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CLA seeks rural support from Tory hopefuls
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has written to Tory leadership contestants Jeremy Hunt MP and Boris Johnson MP seeking five pledges for the rural economy, focusing on the particular needs of country communities and businesses. The pledges are: to...
read morePremier Nutrition launches dairy system in Kenya
Premier Nutrition, a specialist animal nutrition business within AB Agri, has launched its pioneering dairy Transition Management System (TMS) in Kenya. The company aims to support farmers there to improve cow management and nutrition to increase performance during...
read moreEU funds largescale French insect protein plant
The European Commission is to part fund an ambitious insect protein factory in northern France, together with a joint feed supply chain consortium. The Farmyng project aims to establish the facility at Poulainville near Amiens, using the Ÿnsect company’s patented...
read moreBioethanol and sugar cut Südzucker profit
European crop processor Südzucker has reported a sharp fall in full year profitability on lower revenues, as previously forecast. The Group blames the decline on difficult trading for its CropEnergies bioethanol and Sugar divisions. The Group made an operating profit...
read moreThompsons chief to advise on NI backstop
Declan Billington, chief executive of Belfast-based feed manufacturer John Thompson & Sons, is on a new technical group set up to advise the government on alternatives to a Northern Ireland backstop as part of an EU withdrawal agreement. The 15-person group, chaired...
read moreRothamsted warns of blackgrass resistance to glyphosate
Rothamsted Research says it has detected clear signs that blackgrass is developing reduced sensitivity to glyphosate in the field, and that over-reliance on the herbicide should be avoided. The researchers have developed a method of predicting the risk of resistance...
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