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£10.7m fund for post-BPS farm business advice
The government has published more details of its advisory initiative to help farmers make the transition from EU farm subsidy towards the new UK agricultural support system. It has allocated a £10.7 million Future Farming Resilience Fund to help farmers and land...
Barentz grows its North American footprint
Barentz International, the Dutch global distributor of feed additives among other life science ingredients, is to increase its presence in North America through the acquisition of Pestell Nutrition. Last year, Barentz bought the Maroon Group, a life science...
Cawood expands into Europe and the US
Cawood Scientific has made its second acquisition within a month, in a move that both extends its contract research capability and its geographical presence to Europe and the United States. The Berkshire-based independent provider of laboratory analyses to the...
UPL groups biologicals into new business
Global crop protection business UPL has created a new business unit for its portfolio of natural and biologically derived agricultural inputs and technologies. Natural Plant Protection (NPP) will be a stand-alone brand that consolidates UPL’s existing biosolutions -...
Trinity founder outlines his digital vision
Trinity AgTech, a new entrant to the UK digital agriculture sector, launched its new digital assistant Sandy in the UK last month. AgriTrade News spoke to Trinity founder and executive chairman Hosein Khajeh-Hosseiny about the rationale behind his investment. Dr...
Adisseo invests in precision livestock system
Global feed additives manufacturer the Adisseo Group has bought a minority stake in the digital pig herd management business PigCHAMP Pro Europa. Adisseo, part of the Chinese-owned Bluestar, has acquired a 24.99% shareholding in PigCHAMP, which is based at Segovia in...