News

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

01 September 2021
Bayer joins the EasyConnect Consortium and new VI Webinar
On the same day that the latest VI webinar is held to talk filling, mixing and maintenance in the farmyard, including a talk on Closed Transfer Systems, it is announced that Bayer CropScience have joi...

26 August 2021
Welsh Water Amnesty Deadline Extended
STOP PRESS - Welsh Water / Dŵr Cymru extend the deadline to register your farm/business for their pesticide amnesty under their PestSmart initiative covering Wales and their drinking water catchments...

30 July 2021
Metaldehyde stewardship guidelines apply this autumn
With slug pellet applications imminent, the agricultural industry is being reminded that metaldehyde stewardship guidelines apply this autumn.

15 July 2021
Welsh Water announce free pesticide amnesty
Welsh Water / Dŵr Cymru relaunch their pesticide amnesty under their PestSmart initiative covering Wales and their drinking water catchments of England.

08 July 2021
Vacancies on the ECP and PRIF
HSE have announced that they are looking to appoint agronomists and toxicologists to The Expert Committee on Pesticides (ECP) and the Expert Committee on Pesticides Residues in Food (PRIF).

15 June 2021
Critical review of pesticide risk indicators
A joint NFU and Voluntary Initiative funded report published

07 June 2021
NRoSO Points at Cereals
NRoSO will not be attending the Cereals event for 2021 but this will not stop NRoSO members achieving valuable CPD points.

27 May 2021
Better Bentazone Together Group launch new Stewardship Campaign
Three industry leading manufacturers have formed a new partnership to help safeguard the future of a post-emergence herbicide that is under threat of de-regulation when it is up for re-approval in 202...

12 May 2021
Protecting Water Webinar - Weds 26th May 2021
VI invites you to attend a webinar on "Protecting Water"

08 April 2021
Closing soon - CSF Grant Schemes available

03 March 2021
It's World Wildlife Day so why not sign-up for BeeConnected
Why not sign-up for BeeConnected – bringing farmers and beekeepers together

26 February 2021
VI Response to the Revised NAP Consultation
The VI has recently submitted the following response to the revised NAP consultation.

29 January 2021
Use date fast approaching - Propyzamide
Don't forget, for most uses, it is illegal to use propyzamide after Sunday 31st January 2021

28 January 2021
NRoSO Annual Training Moves On-line
The new on-line NRoSO Annual Training event was launched recently to rave reviews!

22 January 2021
Grassland IPM Plan launched
The VI and NFU launch a new IPM Plan designed to be completed by those growers who farm grassland as a main crop

21 December 2020
New VI Chair Announced
Press release announcing the new Chairperson for the Voluntary Initiative.