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MPs call for legal soil health targets
A Parliamentary committee has called for soil health to be put on the same footing as water and air quality in government policy, with statutory targets for soil health, alongside existing water and air quality targets, by 2028. The...
Competition clearance for ForFarmers expansion in Poland
Dutch co-operative feed manufacturer ForFarmers has received clearance from the Polish competition authority for its proposed acquisition of the Piast Pasze feed business in Poland. ForFarmers first announced the acquisition earlier...
New pulse varieties for 2024
There are 11 new pea and bean varieties added to the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) 2024 Descriptive List for Pulses - two winter bean varieties, three spring beans and six combining peas. The DLs are funded by...
Harbro opens its graduate training scheme
Feed manufacturer Harbro has opened its third annual graduate development scheme for applications and expects to enrol at least three candidates. The Harbro Graduate Development Scheme (HGDS) aims to expose recruits to the whole...
Glasson launches protected urea fertiliser
Granular fertiliser supplier Glasson Fertilisers, a Wynnstay Group company, has launched a new exclusive protected urea product. Branded Starbur, the product is compliant with the upcoming changes to English and Welsh urea fertiliser...
Non-execs for Noble Foods
Integrated egg-producing business Noble Foods has appointed two new non-executive directors, Mallika Basu and Anwar Sultan to the family-owned company board. Ms Basu is a board-level communications and strategy advisor specialising...
New warehouse for Dalton Seeds
Dalton Seeds has commissioned a new warehouse at its headquarters site at Eye near Peterborough. The official opening ceremony was performed by Peterborough MP Paul Bristow. “This latest expansion, of circa 3,000 pallet spaces, has...
New sales manager and ranges from Sundown Products
Fibre specialist Sundown Products has expanded its trading area into northern England at the same time as launching two new products aimed at the domestic poultry and companion animal markets. The Huntingdon-based business has...
Cranswick acquires Elsham Linc pig farming business
Integrated pig producer and processor Cranswick has raised its pork self-sufficiency to 50% though the purchase of the North Lincolnshire pig farming business Elsham Linc. It has also reported half year increases on profitability and...
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