Ms Pettit felt all suppliers would benefit if the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills appointed a supermarket ombudsman by November. Regarding crop protection Ms Pettit reported on the HortLINK funding proposal for a project to seek alternatives to the crop protection products due to be lost as a result of future regulatory changes.

"The industry has taken the lead by forming a platform for commercial horticultural research organisations to come together and look at research delivery on farm.” Horticulture Board Chairperson Sarah Pettit.

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