Livestock
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...
New home for NOAH
The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH), the trade association for UK-based animal health product manufacturers, has a new home. The organisation has relocated to a shared workspace at Stevenage in Hertfordshire, after 35 years...
Ruminant health key to lower methane emissions
Reducing endemic disease levels in ruminant livestock can contribute to the Global Methane Pledge to cut methane emissions 30% by 2030 - a COP26 outcome. A report from Scotland’s Moredun Research Institute – prepared in conjunction...
Scottish agri strength and potential
Research funded by the Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutes (SEFARI), in partnership with a subgroup of the Life Science Scotland’s Industry Leadership Group and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), has...
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...
Global dairy innovation role for AB Agri
AB Agri has appointed Dr Michael de Veth to the new position of head of dairy innovation – a role it says is designed to support the company’s growth plans across the global dairy sector. Dr De Veth is based in the US state of North...