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ForFarmers at Q1 2022
First quarter 2022 trading by feed manufacturer ForFarmers shows increased gross profitability and revenues from reduced feed volumes across its European markets. But mitigating actions reduced underlying profit in the period. The...
Advance BPS payment to help farm cash flows
The government has reacted to increases in farm production costs by allowing eligible claimants in England to draw a 50% advance on their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) scheme entitlements which are usually paid in December. The NFU has...
Sharp rise for CF Industries at Q1
First quarter trading figures from US multinational fertiliser manufacturer CF Industries show profitability rose four-fold year-on-year from revenues that were 2.7 times higher. The company has reported an EBITDA of $1.68 billion...
UK agtech fund invests in Climate Edge digital platform
Regenerate Ventures, the UK fund specialising in climate-positive agricultural technologies, has invested in Climate Edge, the London-based developer of an agtech communications and data platform aimed at small farmers in developing...
UK agri-tech centres partner with Wageningen
The four UK agri-tech centres – CHAP, CIEL, Agri-EPI and Agrimetrics – are developing a sustainable farming partnership with the renowned Wageningen University & Research (WUR) agricultural research and training organisation in the...
Livestock marts break £2bn turnover
Turnover of all species sold through the livestock auction mart system in England and Wales broke through the £2 billion barrier for the first time in 2021, reports the Livestock Auctioneers’ Association (LAA). Higher sale prices...