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ForFarmers at Q1 2022
First quarter 2022 trading by feed manufacturer ForFarmers shows increased gross profitability and revenues from reduced feed volumes across its European markets. But mitigating actions reduced underlying profit in the period. The...
Wheat market focussed on weather in Europe and Americas
Uncertainty still surrounds shipments of wheat out of Ukraine, but the market has largely factored the crisis into its thinking on values. With growing weather concerns in some of the world’s most important producing areas, the focus...
Advance BPS payment to help farm cash flows
The government has reacted to increases in farm production costs by allowing eligible claimants in England to draw a 50% advance on their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) scheme entitlements which are usually paid in December. The NFU has...
New home for NOAH
The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH), the trade association for UK-based animal health product manufacturers, has a new home. The organisation has relocated to a shared workspace at Stevenage in Hertfordshire, after 35 years...
Two starters at FMC
FMC has made two new appointments - Ed Burks has joined the marketing team as a product manager while Jason Spencer has taken on the role of key account manager in the commercial team. Mr Burks has 30 years of industry experience,...
Chlorophyll-enhancing biostimulant from Intracrop
IntraCrop, the speciality products division of Frontier Agriculture, has launched Status, a new plant biostimulant it claims can help farmers improve nutrient use efficiency and combat abiotic stress in cereals, oilseed rape, maize...
Sharp rise for CF Industries at Q1
First quarter trading figures from US multinational fertiliser manufacturer CF Industries show profitability rose four-fold year-on-year from revenues that were 2.7 times higher. The company has reported an EBITDA of $1.68 billion...