles could reduce its...