Skills:
Consultancy, trials and development for onion and Brassica crops. Store design and construction including all aspects of heating, cooling, ventilation and control.
Member Details
Address:
Wash Road
Kirton
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE20 1QQ
Telephone:
01205 723414
Mobile:
07889 360133
E-mail:
david@alliumseeds.com
Associate Member
Skills:
Brassica Crops and Disease in Vegetables,particulary soil borne pathogens.
Business and organisation management. Conservation, biotechnology & molecular modification, nutrition. Expert witness. Overseas expertise in Asia, Europe, N. America, N. Africa (especially Egypt)
Languages: French
Member Details
Address:
Hill Rising
Horsecastles Lane
SHERBORNE
Dorset
DT9 6BH
Telephone:
01935 812010
Mobile:
07774 628641
E-mail:
geoffrdixon@gmail.com
Associate Member
Skills:
Strategic technical consultancy to global food business. Leafy salads, tomatoes, sweet pepper, roots, Alliums, Brassicas, mango, pineapple, legumes. Project management, Pesticide stewardship and management, BRC, HACCP, Traceability systems, Auditing food businesses, Quality management systems, Environmental stewardship. Integrated crop management.
Languages: Bi-lingual Spanish
Member Details
Address:
FreshTec Agricultural Consultancy Ltd
49A Stokes Drive
Godmanchester
Huntingdon
Cambs.
PE29 2UW
Telephone:
01480 456976
Mobile:
07881 206963
Skills:
Potatoes, carrots, parsnips Decision support systems. Experience UK, Portugal and Spain
Languages: Basic Spanish and French
Member Details
Address:
The Cottage,
Oxton Hill Farm,
Oxton Hill,
Southwell,
Notts.
NG25 0RB
Mobile:
07770 541355
Associate Member
Skills:
Agrochemicals, Post harvest esp.potatoes, Business management, Hygiene.
Languages: Spanish, Basic Italian and French
Member Details
Address:
Lyminster Nursery,
Lyminster Road
Lyminster
LITTLEHAMPTON
West Sussex
BN17 7QF
Telephone:
01903 885491
Mobile:
07810 070705
E-mail:
p.hingley@btinternet.com
Associate Member
Skills:
Lettuce, Asparagus, herbs, spinach, spring onion & radish.
Business Management, team development
Member Details
Address:
Holly Cottage
24 Cassbrook Lane
Martham,
Gt YARMOUTH
Norfolk
NR29 4PZ
Telephone:
01493 748626
Mobile:
07788 927277
E-mail:
peter@pk-consultancy.co.uk
Associate Chairman
Skills:
Leafy salads, herbs, field veg, cut flowers, wild flower field margins & seed production.
Experienced in crop production in the UK, Spain, Portugal, South Africa, Kenya, Peru & Ireland
Languages: Basic French
Member Details
Address:
Speciality Crop Consulting Ltd
4a Kerry Terrace
Summerside
Buckland
Oxfordshire
SN7 8QZ
Telephone:
07748 187364
Mobile:
07748 187364
E-mail:
andrewjmacdonald@btinternet.com
Skills:
Crop Agronomy - all aspects of Alliums & Salads. Lettuce, celery, onions, leeks, speciality salads.
Precision Agronomy - GPS soil sampling and mapping, variable rate technology, all field crops.
Irrigation Scheduling - Schedulting services for all field crops.
Research - Pesticide and nutrition field trials
Training - FACTS, BASIS
Member Details
Address:
Precision Agronomy
1 Lakeside
Black Fen Farm
Mepal, Ely, Cambs
CB6 2AY
Telephone:
07774 777116
E-mail:
dnormanfpc@btopenworld.com
Website:
www.freshproduceconsultancy.com
Associate Member
Skills:
All aspects of onion and brassica crops.
Store design and construction
BASIS tutor.
Languages: Basic French
Member Details
Address:
Allium & Brassica Centre, LTD
Wash Road, Kirton
BOSTON,
Lincs
PE20 1QQ
Telephone:
01205 723414
Mobile:
07860 558143
E-mail:
andy@abcentre.co.uk
Website:
www.abcentre.co.uk
Skills:
Bulb onions, parsnips, carrots (standard and baby), leeks, leaf / root brassicas (standard and baby).
