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New area manager for Yara
Yara UK has appointed Oscar Thacker as its new area manager for northern and central Lincolnshire and parts of Nottinghamshire, from a base near Lincoln. He will support farmers with technical information and actionable advice on everything from liquid and solid...
Commercial director for GMP+
Global feed supply chain certification and accreditation body GMP+ International has appointed Bram Schuit to the new role of commercial director from September 1st 2021. The move completes a management restructure at the Netherlands-based company. Mr Schuit was most...
De Lacy parent acquires Merston Peters
Canadian agribusiness Farms.com, which owns the Malvern-based agricultural recruitment agency De Lacy Executive Recruitment, has acquired the Merston Peters agency. The move, which is complementary to the existing De Lacy business, has prompted an internal reshuffle....
Michael Muncey for new AIC Welsh policy role
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has created a new Welsh policy manager role and appointed former Bayer Crop Science UK country head Michael Muncey as the first incumbent. The move follows an AIC board agreement that it will be important for the...
New chair for Eden Search & Select
Recruitment agency Eden Search & Select, which specialises in global food supply chain positions, has appointed Richard Macdonald CBE as its non-executive chairman. Mr Macdonald was director general of the NFU from 1996 to 2009 and is currently deputy chair of the...
Environment role for BASIS
BASIS has appointed Teresa Meadows as head of environment and public affairs, a new role for the organisation. The appointment will help BASIS deliver training for advisers following the announcement of the proposed Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes. Ms...