Arable
Ten new maize varieties for the 2027 Descriptive List
The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has added ten new maize varieties to its Forage Maize Descriptive List (DL) for 2027. At the same time, it has revised its classification of varieties for the new season, to make it easier...
Fresh look for RAGT Seeds
French multinational plant breeder and seed producer RAGT Seeds has refreshed its brand identity as part of its 2030–35 strategy. For more than a century, the Sower has been the emblem of the RAGT Seeds brand, representing the...
Agrii and PI extend biologicals collaboration
Agronomy services business Agrii has extended its UK and Ireland partnership with biologicals specialist PI AgSciences to 2031. PI AgSciences, (formerly Plant Health Care) is now part of the US PI Industries’ global agriculture...
Frontier expands OSR risk management support for growers
Frontier Agriculture is to expand its oilseed rape (OSR) risk management portfolio for harvest 2027, with a new OSR establishment risk share scheme to add to its existing OSR de-risking partnership, first launched in 2024. The...
AFBI and DLF Seeds in forage grass partnership
DLF Seeds is the new partner for the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)’s internationally recognised forage grass breeding programme. The partnership will combine AFBI's successful grass breeding programme with DLF's...
Award for N-fixing research
Plant scientist Dr Manuel Frank has been awarded a fellowship by the Royal Society for a research programme at the University of Nottingham that explores the biological nitrogen fixing process in legumes. Dr Frank has received £1.9m...