AHDB appoints Agrimetrics as data partner
Agrimetrics, one of the 4 Innovate UK agri-tech centres, is to work with the AHDB in a two-year project to add value to the Board’s large agricultural data banks. The AHDB has commissioned Agrimetrics as a strategic data innovation partner from January 2021 to...
FSA Gold for MSP malting barley growers
McCreath, Simpson & Prentice, the grain merchant business within Berwick-upon-Tweed-based Simpsons Malt, has achieved gold sustainability accreditation across all 422 of its contracted malting barley suppliers across Scotland and northern England. Simpsons Malt says...
Foliar calcium boost for brassicas
Omya UK, part of Switzerland-based global industrial minerals producer Omya AG, has introduced InCa Plus to the UK market. InCa Plus is a foliar treatment for brassicas, leafy greens and root vegetables that the company says will help improve profit margins for...
Tight oilseeds markets rising in early 2021
The first weeks of 2021 have seen a sharp rise in oilseed prices, with the UK’s firm currency helping support the increase. Supply concerns and brisk demand around the world are behind the bullish tone. John Thorpe, senior trader oilseed rape at Openfield Agriculture...
Horticulture votes against AHDB levy
The horticulture sector has voted against the continuation of statutory AHDB levies by a considerable margin, as a ballot on the future of the potato sector levy gets underway. The levy collects some £7 million each year. The horticulture ballot, based on one vote per...
MD for new Branston business
The national integrated potato business Branston has appointed Richard Fell as managing director of its prepared foods team. Mr Fell has more than 22 years’ management experience in chilled food, bakery and milling businesses with companies such as Rank Hovis Milling,...