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Plant health on TV

Posted by: edwardbirchall, Posted on: 23 August 2016 - Categories: Plant health
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There are many pests and diseases that could seriously damage crops and plants in the UK. However we have strict plant health controls in place to safeguard our plant health status. Edward Birchall explains more in his recent TV interview.

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Scientists of the future

Posted by: Trine Andresen, Posted on: 8 August 2016 - Categories: Events
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APHA has many national and international partners in both academia and research institutes. We also like to help young scientists get an insight into what life is like as a scientist in a government research facility like ours at Weybridge.

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Rebel raccoon rehomed

Posted by: Trine Andresen, Posted on: 1 August 2016 - Categories: Wildlife
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One of APHA’s Mammalian Ecologists from the National Wildlife Management Centre (NWMC) talks about how she helped capture and rehome a raccoon.

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