International
SynTech expands in North America
SynTech Research Group, the global contract research organisation (CRO) for the crop protection sector, has acquired a leading North American regulatory service consultancy, Wagner Regulatory Associates (WRA). It is the latest in a...
UK to join global sustainable food coalition
The UK has signed up to the US-led Sustainable Productivity Growth Coalition (SPG). This global initiative supports the use of technology and innovation to improve agricultural productivity in an environmentally sustainable way. The...
EU feed and biofuel tension post Ukraine invasion
The European trade association for compound feed and premix manufacturers FEFAC has welcomed the EU Council’s declaration in Versailles on food security, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But it warns that moves to increase...
UK lifts 25% tariff on US maize imports
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has welcomed the government’s removal of the 25% import tariff on US maize imported into the UK from June 1st. While this will help mitigate the current feed materials crisis, the...
Comment: Tipping point for the global agrifood chain?
This editorial was going to discuss the gap between Defra’s funding of food production and environmental measures, following George Eustice’s hapless performance at the recent NFU conference. But that already seems like ancient...
Ukrainian exports and spring cropping in jeopardy
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted the orderly export of old crop commodities, but if prolonged, could also significantly affect spring crop plantings for harvest 2022. Ukraine produces 12% of global wheat exports, 16% of...
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