Minor interests: beetroot, sweetcorn, dwarf beans.
Operates in UK, Spain and Middle East
Languages: Basic French, Swahili, Spanish
Member Details
Address:
The Coach House,
Welbeck House
Welbeck
BROOKE
Norfolk
NR15 1AT
Telephone:
01508 550412
Mobile:
07774 997415
Fax:
01508 550926
E-mail:
tom@vcsagronomy.com
Website:
www.vcsagronomy.com
Skills:
Professional Profile:
• Agronomist and Technical Manager, BASIS and FACTS.
• Potatoes, Vegetables, Salads and Growing Strategies.
• Skilled in managing supply chain challenges and pesticide residues issues.
• Respected Mentor.
Member Details
Address:
The Cottage,
The Old Mill,
Maesbrook,
OSWESTRY
Salops. SY10 8QD
Telephone:
01691 831946
Mobile:
07885 432532
E-mail:
debwin827@aol.com
Skills:
• Asparagus - technical management and agronomy
• Container grown herbs - management and technical advice
• Stone fruit - agronomy co-ordination & technical management
• Composting/growing media
• HACCP
• Trial design
• Auditing
• UK, USA and Northern Europe
Member Details
Address:
Ballsgate Cottage
Wigmore,
LEOMINSTER.
HR6 9UT
Telephone:
07792 364661
E-mail:
claire@cdonkin.com
Skills:
• Agronomy and technical consultancy services.
• 25 years experience in the production of field and protected grown vegetables and leafy salads.
• Basis member for 14 years.
• Crops covered include:
• Leafy Salads - Outdoor & Protected.
• Baby Leaf Crops - Outdoor & Protected.
• Hydroponic Leafy Salad Production.
Member Details
Address:
Rural Meadow
Great Bentley Road,
Frating,
COLCHESTER,
Essex.
CO7 7HW
Mobile:
07917 680940
E-mail:
Andrew.agronomy@gmail.com
Growing Earth Consultancy Ltd
Skills:
Provides a range of technical and agronomy consultancy services.
• Over 15 years experience growing field vegetables and in the supply of multiple retailers.
• Good all round Horticultural / Agricultural knowledge covering protected cropping, cut flowers and fruit.
• Experienced in both UK and overseas production and in solving problems on the ground to deliver the crop to the customer specification.
• Holds the Diploma in Agronomy, Basis and Facts scheme member.
• Excellent industry contacts which allow commercial opportunities to be developed.
• Understand and experienced in current retailer commercial and technical requirements.
• Technically qualified but also very commercially experienced.
• Represents Industry on several grower boards.
Member Details
Address:
34 Manor End
UCKFIELD,
East Sussex.
TN22 1DN
Mobile: 07411 769123
E-mail:
peter@growingearth.co.uk
Zest® – Sustainable ICM
New Member
Skills:
• Crop protection and crop production
• Bioprotection and sustainability advocate
• Specialist vegetables and organic production
• Product development and market insights
• Soft fruit and ornamentals management and technical advice/support
• Container grown stock production and hydroponics
Languages: English, Bulgarian and basic Turkish and basic Lithuanian
Member Details
Address:
St. John’s Way,
Feltwell,
Thetford,
Norfolk
IP26 4AX
Telephone:
+44 (0)7518109897
E-mail:
semo@zest-icm.co.uk
New Member
Skills:
Coming Soon
Member Details
Address:
Telephone:
E-mail:
New Member
Skills:
• Conventional and Organic consultancy: Carrot, Parsnip, Onion, Lettuce and brassicas.
• Fresh produce business management
• Remote data collection, weather data and soil moisture Management
• Decision support systems
• Experience: UK, Ireland and Portugal
Member Details
Address:
C & D Noble Ltd.,
Willow Bank Farm,
Fersfield,
Diss,
Norfolk
IP22 2BW
Telephone:
07774 220925
E-mail:
willowbankfarm@icloud.com
New Member
Skills:
• Comprehensive, conventional and organic, agronomy advice for onions, carrots, parsnips, potatoes, salads, brassicas, grass seed and all combinable crops.
