 HDC Member Weekly News 11/12/2009 |
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Welcome to the HDC's Weekly News full of information on current activities, project news and information on events to look out for. If you would like to contribute to the Weekly News, please contact the HDC. |
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 Bulbs and Outdoor Flowers |
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Research & Development priorities for bulbs:The first bulb R&D priority meeting was held in Cornwall on the 3rd December. Thank you to everyone who attended and for your valuable input. A further meeting in Eastern England will be held on 13th January 2010. Further details to follow. If you would like more information on these meetings, please contact Hugh Frost (07501-476980) Priorities for future Cut Flower R&D will be discussed at a meeting in Eastern England on 13th January 2010. More details to follow soon, but if you would like more information please contact Hugh Frost (07501-476980) |
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 Field Vegetables |
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HDC/FV Panel - The FV Panel bid farewell to Peter Cornish, chair of the FV Panel (2001-2009), at a Field Vegetables Panel meeting that was held this week. The HDC and the Panel are very grateful for his dedication and service to industry. We wish him well in all his endeavours. The Following reports were sent out to FV growers this week:
The following SOLA was sent out to FV growers this week:
HDC Weed identification guide - This guide was first published by HDC in 2006 and sent to all field vegetable members. Stocks were depleted quickly, but following popular demand, we have funded a re-print. Extra copies can be procured by contacting Sarah Bond on 0247 647 8661 or at sarah.bond@hdc.org.uk Rothamsted Research and ADAS are currently monitoring development of insecticide resistance in peach-potato aphid, particularly to newly introduced insecticides. They need samples of the aphid and will arrange to take samples. If you can provide any, please contact Mike Lole on 01432 820444 or at mike.lole@adas.co.uk HDC/Duchy College open day: Evaluation of autumn/winter cauliflower, spring cabbage cultivars and other brassica crops (Project FV 202d), 13 January 2010, 3 March 2010 at 2pm. All events held at Trevarnon Farm, Gwithian, Cornwall. Contact Bill Herring, Duchy College on 01209 722100 or bill.herring@duchy.ac.uk BGA – Brassica Growers’ Biennial Conference and Exhibition, Tuesday 19 January 2010, Lincolnshire Showground, Grange-de-Lings, Lincoln. If you are interested in exhibiting and want to secure a place contact Bridget Pannell on 01507 602427 or at bridget.pannell@pvga.co.uk. ADAS/Syngenta UK Vegetable Industry Conference and Exhibition, East of England Showground, Peterborough, Wednesday 27 January 2010 – To exhibit contact Michelle Patching ADAS Boxworth on 01954 268214 or at michelle.patching@adas.co.uk. Presentations include:Food Security - the challenges and opportunities for fresh produce; Profitable and sustainable crop production; Global economic outlook and its effect on UK Agriculture; Breeding for sustainable vegetable production; a Vegetable Projects R & D update; The role of biopesticides in vegetable production; Automatic spot glyphosate application for volunteer potato control; Landscape management in support of pest control in vegetable production; a WRAP update on benefits of using compost and digestate; Impact of factors affecting pesticide availability and use and; The political debate.’ HDC Pest Bulletin updates on a weekly basis throughout the growing season and focuses on the predicted and actual appearance of key pests on a regional basis. Growers can gain access to the site by clicking on http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/whri/hdcpestbulletin |
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 Hardy Nursery Stock |
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HNS Cold Storage Guide - A copy of the guide was distributed to members recently. Extra copies can be ordered by contacting Sarah Bond on 0247 647 8661 or at sarah.bond@hdc.org.uk. HNS Panel meeting: 17 December 2009, Garden Organic Ryton (Webbs Ryton Gardens), Coventry, Warwickshire. All technical matters to be sent to Jason Pole on 0247 647 8666 or at jason.pole@hdc.org.uk. All communications matters to be sent to Ruth Ashfield on 0247 647 8663 or at ruth.ashfield@hdc.org.uk. Winter Meeting of the Herbaceous Perennials Technical Discussion Group, Tuesday 12th January (pm), Society of Chemical Industry (www.soci.org), London. Are you a grower of hardy herbaceous perennials? Do you want to improve your understanding of bacteria, powdery mildew, scheduling, and growth regulators in hardy herbaceous perennials? Do you want to influence what is commissioned by the HDC? If so, this event is for you! It’s not too late to register your interest, by stating ‘HPTDG - Yes’ in an email to sarah.bond@hdc.org.uk , We will send further details to those who have registered an interest next Friday (December 18th). |
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 Mushrooms |
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Mushroom magazine supplement - HDC has prepared a magazine supplement for soft fruit growers, which will be mailed out with the December issue of HDC News. It will provide a summary of the most useful results from recent and ongoing soft fruit projects. At the recent mushroom panel meeting, panel members requested that a similar supplement be produced for mushroom growers. Work will begin on this in the New Year. |
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 Protected Edibles |
