Agri Inputs
Positive start to 2022 by Carr’s Group
A trading update from the Carr's Group, to coincide with its annual general meeting this week, reports its agricultural businesses are performing to expectation in the 20 weeks since the end of the last financial year on August 28th...
Farmers seek feed and fertiliser savings post-BPS
While almost a quarter of farm businesses in the UK intend to reduce expenditure on fertiliser and feed as the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) area-based farm support is phased out, two-thirds have not made any plans. This is the finding...
Yara upgrades Atfarm app to help farmers with ELMs
Fertiliser manufacturer Yara has upgraded its nutrient management tool, which can be found within the company’s Atfarm digital tool. The move follows the launch of the Environmental Land Management (ELM) national farm support schemes...
AFBI and Barenbrug mark 30 years of grass breeding
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), based in Northern Ireland, and grass and forage plant breeder Barenbrug UK are marking three decades of working together. The joint grass-breeding project has seen a cumulative grass...
First BASIS trainee member award
Trials agronomist Louise Davy is the winner of the inaugural BASIS Trainee Member of the Year Award, out of three finalists selected from a field of over 40 trainee members. She was presented with the award, which celebrates...
New look and chief executive for SynTech
SynTech Research, the global crop protection contract research organisation, has a new look and chief executive following acquisitions over the last two years. It expects further growth in 2022. The company completed its merger with...