Fertilisers
ABP opens Ipswich blending plant for COFCO
Suffolk-based arable marketing business COFCO International has officially opened a new fertiliser blending and bagging plant at the Port of Ipswich, which is owned by Associated British Ports (ABP). COFCO says the £700,000 plant, located at the port’s Coldock Bulk...
read moreYara collaborates with IBM over digital farming platform
Fertiliser manufacturer Yara International and global IT company IBM Services have agreed to collaborate in developing a digital farming platform to help increase global food production. The two companies say the agreement combines Yara's agronomic knowledge, backed...
read moreHealth check for silage aftermaths
After last year’s difficult forage-making conditions, many dairy and livestock producers and their advisers will be focused on maximising silage stocks this year. CF Fertilisers has launched an online Aftercut Silage Health Check to give valuable guidelines on how to...
read moreDrone agronomists seek funds to expand
A UK agritech business is seeking further investment for its smartphone and drone linked crop inspection system, Skippy Scout. DroneAg, established by Northumberland farmers Jack and Hugh Wrangham, has raised nearly 30% of its £250,000 target through private...
read moreCefetra to distribute Sirius polyhalite in Europe
Sirius Minerals, the company developing a polyhalite potash fertiliser mine and export facility under the North Yorkshire moors near Whitby, has agreed a European supply and distribution agreement with Cefetra parent BayWa. This follows an earlier North American...
read moreYara adds western area manager
Fertiliser supplier Yara UK has appointed Nicola Rochford as its area manager for the West Midlands and South Wales. She is experienced in crop nutrition and improving fertiliser efficiency. Ms Rochford joins from Timac Agro UK, where she was a product manager. She...
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