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<blockquote data-quote="Chris F" data-source="post: 669996" data-attributes="member: 5328"><p>The Horticultural Development Company (HDC) was established on 1 July 1986 with a remit to fund research and development and communicate results to growers. On 1 April 2003, the HDC was given responsibility for near-market R&D for the apple and pear industry.</p><p></p><p>Following the Radcliffe Review in 2005, which assessed the structure and efficiency of all agricultural levy boards, the government established a single levy board called the Agricultural and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). On 1 April 2008, the HDC became a division of the AHDB and now manages the levy board activities for the horticultural sector of the AHDB.</p><p></p><p>With responsibility for over 300 crops in the horticultural industry, the HDC looks after the different crop interests through eight crop sectors:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.hdc.org.uk/sector/bulbs-and-outdoor-flowers" target="_blank"><strong>Bulbs and Outdoor Flowers</strong></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.hdc.org.uk/sector/field-vegetables" target="_blank"><strong>Field Vegetables</strong></a><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.hdc.org.uk/sector/hardy-nursery-stock" target="_blank"><strong>Hardy Nursery Stock</strong></a><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.hdc.org.uk/sector/mushrooms" target="_blank"><strong>Mushrooms</strong></a><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.hdc.org.uk/sector/protected-edibles" target="_blank"><strong>Protected Edibles</strong></a><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.hdc.org.uk/sector/protected-ornamentals" target="_blank"><strong>Protected Ornamentals</strong></a><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.hdc.org.uk/sector/soft-fruit" target="_blank"><strong>Soft Fruit</strong></a><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.hdc.org.uk/sector/tree-fruit" target="_blank"><strong>Tree Fruit</strong></a></li> </ul><p></p><p><strong>Industry led research</strong></p><p></p><p>To ensure that this near-market R&D is correctly tuned to meet the needs of industry, growers and farmers play a vital role in setting research priorities in each of the crop sectors and in the decision making process for individual research projects. To see our 'Fit for the Future' strategy document click <a href="http://www.hdc.org.uk/sites/default/files/AHDB%20-%20HDC%20Strategic%20Plan_low-res_0.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>, or to see our Research and Development strategy in full click <a href="http://www.hdc.org.uk/sites/default/files/HDC%20RKT%20Strategy%20Final%20For%20website%20May%202013.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p></p><p><strong>A source of technical information</strong></p><p></p><p>For industry to truly benefit from research it is essential that results and technical developments are communicated in an effective and timely manner. The HDC achieves this through the organisation of industry events, the publication of factsheets, reports, crop walker guides, training DVDs, wall charts, software programmes and the HDC News, the technical journal for industry. See the <a href="http://www.hdc.org.uk/knowledge-hub" target="_blank">Knowledge Hub page</a> for copies of publications and the <a href="http://www.hdc.org.uk/events" target="_blank">Events </a>page to see all upcoming events.</p><p></p><p>Our Communications and Knowledge Delivery strategy - <a href="http://www.hdc.org.uk/sites/default/files/HDC%20Engagement%20with%20Impact%20March%202014%20lores_0.pdf" target="_blank">'Engagement with Impact' </a>- presents how HDC will deliver knowledge derived from the priorities set out in its Fit for the Future strategy. It ensures that HDC is focused on delivering relevant and impactful messages to the right person at the right time and provides the vital link between research, development, knowledge and the levy payer to achieve maximum business benefit.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>How can we help you?