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HDC PC-Edibles R&D Strategies: Updated R&D Strategies for all Protected Edible crops are now available on the HDC webpage: http://www.hdc.org.uk/sectors/PC_RandD.asp. The main sector document will be updated shortly. TGA/HDC Tomato P&D Seminar, Thursday 14 January 2010, Avon Suite, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. Topics covered will include: Viruses and viroids, their current status and results of research projects. These will include Columnea latent viroid (CLVd) and Pepino mosaic virus. Bacterial canker (Clavibacter michiganensis). Tobacco whitefly (Bemisia tabaci). South American tomato moth (Tuta absoluta). In addition to the control of this pest, the potential implications for trade if the UK is designated with Protected Zone status within EU plant health arrangements will be discussed. Preventing and managing quarantine pest and disease threats, a practical guide. Attendance at the seminar is free but pre-registration for the event is required as it is likely to be heavily subscribed. The latest date for registration is 7th January 2010. Full details of the programme and a booking form are availabe from tga@britishtomatoes.co.uk GROWSAVE: your one-stop-shop for energy saving information from the HDC. http://www.growsave.co.uk/ |
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 Protected Ornamentals |
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HDC announce Vice Chair: We are pleased to announce that Mike Mann, Winchester Growers, has been appointed as the Vice-chair of the Protected Ornamental panel. We look forward to working with him. Request for samples of cyclamen with bacterial soft rot - As part of project PC 291, Tim O'Neill (ADAS) and John Elphinstone (Fera) are seeking samples of cyclamen with suspect bacterial soft rot. The objective is to determine the speceies of Pectobacterium (Erwinia) associated with the disease in the UK. Please send suspect samples, at an early stage of the disease if possible (i.e. before complete collapse of the top), to: Mr A Aspin, Fera, Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ. Do not post samples on a Friday or the disease is likely to be too far advanced by the Monday. Please enclose brief details (eg a compliments slip with contact details, and name of the variety). Thankyou. Please e-mail Tim O’Neill at Tim.O'Neill@adas.co.uk for a picture of the disease. Energy Latest Danish research on energy saving: http://www.hdc.org.uk/admin/tiny_mce/plugins/filemanager/files/gt_gbsmall.pdf Growsave your one-stop-shop for energy saving information from the HDC. http://www.growsave.co.uk/ |
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 Soft Fruit |
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The following SOLA was sent out to SF growers this week:
Soft fruit magazine supplement - This has been mailed out to soft fruit growers with the December issue of HDC News. It provides a summary of the most useful results from recent and ongoing soft fruit projects. We hope growers will find time to read it over the Christmas period. If you don't receive a copy in the next few days, please contact Sarah Bond on 0247 647 8661 or at sarah.bond@hdc.org.uk Capsid LINK project PC/SF 276 - Technical manager Andrew Tinsley attended a consortium meeting of this project last week. A brief summary of this project is included in the soft fruit review magazine which is now printed and being distributed. Further details are available on the HDC website. HDC soft fruit panel meeting - Thanks to all contractors who submitted full research proposals for the recent panel meeting. Technical manager Andrew Tinsley will shortly be sending letters explaining the panel's thoughts and decisions. Factsheet 18/09 'HDC Mainseason strawberry variety trials 2009' - Copies of this factsheet were mailed to members recently. Extra copies can be ordered from Sarah Bond on 0247 647 8661 or at sarah.bond@hdc.org.uk HDC Weed identification guide - This guide was first published by HDC in 2006 and sent to all soft fruit members. Stocks were depleted quickly, but following popular demand, we have funded a re-print. Extra copies can be procured by contacting Sarah Bond on 0247 647 8661 or at sarah.bond@hdc.org.uk |
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 Tree Fruit |
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Stone fruit LINK project TF 194 - Technical manager Andrew Tinsley attended a consortium meeting of this project last week. The project is developing biocontrol methods in an IPM programme for plums and cherries. Results and details will become available next year. Tree fruit panel meeting, 16 December, FAST, Brogdale, Kent. Full research proposals requested following the last panel meeting should now be in the hands of technical manager Andrew Tinsley. Any industry issues should be raised with panel chairman Will Sibley or communications matters sent to Scott Raffle on 01732 897473 or at scott.raffle@hdc.org.uk. HDC Weed identification guide - This guide was first published by HDC in 2006 and sent to all tree fruit members. Stocks were depleted quickly, but following popular demand, we have funded a re-print. Extra copies can be procured by contacting Sarah Bond on 0247 647 8661 or at sarah.bond@hdc.org.uk |
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 Other |
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Campden BRI's training and events brochure for the final quarter 2009 and 2010 is now available. - click here if you want a copy sent to you Request Training News and/or Training Brochure or email training@campden.co.uk with your name and postal address. Full details are also available on their website .The current issue of Training News is available here as a PDF online Notification of publication: B17005 Irrigation Water reportB17005 - 'Review of the use of water in UK agriculture and the potential risks to food safety' has now been published on the Food Standards Agency's open access repository, Foodbase. http://www.foodbase.org.uk/results.php?f_category_id=&f_report_id=372 . If you have any questions, please contact Tracey Smith, Hygiene and Microbiology, Food Standards Agency. Tel: 020 7276 8127 FIRST INTERNATIONAL TRIALS CONFERENCE 2011, Assessment of Ornamental Plants a global consultation, 5 – 7 July 2011, Venue Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley Garden, Surrey University - Guildford, Surrey. Conference contact details, Email: ornamentals2011@rhs.org.uk www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/ornamentals2011.asp Tel: +44(0)1483 212450 Fax: +44(0)1483 217750 |
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