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Agribusiness bank to support British farming
A new specialist agricultural banking business, Oxbury, is set to launch in the spring to provide financial services specifically designed for British farmers and offered through their trade suppliers. The company is backed by key agribusiness firms. The Oxbury...
East Anglia’s ag college to split
Easton & Otley College, the main agricultural education provider for Norfolk and Suffolk, is to split into two county-based colleges from January 1st 2020, following a decision by its board of governors. The Easton campus near Norwich will be subsumed within Norwich...
Cranswick adds to outdoor pig herd
Integrated pig and poultry processor Cranswick plc has grown its outdoor pig herd through the purchase of the Packington Pork operation run by the Staffordshire-based Mercer family farming business. Packington Pork specialises in the production of British outdoor bred...
Cargill takes Diamond V distribution in-house
Cargill’s Animal Nutrition and Health division has become the exclusive distributor of Diamond V feed additive products in the UK and Ireland. The change, effective from January 1st 2020, follows Cargill’s acquisition of US-based and family owned Diamond V two years...
Agrovista partners with Hummingbird over digital agronomy
Agronomy services business Agrovista has signed a partnership agreement with Hummingbird Technologies that gives it access to a digital agriculture platform with remote sensing capabilities, as part of its commitment to targeted agronomy. Hummingbird, established as...
Agriculture Bill returns for the third time
The new government has introduced the key Agriculture Bill to the House of Commons, setting a new policy direction for the UK outside of the EU. The draft legislation is broadly welcomed by farming organisations, save for its lack of commitment to shield UK food and...
AB Agri margins remain under pressure
A trading update from Associated British Foods covering the first 16 weeks of the current financial year notes that revenues at the group’s Agriculture division, AB Agri, are running 10% ahead of the same stage of the previous year. However, margins have declined....
