Company News
Positive start to 2022 by Carr’s Group
A trading update from the Carr's Group, to coincide with its annual general meeting this week, reports its agricultural businesses are performing to expectation in the 20 weeks since the end of the last financial year on August 28th...
Cawood acquires ChemTech Environmental
Cawood Scientific completed its fourth 2021 acquisition late last month – the first under its new ownership. The UK’s largest independent provider of analytical laboratory testing services for the land-based industries acquired...
Farmers seek feed and fertiliser savings post-BPS
While almost a quarter of farm businesses in the UK intend to reduce expenditure on fertiliser and feed as the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) area-based farm support is phased out, two-thirds have not made any plans. This is the finding...
BCorp ESG certification for Simpsons Malt
Simpsons Malt, the Berwick based company comprising a malting division and the merchanting business McCreath Simpson & Prentice, has achieved B Corporation (B CorpTM) status. B Lab, the not-for-profit organisation behind the B Corp...
Crop care focus for Croda after asset sale to Cargill
Multinational agribusiness Cargill has agreed to acquire two divisions of Croda, the UK-based biosciences business, in a move to expand its bioindustrial footprint and portfolio of “green” ingredients. The £778 million ($1.03...
Nutreco completes Nutrimin acquisition
Dutch multinational feed business Nutreco, parent to Trouw Nutrition, has completed its acquisition of the Danish minerals and premix manufacturer Nutrimin, following regulatory approvals. Nutrimin is now part of Nutreco’s Trouw...