</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p>We are always keen to hear from you and whether you want to email, phone or write to us, all the information you need is listed right here. If you are on Twitter you can even send us a tweet <a href="http://twitter.com/HDCTweets" target="_blank">@HDCTweets</a></p><p></p><p>For more information on the people here to help you, please see the <a href="http://www.hdc.org.uk/hdc-team" target="_blank">HDC Team</a></p><p></p><p><strong>HDC</strong></p><p><strong>The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board</strong></p><p><strong>Stoneleigh Park</strong></p><p><strong>Kenilworth</strong></p><p><strong>Warwickshire</strong></p><p><strong>CV8 2TL</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Tel:</strong> 024 7669 2051</p><p></p><p><strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:hdc@hdc.ahdb.org.uk">hdc@hdc.ahdb.org.uk</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris F, post: 669996, member: 5328"] The Horticultural Development Company (HDC) was established on 1 July 1986 with a remit to fund research and development and communicate results to growers. On 1 April 2003, the HDC was given responsibility for near-market R&D for the apple and pear industry. Following the Radcliffe Review in 2005, which assessed the structure and efficiency of all agricultural levy boards, the government established a single levy board called the Agricultural and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). On 1 April 2008, the HDC became a division of the AHDB and now manages the levy board activities for the horticultural sector of the AHDB. With responsibility for over 300 crops in the horticultural industry, the HDC looks after the different crop interests through eight crop sectors: [LIST] [*][URL='http://www.hdc.org.uk/sector/bulbs-and-outdoor-flowers'][B]Bulbs and Outdoor Flowers[/B][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.hdc.org.uk/sector/field-vegetables'][B]Field Vegetables[/B][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.hdc.org.uk/sector/hardy-nursery-stock'][B]Hardy Nursery Stock[/B][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.hdc.org.uk/sector/mushrooms'][B]Mushrooms[/B][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.hdc.org.uk/sector/protected-edibles'][B]Protected Edibles[/B][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.hdc.org.uk/sector/protected-ornamentals'][B]Protected Ornamentals[/B][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.hdc.org.uk/sector/soft-fruit'][B]Soft Fruit[/B][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.hdc.org.uk/sector/tree-fruit'][B]Tree Fruit[/B][/URL] [/LIST] [B]Industry led research[/B] To ensure that this near-market R&D is correctly tuned to meet the needs of industry, growers and farmers play a vital role in setting research priorities in each of the crop sectors and in the decision making process for individual research projects. To see our 'Fit for the Future' strategy document click [URL='http://www.hdc.org.uk/sites/default/files/AHDB%20-%20HDC%20Strategic%20Plan_low-res_0.pdf']here[/URL], or to see our Research and Development strategy in full click [URL='http://www.hdc.org.uk/sites/default/files/HDC%20RKT%20Strategy%20Final%20For%20website%20May%202013.pdf']here[/URL]. [B]A source of technical information[/B] For industry to truly benefit from research it is essential that results and technical developments are communicated in an effective and timely manner. The HDC achieves this through the organisation of industry events, the publication of factsheets, reports, crop walker guides, training DVDs, wall charts, software programmes and the HDC News, the technical journal for industry. See the [URL='http://www.hdc.org.uk/knowledge-hub']Knowledge Hub page[/URL] for copies of publications and the [URL='http://www.hdc.org.uk/events']Events [/URL]page to see all upcoming events. Our Communications and Knowledge Delivery strategy - [URL='http://www.hdc.org.uk/sites/default/files/HDC%20Engagement%20with%20Impact%20March%202014%20lores_0.pdf']'Engagement with Impact' [/URL]- presents how HDC will deliver knowledge derived from the priorities set out in its Fit for the Future strategy. It ensures that HDC is focused on delivering relevant and impactful messages to the right person at the right time and provides the vital link between research, development, knowledge and the levy payer to achieve maximum business benefit. [SIZE=5][B]How can we help you?[/B] [/SIZE] We are always keen to hear from you and whether you want to email, phone or write to us, all the information you need is listed right here. If you are on Twitter you can even send us a tweet [URL='http://twitter.com/HDCTweets']@HDCTweets[/URL] For more information on the people here to help you, please see the [URL='http://www.hdc.org.uk/hdc-team']HDC Team[/URL] [B]HDC The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Stoneleigh Park Kenilworth Warwickshire CV8 2TL[/B] [B]Tel:[/B] 024 7669 2051 [B]Email:[/B] [EMAIL]hdc@hdc.ahdb.org.uk[/EMAIL] [/QUOTE]
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