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Parties pledge continued farm support post-election
The Conservative Party has pledged to keep farm support funding at CAP levels post-Brexit for every year of the next Parliament, should it win an overall majority in next month’s general election. The Labour Party has already committed to maintaining a £3bn annual...
Feed sales lift ACT’s results
Buckinghamshire-based inputs supply group Agricultural Central Trading (ACT) has increased profitability and revenues from its latest full year’s trading. The farmer-owned business reported a pre-tax profit of £1.07 million on sales of £116m in the year ended June...
AIC survey finds public support for fertilisers
Opening the annual AIC Fertiliser Sector dinner in London at the end of October, sector chair Peter Scott of Origin Fertilisers set out three key messages for the plant nutrition industry. These are that the sector has better public support than is perhaps often...
I’Anson adds fifth generation family strength
I’Anson Brothers, the Masham, North Yorkshire-based animal feed manufacturer, has welcomed a second fifth-generation family member into the business. Charlie I’Anson, son of sales director Will I’Anson, and nephew of managing director, Chris I’Anson, has joined the...
Major fire at Devenish’s Belfast warehouse
Devenish Nutrition has suffered a major fire at its feed product distribution centre on the M2 Business Park close to Belfast docks. The fire, which broke out last Thursday night, needed over 60 fireman and 13 appliances at its height. While under control by Friday,...
Evonik methionine force majeure
Feed ingredient maker Evonik has had to declare force majeure for the contracted supply of the amino acid methionine, following an incident at its Antwerp factory. An outage of the hydrocyanic acid supply, a precursor of methionine production, has forced the temporary...
Volac charity auctions raises over £23k
Two charity livestock auctions of donated calves and sheep, supported by Volac and held in Ireland in March and in the UK this autumn, have raised over £23,000 for local charities that promote and support farmer wellbeing. The money raised in Ireland this spring has...
