Agri Inputs
New MD for CF Fertilisers UK
CF Fertilisers UK, the country’s only ammonium nitrate manufacturer, has appointed Brett Nightingale as managing director. With two decades of international fertiliser industry experience, he succeeds David Hopkins who is retiring after six years in the role. A US...
Corteva launches new mode of action for Septoria in UK
Corteva Agriscience’s Inatreq fungicide active ingredient, offering curative and protectant control for wheat against all Septoria strains, is now approved for use in the UK in time for T2 applications. Branded Univoq, the company says that Inatreq is the first new...
Brand refresh for Zinpro
Zinpro Corporation, the international supplier of feed trace minerals, is marking its 50th year in business with a new logo and website. The company was established in the US state of Minnesota by Dean Anderson as a small organic trace mineral company. Since then, it...
EU grants UK certified seed equivalence
The European Union has granted equivalence for UK certified seed of cereal, fodder, beet, vegetable, oil and fibre plants, a move that means seed of these crops can now be exported to EU member states. “This long-awaited approval is very welcome, despite coming very...
Precision farming reduces BayWa’s input sales
German multinational BayWa, active in agribusiness, energy and building supplies, saw a rise in profitability on similar revenues in full year 2020. The BayWa Group has reported pre-tax earnings of €215.2 million on revenues of €17.2 billion in the year ended December...
MVF profits rise despite lower revenues
Mole Valley Farmers (MVF) has reported higher full year profitability on lower revenues, despite what it calls “unprecedented trading conditions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic”. The latest year marked the co-operative’s 60th year of trading since it was...