Livestock
Harbro opens its graduate training scheme
Feed manufacturer Harbro has opened its third annual graduate development scheme for applications and expects to enrol at least three candidates. The Harbro Graduate Development Scheme (HGDS) aims to expose recruits to the whole...
Non-execs for Noble Foods
Integrated egg-producing business Noble Foods has appointed two new non-executive directors, Mallika Basu and Anwar Sultan to the family-owned company board. Ms Basu is a board-level communications and strategy advisor specialising...
New sales manager and ranges from Sundown Products
Fibre specialist Sundown Products has expanded its trading area into northern England at the same time as launching two new products aimed at the domestic poultry and companion animal markets. The Huntingdon-based business has...
Cranswick acquires Elsham Linc pig farming business
Integrated pig producer and processor Cranswick has raised its pork self-sufficiency to 50% though the purchase of the North Lincolnshire pig farming business Elsham Linc. It has also reported half year increases on profitability and...
Weather affects maize silage quality and consistency
Early analysis of 2023 maize silage samples show lower energy levels than in previous seasons, so the forages will need careful supplementation. Averaging the first 750 forages tested by Trouw Nutrition GB’s Ashbourne laboratory...
New president for the RABDF
Allan Wilkinson, head of agrifoods at HSBC UK, is the new president of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF). He succeeds Lord Ewen Cameron in the office. Mr Wilkinson was raised on a North Yorkshire dairy farm, but...
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