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BASF to reprise InVigor oilseed establishment risk scheme
Plant breeder BASF is to repeat the risk sharing scheme for growers of its InVigor hybrid winter oilseed rape (WOSR) varieties, following its successful launch in autumn 2019. The InVigor Establishment Risk Share Programme, which covers all InVigor WOSR varieties...
CLA calls for delayed BPS phase-out
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) says that the delay to the EU withdrawal process, together with COVID-19 disruption, means that in turn the UK should delay the planned phasing out of direct farm support payments. The CLA policy briefing calls for a...
Farm charities collaborate over COVID-9 threat
In the UK, a group of farming charities are working together to offer help to individuals and businesses affected by Covid-19. The Addington Fund, Farming Community Network (FCN), Forage Aid, Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (R.A.B.I) and RSABI, supported by...
No supply shortage as COVID 19 controls bite
As the UK moves towards the end of a second week of COVID-19 lockdown, essential farm supplies are continuing to get through. Currency movements linked to volatile stock markets have seen significant swings in the price of domestically traded farm commodities and in...
Turbulent year for Louis Dreyfus
Global agribusiness Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) has reported lower 2019 results, despite an increase in traded volumes. The Rotterdam-based company posted an EBITDA from continuing operations of $836 million on sales of $33.6 billion in the year to December 31st 2019,...
Airbus satellite technology for Agrimetrics data platform
A digital crop analytics service developed by aviation business Airbus is now available through the Agrimetrics’ Agri-food Data Marketplace which was launched last month. Airbus describes its Verde package as an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered crop analytics...
