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Elanco to sell Speke factory in the UK
Multinational animal health product manufacturer Elanco is to cease operations at three of its sites, including one in the UK. The move is part of Elanco’s rationalisation process following its acquisition of Bayer Animal Health last year, the first major deal since...
NWF Agriculture celebrates its 150th anniversary
National ruminant feed manufacturer NWF Agriculture marks its 150th year in business this week. The Wardle, Cheshire-based business is now the Feeds division of the NWF Group alongside Fuels and Distribution divisions. NWF Agriculture can trace its history back to the...
84% want imported foods to meet UK standards
The vast majority of the British public believes that imported foods should meet the UK’s high domestic environmental and animal welfare standards, shows a survey. And most declared they would not buy food produced to lower animal welfare standards. The British Guild...
Rising feed costs could affect GB milk production
The AHDB has warned that rising feed prices could see more milk producers opt to reduce production, despite stable milk values. The levy board says its milk to feed price ratio for the average GB producer is trending to the level at which milk output has historically...
EU bodies warn over lower pesticide targets
Thirteen trade organisations within the Agri-Food Chain Roundtable on Plant Protection have called for an impact assessment of the European Commission’s plan to reduce pesticide usage in the Community by 50%. Last month saw the first anniversary of the Commission’s...
NFU slams new Defra bovine TB policy
The government’s plans to end the licensing of new intensive badger culls from 2022 and reduce existing cull licenses from five to two years have been attacked by the NFU as unscientific and ineffective on current data. The Defra statement is a response to its...
Nine new varieties for the grass and clover RLs
The 2021/2022 Recommended Grass and Clover Lists (RGCL) for England and Wales feature nine new varieties – seven ryegrasses, one white clover and an intermediate festulolium hybrid type. The RGCL is funded by plant breeders through the AHDB, British Society of Plant...