Jamie Robinson of Westland has taken over as chair of the Growing Media Association. Charles Farmer of Bord na Mona is the new vice chairman. Elected at the recent AGM, both will serve for two years.
Robinson takes over from James Hayes of Bulrush Horticulture. He said he was looking forward to the new challenge,at a time when there was a clear direction from government and the industry on the sustainable use of peat and ensuring the quality of growing media as peat usage is further reduced.
The GMA will be working on projects that have emerged from the Sustainable Growing Task Force (chaired by Dr Alan Knight OBE) on the sustainability of all growing media ingredients and on creating a quality performance standard. They will also aim to work more closely with growers and retailers in taking forward other parts of the Task Force roadmap.
