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Chr Hansen adds probiotic strength
Feed additive manufacturer Chr Hansen has acquired a US microbial platform in a move it says will strengthen its probiotic production flexibility. The Danish multinational has bought Wisconsin-based UAS Laboratories from private equity fund Lakeview Equity Partners...
Wynnstay lifts interim profit on lower sales
The Wynnstay Group has reported increased profitability on lower revenues from its latest first half trading, despite what it terms “exceptionally challenging market conditions caused by the coronavirus crisis; subdued farmgate prices; and ongoing Brexit uncertainty,”...
DSM acquires Biomin parent
Royal DSM, the Dutch multinational human and animal health and nutrition group, has acquired the majority of the Erber Group, subject to regulatory conditions, in a deal expected to close in the final quarter of 2020. The Group includes the Biomin feed additive...
Volatile weather cuts Origin’s Q3 revenues
A third quarter trading update from Dublin-based agronomy services business Origin Enterprises amplifies its earlier warning on the effect of the exceptionally wet autumn on its revenues. The dry spring period is also impacting sales. In addition, Coronavirus...
EU clears Elanco’s Bayer Animal Health deal
The European Commission (EC) has approved Elanco’s pending acquisition of the Bayer Animal Health business unit. Subject to other regional market approvals, the $7.6 billion deal announced in August 2019 is expected to complete in August this year. Elanco has divested...
Agricultural policy should focus on commercial scale food, not just greening
Commercial-scale farming is crucial to the future of a sustainable post-EU UK agrifood chain, argues a group of the country’s progressive farmers. But emerging agricultural policy seems to favour environment over food production. The Commercial Farmers Group has...