News & Events

News from the Voluntary Initiative, our members and supporters. And anything else we think you might like to know about.

04 July 2025

The Voluntary Initiative (VI) exhibits at Cereals 2025 in Lincolnshire and for the first time at the Royal Highland Show (RHS) in Edinburgh

24 May 2025

The National Register of Sprayer Operators (NRoSO) has announced an increase in the annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) poin...

20 May 2025

The Agricultural Engineers Association celebrates it’s 150 anniversary with a fantastic evening reception at the Palace of Westminster

20 May 2025

BeeConnected – bringing farmers and beekeepers together, and keeping beekeepers notified when a neighbouring farmer is applying insectici...

07 May 2025

The Scottish Voluntary Initiative Champions met with other industry leaders at the James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie for a day of tra...

27 March 2025

We are pleased to announce that Dr Chris Hartfield, the Senior Regulatory Affairs Adviser at the National Farmers' Union (NFU), has been...

21 March 2025

Revised National Action Plan (NAP) for the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products published by Defra in association with the three...

12 February 2025

IPMNet Conference 2025: Driving Innovation in Sustainable Pest Management

20 January 2025

The Voluntary Initiative (VI) announces award-winning East Fife mixed farmer, David Bell as its new Chairperson

10 January 2025

The UK's first confirmed case of glyphosate-resistant weeds underscores the critical need for diligent herbicide stewardship to preserve...

08 January 2025

Come and visit us on the BASIS/NRoSO stand in Hall 11 (Stand 500) where the VI will offer BASIS and NRoSO Knowledge Trail CPD points.

20 December 2024

Here's a Christmas challenge from the VI and BeeConnected. Can you help Santa?