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Anyone thinking about starting a growing enterprise in Europe take note. With average prices of €2,000 hectare Romania has the cheapest arable land on the market.
Figures just out by the Agra Europe press bureau show a big gap to the Czech Republic and Slovakia, where a hectare of land costs an average of €5,000-hectare. Prices rise even further in Serbia ...
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A consultation on how to implement new European rules on pesticides was launched last month and seeks people’s views on how to ensure the continued sustainable use of pesticides.
The consultation is seeking views on how to implement the European Directive on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides, which covers areas including the training of pesticide users, inspection of spraying equipment ...
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| Despite lobbying and efforts by UK politicians, EU Pesticide legislation (EC 1107/2009) – which will affect agriculture, food production and its availability – is set to go ahead. With the additional burden of the Thematic Strategy on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (2009/127/EC) and the Water Framework Directive, BCPC warns that this will seriously impact on the industry and that ...
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Simplified procedures for importing fresh produce and cut flowers are proving an immediate winner for importers and agents with the Automatic Licence Verification (ALV) system coming into force on Tuesday 16 February 2010 and replacing the old customs clearance process.
“FPC has worked for a long time to have a streamlined process which is estimated to save the industry ...
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Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb has been awarded Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status by the European Commission’s Protected Food Name scheme after being recommended by Defra.
Hilary Benn said: “'I was really pleased to meet Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb growers at Defra’s Christmas market and I'm very happy that their hard work has paid off.
“Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb has been recognised ...
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NFU President Peter Kendall has been re-elected for a third term after securing more than 75 per cent of the vote from NFU Council members during their Annual General Meeting in Birmingham.
Voting also saw Meurig Raymond re-elected as Deputy President to serve his third term and dairy board chairman Gwyn Jones elected to fill the vacant Vice President ...
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| The number of bee colonies in Europe has decreased over recent decades. In fact, the number of beekeepers has been declining in the whole of Europe since 1985. This is the result of a study published in Journal of Apicultural Research that by the International Bee Research Association, which for the first time has provided an overview of the problem ...
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A collaborative study, involving scientists from 12 UK research institutions, universities and conservation organisations, has produced a comprehensive and rigorous assessment so far of long-term changes in the seasonal timing (phenology) of biological events across marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments in the UK (published in scientific journal, Global Change Biology).
Led by Dr Stephen Thackeray and Professor Sarah Wanless of ...
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| An independent performance review of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, carried out on behalf of Defra, has praised its impressive achievements and set out recommendations to ensure the major plant science research facility and popular visitor attraction maintains and improves on its success in years to come. Kew was found to have met all of its statutory obligations, such as ...
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| The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is committing up to £15M to establish training for food security research and development. The Advanced Training Partnerships scheme is announced at the same time as the launch of the new industry-led AgriSkills Strategy, which is being launched by Lantra (the sector skills council for environmental and land-based industries) and NFU (National ...
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