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The site has a long association with the rhubarb industry and now has areas of strawberries, raspberries and blackcurrants. The strawberries are grown in the soil or in growing bags as table top production in Spanish tunnels. Current work has concentrated on pest and disease control and evaluating different substrates as the industry moves away from relying on peat.
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National Food Strategy – Call for Evidence
On 27 June, Defra’s Secretary of State commissioned Henry Dimbleby to conduct an independent review to help the government create…
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Withdrawal of outdoor uses of metaldehyde overturned following legal challenge
30 July 2019 …
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Royal Society The president of the Royal Society has warned the Tory leadership candidates that UK research could be damaged by a bad deal or no-deal Brexit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49017771
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Sustainability Conference 2019: ‘Growing in the Green’
24th June 2019, 1000-1530, Stockbridge Technology Centre, Cawood, YO8 3TZBASIS Points have been awardedInterested in recent R&D on how we can…