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Do you need to renew your abstraction licence?
The Environment Agency is concerned that some licence holders may be unaware that they may be at risk of losing the right to water needed to support businesses. A surprisingly low number of applications have been submitted so far, to replace existing time limited water licences that are due to ‘time out’ shortly.The Environment Agency said that despite sending reminders, of the 750...
7 December 2012 -
Fera have issued new legislation on potatoes imported into England
Fera have issued new legislation on potatoes imported into England. This legislation is designed to strengthen plant health protection, particularly by extending the current statutory notification requirements and by making it a legal requirement for imports of potatoes from Poland to be accompanied by an official Polish ring rot test certificate. Details of the new legislation are outlined in a...
7 December 2012 -
Future of CIPC key topic at PCL Storage Day
CIPC will be a key topic at the forthcoming Potato Council Storage Day to be held at Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research (SBCSR), near King’s Lynn, on 29th November. It will be an opportunity to find out the facts and best practice measures that can be taken to give CIPC a viable future in GB potato production, and follows concerns raised at the highest regulatory levels relating to...
27 November 2012 -
Latest insights into potato industry at biennial conference
This year's Seed Industry Event was packed to capacity, with 180 breeders, growers, exporters, agronomists, scientists, researchers and members of the supply chain community in attendance.The Potato Council sponsored event, held at the Crieff Hydro in Perthshire, had the future of plant health as its main theme. It also covered on-going protection of GB’s high health seed status,...
26 November 2012 -
Potato Council R&D head wins coveted award
Head of Research and Development of Potato Council Dr Mike Storey has scooped this year’s British Potato Industry Award, which acknowledges those who have made a significant impact on advances in the sector.Dr Storey was presented with the award yesterday (November 20) at the Seed Industry Event dinner at Crieff Hydro, near Perth, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the...
21 November 2012