Agronomy Services
Senior manager for NRM
Farm and environmental analysis business NRM, a Cawood Agriculture company, has recruited Sophie Cath as its new senior business development manager. She will be responsible for growing the business unit through developing new...
Origin estimates UK winter wheat crop at 1.5m ha
Origin Enterprises, the Dublin-based parent company to Agrii and Origin Fertilisers, estimates that the wet autumn could reduce the UK 2024 winter wheat crop plantings by at least 300,000 hectares. In a first quarter trading...
BCPC outstanding service awards
The BCPC has made two awards for outstanding services to the crop production industry in 2023 - to Hazel Doonan of the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) and Sarah Cowlrick of the Association of Independent Agronomists...
Trainee agronomist for Yara
Yara UK has appointed Joe Blanche as a trainee agronomist. He first joined the company in a quality control position eight years ago. In his new job, Mr Blanche will look at crops in fields, give crop protection and nutrition advice,...
Drones on show in Northumberland
A recent open day at the Northumberland headquarters of Drone Ag, the agri-tech business specialising in drone applications for agriculture, saw the introduction of the “drone in a box” concept to the industry. Drone Ag was founded...
Farm support changes drive uptake in precision farming services
National agronomy services provider Agrovista reports that new soil management options within the UK’s farming support schemes are leading to a significant uplift in the demand for precision soil sampling services. Graeme Barrett,...
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