Crop Protection
New director for Orion FT
The Milbank Group has appointed James Kennedy as commercial director of Orion Future Technology, the Kent-based crop biostimulants business it acquired recently. Mr Kennedy can draw on support from the existing team at ARK Agriculture, the silage products business...
Milbank acquires crop biologicals range
The Milbank Group has bought a specialty crop biostimulants business to add to its growing agricultural portfolio. The family-owned Milbank Group, based near Colchester, started as a precast concrete products manufacturer before adding mobile crane and GRP fibreglass...
New Syngenta Seeds leader for Europe
Syngenta Seeds has appointed Gaël Hili as its regional director for the Europe, Africa and Middle East (EAME) region, succeeding Justin Wolfe, regional director EAME Seeds since 2018, who moves to the same role at North America Seeds. Mr Hili, currently crop...
Corteva in biologicals collaboration with M2i
Multinational crop protection and seeds company Corteva Agriscience is collaborating with the French pheromone specialist M2i Life Sciences to develop new biological crop protection products. M2i was established in 2012 to commercialise complex molecules including...
Timac adds biologicals expertise
Speciality plant nutrition business Timac Agro has acquired the agricultural division of the Spanish biotechnology company New Bio Technic (NBT). NBT retains its molecular diagnostic services and gene technology division. Timac, part of the French multinational Groupe...
New technical manager for BASIS
BASIS has engaged Greg Hopkinson as its new technical manager. He will act as the technical interface across the organisation, from CPD training to new course development. Mr Hopkinson has spent the last five years as a Hutchinsons’ agronomist, so brings a wealth of...