• Advice on regenerative systems and rotations.
Member Details
Address:
Thornburys
Hall Lane
East Tuddenham
Norfolk
NR20 3GX
Telephone:
07974 777319
E-mail:
James.Rimmer@VCSagronomy.com
New Member
Skills:
• All aspects of onion and shallot seed production, storage, quality and sale
• Trials and basic breeding for onion
• Variety development
• International seed logistics
Member Details
Address:
Allium Seeds UK Ltd
Allium & Brassica Centre
Wash Road
Kirton
BOSTON
Lincs
PE20 1QQ
Telephone:
+44 (0) 7487636081
E-mail:
james@alliumseeds.com
New Member
Skills:
• Weed control in field vegetable crops
• Research - Trial design and management of crop nutrition, pesticide and agronomy trials
• Agronomy and consultancy - outdoor field vegetables – Brassicas, onions, carrots, parsnips, cucurbits, sweetcorn.
• FACTS, BASIS
Member Details
Address:
Chaucer Drive
Biggleswade
Bedfordshire
SG18 8QG
Telephone:
07387 227554
New Member
Skills:
• All aspects of Onion production & agronomy
• Onion storage
• Supply chain compliance & technical
Member Details
Address:
PG Rix (Farms) Ltd.,
Lodge Farm,
Boxted Rd,
Great Horkesley,
Colchester,
CO6 4AP
Telephone:
01206 271309
Mobile::
07980 932832
E-mail:
ed@rixfarms.co.uk
Associate Member - Retired
Skills:
Minimising potential waste by adding value to surplus primary foods. Enhancing Food S & other technical competences within the Supply Chain - BRC, SALSA, Organic Certification & HACCP. Creating & developing alternative & innovative Supply Chains. Engaging with Public Sector Food Procurement agencies & Producers to exploit opportunities to supply. Evaluation of post-harvest operations for business improvement. Group facilitation to foster collaboration & co-operation.
Languages: French and Spanish
Member Details
Address:
Fraser Associates UK Ltd.
The Farthings
Lower Tysoe
WARWICK
CV35 0BN
Telephone:
01295 680127
Mobile:
07889 360133
E-mail:
graham@fraseruk.co.uk
Website:
www.fraser.co.uk
Retired
Skills:
All outdoor vegetables - brassicas, salad onions, Iceberg and specialty lettuce, spinach, radish and leeks.
Weed, pest and disease identification.
Member Details
Address:
26 Sandhurst Road
WOKINGHAM
Berkshire
RG40 3JD
Telephone:
01189 892649
Mobile:
07860 241460
Fax:
01189 891694
E-mail:
iangillott@btconnect.com
Retired
Skills:
NFT & rockwool production of specialty tomatoes in UK, Italy & Sicily. Herbs, salads & vegetable crops under protection.
Processing salads outdoor.
Pesticide use and monitoring including residue testing.
Languages: Welsh
Member Details
Address:
Rosegarth
Ffordd Trallwyn
Graig, Glan Conwy
COLWYN BAY
LL28 5TL
Telephone:
01492 584828
Mobile:
07768 095841
E-mail:
gwynroberts_hortcon@yahoo.com
Retired
Skills:
Brassicas, curcubits, antichokes
Brassica chain issues. Pesticide magement for retail, NPD techniques, BRC Audits, Value chain management. Brassica production issues. New product development.
Languages: Basic German, Spanish & Italian
Retired
Skills:
Use of fertilisers and growing media in the horticultural, agricultural and amenity sectors, including development of new products.
Trials and development. Training and Marketing
Member Details
Address:
The Agrology House
7 Roselea Avenue
Welton
Lincoln
LN2 3RT
Telephone:
01673 861005
Mobile:
07984 346010
E-mail:
mike@theagrologyhouse.co.uk