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National sales manager for UFAC-UK
UK feed supplement manufacturer UFAC-UK has promoted Nigel Bateson to the role of national sales manager as part of a corporate restructure to transform its customer-supplier dynamic. Mr Bateson was previously the company’s area sales manager. Mr Bateson began his...
Tour des Silos 2020 is on – and going global
The annual Tour des Silos charity cycle ride is to go ahead after all this year, but under a different format. And the Sunday May 31st 2020 event will have participants in at least four continents. Former Openfield grain store development manager Rob Sanderson started...
New technical manager for BASIS
BASIS has engaged Greg Hopkinson as its new technical manager. He will act as the technical interface across the organisation, from CPD training to new course development. Mr Hopkinson has spent the last five years as a Hutchinsons’ agronomist, so brings a wealth of...
Frontier donates £5k for Mental Health Awareness Week
Frontier Agriculture has made a corporate donation to this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week as the Covid-19 restrictions prevent its usual company-wide fundraising effort. Mental Health Awareness Week (#MHAW20) took place from May 18th – 24th 2020 – this is the...
Company restructure for Yara International
Fertiliser manufacturer Yara International is to restructure its worldwide operations into four profit centres supported by a global Farming Solutions unit. The Norwegian multinational is moving from a segment structure to a regional organisation from June 1st 2020....
New officers for British Wool
British Wool has appointed a new chairman and vice chairman. The new chairman is Jim Robertson, a sheep and cattle farmer from Dumfriesshire in Scotland. Mr Robertson previously served as regional board member for the Scottish Southern region in 2017 and vice chairman...