DEFRA Peat Exemptions
The new BOA Technical Committee Propagation Subgroup are interested if you have any evidence you would like to share as part of a proposal to request a peat exemption for propagation. The BOA believe there is a strong case for…
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DEFRA Peat Consultation
Ending the retail sale of peat in horticulture in England and Wales consultation is available online and it is vital your views are heard.Please have your say, every opinion counts Please note that DEFRA has asked for as many individual…
R&D levy-funded research survey November 2020
Members’ responses to the importance of current items of service provision Added priorities for research suggested by respondents. R&D levy survey of attitudes to areas needing funding Seek to determine the best recyclable tray to enable best practise and standardisation of sales…
Growing media update 2020
GM update October 2020. The GMA with the HTA recently published the data on the use of peat and other materials for both the Hobby and Professional Grower markets. Overall for 2019 the data clearly shows that peat use is…
BOA Growers and peat – Dramatic changes ahead…
The good news is that it appears from BOA Grower members that there is a sea change in attitudes to peat reduction and that many growers and their customers are investing in going peat free in 2022. BOA Growers have…