Change to Expiry Dates on Extension of Authorisation for Minor Use (EAMU) Documents

This Update gives details of a change to the expiry date information on Extensions of Authorisation for Minor Use

www.pesticides.gov.uk/Change-to-Expiry-Dates-EAMU-Documents

• Grass at Last – We revisit the lambs we saw turned out after lambing and learn some tragic news. We see our calves getting their first taste of fresh grass
• Ripe Tomatoes – The tomatoes we saw planted, sorted by robots, pollinated by bees are finally picked and sorted ready for you to enjoy in the shops.
• Busy Birds – Lots of spring activity to look out for, birds building nests, singing and new chicks.

Look Out for our Olympic and Wimbledon theme in after half term – first program 11 June

  World LED Science 

Our Partners Philips are bringing knowledge from all round the world to the LED 4 Crops project . We have listed some of these below and put links where available.

Chrysanthemums:   Click Here for more information.

USA :Knowledge includes research into the following areas:

• Young plant rooting/germination trials with Purdue University for the Top 10 bedding/potplants of USA .
• Photoperiodic tests with Michigan State University (Flowering Lamp).
•  Spinach at Cornell University.
•  Tomato and cucumber trials at Guelph University.

Click Here for more information.

 China: Research is being carried out at the following institutions:

1. Shanghai Jiaotong University
2. Beijing IEDA

Click the institute to find out more.

France: Work is being carried out at:

• INRA France: Avignon, Angers, Colmar
• CNRS, Strasbourg

Germany: Max Planck

The LED rigs installed this week are the ‘Philips Green Power Production Modules’. They are installed in stacks of four lighting rigs per bench. This will be followed by the installation of Research  Modules when they arrive next week.

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Professor Mark Tatchell is to take over from Professor Simon Bright as the Senior Executive Officer for the National Horticultural Forum (NHF) from June 2012.

Professor Tatchell is currently Chairman of the Red Tractor Assurance Fresh Produce Scheme. He brings to the NHF extensive experience of the horticultural industry through a distinguished research and leadership career at Horticulture Research International and Rothamsted Research.   More recently, he has developed a successful consultancy business linked to both the edible and ornamental sectors of horticulture and agriculture and its associated research.

Andrew Colquhoun, chairman of the NHF, commented “ We are very grateful to Simon for all the progress which he has helped the NHF to make on its agenda for horticultural R&D in the last few years, in particular in developing the dialogue with the Office of the Government Chief Scientist through the Horticultural Roundtable process. That work is now moving into a new phase, so it is a natural time for Simon to hand over to Mark Tatchell. I look forward to working with Mark as the NHF develops a new programme of action to ensure that nationally we have coherent policies for horticultural R&D to support innovation in production horticulture.”

Contacts for further information:

Dr Andrew Colquhoun, Chairman of the National Horticultural Forum Steering Group.

E-mail: colquhounaj@aol.com Tel: 07970 138334

Professor Simon Bright, National Horticultural Forum executive

E-mail:  bright@jbright.demon.co.uk   Tel: 07973 215750

Professor Mark Tatchell

E-mail: mark.tatchell@btinternet.com  Tel: 07981 717419