News & Events

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

New Defra Guide to IPM Image
New Defra Guide to IPM

13 December 2024

Defra have recently launched a new website on the .Gov website highlighting what Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is, how to access fundi...

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VI exhibiting at CropTec 2024

19 November 2024

The Voluntary Initiative will be exhibiting at CropTech 2024, 27-28 November 2024

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Scottish VI at AgriScot

06 November 2024

Members of the Scottish VI Team will be exhibiting at AgriScot 2024, "The Farm Business Event"

VI presentations at the BCPC Congress Image
VI presentations at the BCPC Congress

29 October 2024

VI Northern Ireland Representative Bruce Steele and VI Chair, Phil Jarvis will both speak at the 2024 BCPC Congress

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Apply to be the new VI Chair

22 October 2024

The Voluntary Initiative is recruiting a new Chairperson to champion Integrated Pest Management

BeeConnected sponsors lecture at National Honey Show 2024 Image
BeeConnected sponsors lecture at National Honey Show 2024

17 October 2024

The VI's BeeConnected scheme is to sponsor a lecture by eminent beekeeper Alan Baxter on integrated management of the threat from yellow...

VI Chair Steps Down Image
VI Chair Steps Down

27 September 2024

Phil Jarvis will be stepping down as the Voluntary Initiative Chair.

Voluntary Initiative at the AHDB Agronomists' Induction 2024 Image
Voluntary Initiative at the AHDB Agronomists' Induction 2024

02 September 2024

The Voluntary Initiative (VI) is excited to participate in the upcoming AHDB Agronomists' Induction 2024, taking place on October 23-24 a...

BeeConnected website developed with 101 digital partners Image
BeeConnected website developed with 101 digital partners

30 August 2024

Over the past few years, our flagship software initiative, BeeConnected, which connects beekeepers with farmers has been developed with o...

VI meets with Scottish Agricultural Minister Jim Fairlie Image
VI meets with Scottish Agricultural Minister Jim Fairlie

15 August 2024

VI Scotland Chair Amy Geddes welcomes Jim Fairlie MSP, Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity onto her farm in Angus to discuss IPM an...

Joint VI / AHDB Beverley Monitor Farm Summer Walk Image
Joint VI / AHDB Beverley Monitor Farm Summer Walk

03 July 2024

Today, AHDB's Beverley Monitor Farm hosted a joint farm walk with the Voluntary Initiative (VI), where we discussed some topical issues a...

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VI at Arable Scotland

27 June 2024

Join FAS, SRUC, The Voluntary Initiative and NFUS at the Arable Scotland Event, Tuesday 2 July