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Yara project for carbon neutral fertiliser
Fertiliser manufacturer Yara International is working with a wind power company on a proposal for a renewable energy powered ammonia plant in Holland. It is partnering with offshore wind power specialist Ørsted on a project to replace fossil hydrogen with renewable...
Evonik to close German feed methionine plant
German feed additive manufacturer Evonik is to reduce its four DL-methionine production facilities to three international hubs – at Alabama in the US to service the Americas, Antwerp for Europe and Singapore for Asia. It says the change will maximise economies of...
Hutchinsons launches Professional Adviser training
National agronomy services business Hutchinsons has launched its own degree standard agronomy training scheme - Professional Adviser - which it says raises the bar to a new level for in-house agronomy training. The UK’s first national Level 6 Degree agronomy programme...
Genus to work with Tropic Biosciences over gene-editing
Cattle and pig breeding multinational Genus is collaborating with a UK agricultural-biotechnology company to access gene-editing techniques in its research and development. Genus is working with Tropic Biosciences, based at the Norwich Research Park, to explore how...
NIAB and Eden work for sustainable UK viticulture
UK biologicals business Eden Research has announced a partnership with the NIAB EMR horticultural research station in Kent to advance the future of sustainable crop production in the UK, particularly in viticulture. The partners are investigating the use of Eden’s...
Elanco to restructure through Bayer integration
Elanco Animal Health is to restructure its global operations following the completion of its $6.9 billion acquisition of Bayer Animal Health in August. The Indiana-headquartered company plans to shed more than 900 jobs across 40 countries, primarily in sales and...