http://www.stockbridgeonline.co.uk Fresh thinking for horticulture Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:04:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A new Act on CO2 campaign launched today will encourage gardeners to use peat-free products; one of the simplest yet most effective ways of making a positive environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint. http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/latest/2010/bio-0308.htm http://www.stockbridgeonline.co.uk/news/defra-announced-a-target-to-phase-out-peat-for-amateur-gardeners-by-2020/ Lord Heseltine will be joining us for lunch and opening the afternoon session on behalf of the Horticulture weekly. http://www.stockbridgeonline.co.uk/conferences-and_events/3515/ Also sponsoring this event is Farexchange. http://www.stockbridgeonline.co.uk/conferences-and_events/hdcstc-second-spring-conference-19th-april-2010-2/ Press Release for: The Second HDC/STC Spring Conference Selling a Healthier Future Strategies for increasing consumption of fruit and vegetables in the UK Why do people need to eat more fruit and vegetables, and how can we encourage them to do so?  Come and hear the scientific medical evidence, plus different strategies to promote ... http://www.stockbridgeonline.co.uk/conferences-and_events/hdcstc-second-spring-conference-19th-april-2010/ 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 post. The new office holder team will serve the NFU for two years. http://www.nfuonline.com/News/Officeholder-elections---results/ http://www.stockbridgeonline.co.uk/news/nfu-president-peter-kendall-has-been-re-elected-for-a-third-term-after-securing-more-than-75-of-the-vote-from-nfu-council-members-during-their-annual-general-meeting-in-birmingham/ [download id="161"] http://www.stockbridgeonline.co.uk/conferences-and_events/a-want-to-know-about-becoming-leaf-marque-certified/ [download id="157"] http://www.stockbridgeonline.co.uk/news/efra-select-committee-public-session-on-defra-evidence-planning-20102013-onwards-to-determine-the-department-strategies/ Dr Duncan Greenwood enjoyed a long and distinguished research career.  He established his lasting interest in soil science at Aberdeen University where he was awarded a PhD in 1957.  He joined the National Vegetable Research Station, Wellesbourne, in 1959 and was appointed Head of the Soil Science Section in 1966.  ... http://www.stockbridgeonline.co.uk/news/dr-duncan-greenwood-cbe-frs-passed-away-on-the-13th-february-2010/ http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Document.aspx?Document=EV0510_8632_FRP.pdf http://www.stockbridgeonline.co.uk/news/defra-research-report-on-consumer-views-relating-to-food-choice-diet-waste-seasonality-and-how-food-chain-might-react/ http://interactive.bis.gov.uk http://www.stockbridgeonline.co.uk/news/how-can-scientists-be-understood/