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Volac and DMK Group end DV Nutrition whey JV
Volac has sold its stake in a Dutch whey processing business to its partner, in order to allow the two businesses to develop in different directions. DV Nutrition, a joint venture between DOC Kaas - a subsidiary of the DMK Group - and Volac has been producing whey...
KWS and Bayer launch Conviso herbicide tolerant sugar beet system
A new naturally herbicide-tolerant sugar beet variety, sold in a package with a dedicated herbicide for broad spectrum weed control, will be available to UK growers from spring 2020. The Conviso Smart system results from a collaboration between plant breeder KWS and...
Bayer defends glyphosate after German ban
Bayer Crop Science says the German government’s decision to withdraw glyphosate from the multinational’s domestic market after 2023 ignores the overwhelming scientific evidence supporting the herbicide. It also erodes confidence in science-based regulation. On...
Kiwa acquires the Acheta pest consultancy
Kiwa UK, part of the Dutch international testing, inspection and certification Kiwa Group, has bought Acheta Consulting, a UK independent pest management consultancy specialising in the food chain. Kiwa will run Acheta as an operating division of Kiwa Agri Food, one...
Boulby’s polyhalite output doubles
ICL-UK has reported a doubling in the volume of polyhalite fertiliser extracted from its Boulby mine in Cleveland, a year after the business ceased muriate of potash mining to concentrate on polyhalite. The business produced 136,000 tonnes of polyhalite, which is...
Tulip acquired by Pilgrim’s Pride
In a major industry consolidation, the UK’s largest integrated pig producer and processor has been bought by the US multinational poultrymeat business that already owns the UK’s Moy Park integrated poultrymeat operation. The deal, which will require regulatory...
