Issues in the July Policy Updates:
Grower
• EU Review of the Plant Health Regime
• Agricultural Wages
• Single Payment Scheme - Nurseries
• Plant Protection Products
• Draft Flood and Water Management Bill
• Food and Environment Research Agency
• Non - Native Species
• Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae
• Peat
• Code of Good Agricultural Practice
• Research and Development Funding
• Marketing Standards for Hardy Nursery Stock
Retail
• Sale of Knives
• Carbon Reduction Commitment
• Alcohol Mandatory Code
• Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations
• National Minimum Wage
• Progress on Carrier Bags
• Budget 2009
• Retail Sale of Potatoes
• Draft Food and Water Management Bill
• Non-Native Species
For further information on any of the issues listed, or any other policy area of concern, email Gary.Scroby@the-hta.org.uk, the HTA Policy Manager.