Seeds
New MD for RAGT Seeds UK
RAGT Seeds, the UK arm of the French plant breeding multinational, has appointed Lee Bennett as its new UK managing director, effective from April 1st 2021. He succeeds Simon Howell, who has held the position since 2008 when RAGT Semences established a UK presence...
Bartholomews’ new seed plant comes on-stream
Bartholomews Agri Food’s new seed plant is running at full capacity processing seed for this autumn’s drilling campaign. Last September, the company relocated its entire headquarters operation from Portfield in Chichester where it had been based since 1940. It is now...
Checks for carried-over winter cereal seed
With a higher than usual proportion of over-yeared winter cereal seed on farm this year, growers need to plan its use carefully, advises a national agronomy company. The wet autumn 2019 saw many growers fail to compete their intended drilling plans – the annual AHDB...
Organics manager for Elsoms
Independent plant breeder Elsoms has appointed Stephanie Bevis as its organics manager, a role that expands Elsoms’ vegetable sales team and gives more focus to the sector. Ms Bevis has a background in the organic fresh produce industry and Elsoms says her...
Minister visits Dalton Seeds’ expanded plant
Seed processor Dalton Seeds of Eye, near Peterborough, has completed the expansion of its seed processing facilities in time for the autumn 2020 drilling campaign. The site was recently visited by a government minister. Over the last few months, Dalton Seeds has spent...
Senior commercial roles at Limagrain UK
Plant breeder Limagrain has made two appointments with national responsibilities to its commercial team. John Spence is promoted to forage crops product manager while Tom Barker joins the company as cereals and pulses product manager. Mr Spence has almost 20 years’...