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HDC crop spraying advice updated
Horticultural Development Company seminar covers how to optimise pest-and-disease control.
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Membership up at British Protected Ornamentals Association
The British Protected Ornamentals Association (BPOA) has reported a 24 per cent rise in membership this year.
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Dr David Hessayon hits out at box-ticking approach for stifling gardeners
Author calls politicians to account for product bans caused by health and safety 'box-ticking'.
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Outback sets out strategy for barbecue market
Holidays at home, the attractions of alfresco dining, tight leisure budgets and three new products should "add some heat to the UK market in 2012", premium barbecue supplier Outback has predicted for the year ahead.
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Walker appoints mower distributor
FGM Claymore has been made UK distributor for the Walker commercial, zero-turn, out-front, direct-collect mower range.
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Dublin golf club buys mower
Royal Dublin Golf Club links superintendent Paddy Teeling has bought an LF-3400 light fairway mower from Ransomes Jacobsen distributor firm Kevin Broderick.
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'Activity-driven' feel for Olympic Park
Maintenance demands discussed for Olympic Park as designers reveal ethos for both zones.
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Batley park secures funds for water feature restoration
A 1920s water feature in Batley is to flow again after a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant was awarded for it to be renovated.
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Potash study highlights depletion of potassium
Potash producer warns that declining potassium in soils is harming drought tolerance and yields.
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Industry sees fast growth in biological control
The biological controls industry is undergoing rapid growth and will account for a third of Europe's crop-protection market by 2020, according to Rationale Biopesticide Strategists director Dr Roma Gwynn.
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Stir-fry tops poll as UK's favourite dish
The stir-fry is now Britain's most popular dish, regularly prepared by more than half the population, according to speciality broadcaster Food Network UK.
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Managing director appointed as Landgard UK plans sales expansion
Landgard UK has appointed former World Flower commercial director Sarah Mills as managing director and plans 15 per cent sales growth in 2012. It follows a tough year that the plant marketing group has said it would prefer to forget.
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Greenkeepers gain 'MG' accreditation
Greenkeepers from England, Switzerland and the USA are the latest to earn the title Master Greenkeeper with the right to put the letters "MG" after their name, bringing the total number to 60.
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Advice goes online for synthetic turf
The industry's first dedicated online advice service for synthetic turf maintenance has gone live with the aim of eliminating poor-quality pitches.
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Bernhard & Co sends more delegates to US Golf Industry Show
Ten greenkeepers and course managers have earned places as British & International Golf Greenkeepers' Association (BIGGA) delegates at the Golf Industry Show to be held in Las Vegas later this month, bringing the number sponsored by Bernhard & Co to 100.
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Bee identification cards boost golf club pollinator drive
Bumblebee identification has been made easier thanks to a card from Syngenta that guides users through the body shape and markings of the six most common species found in the UK.
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Caroline Spelman backs research case
All-Party Parliamentary Gardening & Horticulture Group wins pledge to pursue ornamentals funds.
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Christmas theme boosts National Trust visits
The National Trust saw a 74 per cent increase in its visitor numbers in December 2011 compared with the previous December.
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Enquiry will decide Madestein UK glasshouse salad scheme fate
A public enquiry will determine whether a £20m glasshouse salad development can go ahead near Chichester in West Sussex following a concerted local campaign to prevent the scheme.
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Chemicals Regulation Directorate workshop to cover testing plant protection products
The Chemicals Regulation Directorate is holding a one-day workshop at its York headquarters on 6 March to explain the official recognition scheme for efficacy testing of plant protection products.