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…
Floral Fantasia The new display area at the RHS Hyde Hall garden in Essex has been a popular visit destination in these post-lockdown days.One of the attractions has been the colourful display of ‘Floral Fantasia’ which is incorporating the work…
Lovania and IPM In its large scale production of ornamental plants, Lovania Nurseries uses Integrated Pest Management (IPM), managing pests naturally, which is a bio-friendly approach to growing that focuses on managing insects, weeds and disease through a combination of…
Encouraged by commentators outside the production industry, we are continuing to tell our story changing trading priorities in this ‘unprecedented’ year and sales season, massively affected by the ramifications of the Covid 19 crisis. Garden Centres have re-opened and those…
North West News from the BBC on Monday saw a very sad report (unfortunately, being repeated all around the country) from Arden Lea Nurseries in Hesketh Bank, with Nick Taylor stating clearly that the losses they are suffering have been…
This week the first podcast from the BOA was released into the ether! Why, you may ask when all around are wondering if there will be any plant business….take a listen! Wayne Brough of AHDB got Martin Emmett of…
Brian will open the conference, in Peterborough, this year with presentations on plant nutrition and growth regulation. He is well known as a speaker as well as a researcher and extension worker in floriculture and below you can read some…
Following on from the Automation Tour on the 17th & 18th September, I thought it would be good to share some of the automation we’ve seen- Vas. Baas Stand alone packing robot, looked futuristic but was in commissioning phase so…
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…
To celebrate the 160th Great Yorkshire Show, the Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS), decided to go back to where it all began. In the 1800s the Craven Heifer became a national phenomenon and toured the county, to this day it remains the…