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AIC wins fertiliser regulation change
The AIC has welcomed what it calls a common-sense decision to allow EU laboratories, alongside the UK’s Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) site at Buxton, to continue to be used for fertiliser Detonation Resistance Tests for ammonium...
Fera invests in insects for feed protein
Fera Science, the joint agrifood R&D venture between Defra and Capita plc, has opened a new £1 million insect protein research facility at its York Bioscience Campus (YBC) at Sand Hutton to the southeast of the city. Fera claims to...
Non-exec for NWF Group board
The NWF Group of feed, fuel and food logistics businesses has appointed Dawn Moore as a non-executive director from September 1st 2022. She will also chair the board’s remuneration committee after the Group AGM at the end of...
Ince closure costs CF $162m in restructure
Second half results from US fertiliser manufacturer CF Industries reveal a $162 million write down following the company’s decision to close its CF Fertilisers ammonium nitrate and blending plant at Ince in the UK. The company has...
Agflation outpaces farmgate price rises
The Andersons consultancy has measured agricultural input inflation for the month of July 2022 at an annual rate of 23.5%. This compares with 25.3% for June and the peak 30.6% in April. But the consultancy warns that farm input costs...
FEMAS meets FEFAC’s sustainable soy benchmark
The Feed Materials Assurance Scheme (FEMAS), managed by the AIC, has successfully met the soy sourcing benchmarking guidelines set by the European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC) for the European feed industry. A total of 20...
Regional manager for Adama UK
Adama Agricultural Solutions UK has appointed Kirsty McKenzie as its regional agronomy manager for central England. BASIS qualified Ms McKenzie joins Adama UK from BASF, where she was a development agronomist. In her new post she...