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Three-week national funding to restart CF Fertilisers
Government is to provide short-term funding to restart UK ammonium nitrate fertiliser manufacture in order to secure supplies of the CO2 co-product for the food processing, packaging and distribution sectors. But industry organisations say a longer-term plan for...
Corteva to expand its biofungicide range
Crop protection product manufacturer Corteva Agriscience is to grow its biofungicide capability through a new partnership with a French biologicals business, At the same time, it has expanded its existing relationship with US biotech business Elemental Enzymes to...
Norfolk Food Park underway
The Food Enterprise Park (FEP) near Norwich is taking shape in line with its vision to add value to crops grown in Norfolk by processing them into products for manufacturing within the county, bringing employment and investment to the region rather than losing...
Commercial director for GMP+
Global feed supply chain certification and accreditation body GMP+ International has appointed Bram Schuit to the new role of commercial director from September 1st 2021. The move completes a management restructure at the Netherlands-based company. Mr Schuit was most...
Record gas prices lead to UK AN fertiliser shutdown
A steep rise in gas feedstock prices has seen CF Industries decide to close its two UK ammonium nitrate fertiliser factories, while Yara International has also announced a reduction in its ammonia production. A terse statement from US based CF Industries, parent to...
De Lacy parent acquires Merston Peters
Canadian agribusiness Farms.com, which owns the Malvern-based agricultural recruitment agency De Lacy Executive Recruitment, has acquired the Merston Peters agency. The move, which is complementary to the existing De Lacy business, has prompted an internal reshuffle....