News

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

20 February 2020
Environment Agency - Challenges and Choices Consultation
The Environment Agency are seeking your views on the challenges our waters face and the choices and changes we all need to make to help tackle those challenges.

27 October 2019
VI Champions – a new resource for the Ag and Water industry, Autumn 2019
The Voluntary Initiative (VI) has recruited a team of experienced and passionate growers and advisers to provide knowledge and peer-to-peer learning, driving home the VI’s new major initiative, “IPM 2...

14 August 2019
VI Chairman welcomes the re-appointment of the Minister of State
VI Chairman, Paul Temple, welcomes the re-appointment of the Rt. Hon. George Eustice MP as Minister of State.

14 August 2019
Job vacancy at the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC)
The AIC are looking for a new Policy Officer

12 August 2019
Welsh Water announces pesticide amnesty
Welsh Water announces pesticide amnesty

14 May 2019
VI Strategy updated
VI Strategy updated to reflect the new focus on IPM to drive change in UK agriculture

15 March 2019
VI Chair welcomes the appointment of Tony Juniper as Chair of Natural England
VI Chair Paul Temple welcomes the appointment of Tony Juniper CBE as the new Chair of Natural England

11 March 2019
LEAF Speak Out Roadshow 2019
24th Apr 2019 - 10th May 2019 Communications workshops to stretch your perspective, sharpen your skills and ignite your enthusiasm

26 February 2019
Relaunch of CFE, Championing the Farmed Environment, Tues 26th Feb 2019
Championing the Farmed Environment, promotes good environmental management through productive farming practices.

28 January 2019
VI Annual Report 2018
Our Steering Group reports our progress and the success of our schemes annually.

24 January 2019
Are you a good neighbour? Good neighbour initiative
The NFU has produced a new guide as part of the Good Neighbour Initiative to help sprayer operators meet legal requirements and build good relationships with neighbours when using pesticides.

15 August 2018
Crop Protection In Southern Britain: 12-13 November 2018
The conference, in association with BCPC and AHDB, is the sixth in this series and will provide a major platform for recent developments in crop protection, with a focus on dissemination to advisers a...

08 August 2018
OSR Herbicides? Think Water update
The OSR herbicides? Think Water initiative has launched a new set of guidelines to provide farmers and spray operators with practical advice to prevent OSR herbicides entering water.

27 March 2018
Launch of ‘What’s In Your Back Yard’ (WIYBY) new version
A new version of the popular ‘What’s In Your Backyard’ (WIYBY) online tool was launched on 26 March 2018. The updated version includes maps that are easier to use than the original version.

26 February 2018
Dispose of your unwanted pesticides for free
Severn Trent Water has launched a pesticide amnesty scheme in selected catchments enabling farmers and growers to safely dispose of unwanted chemicals, pesticides and biocides free of charge.

05 September 2017
Voluntary Initiative announces a new Chairman
Yorkshire farmer Paul Temple has been appointed as the new Chairman of The Voluntary Initiative (VI).