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UK technical manager for Life Scientific
Off-patent crop protection business Life Scientific has appointed Ruth Stanley, previously campaign manager for cereal herbicides and PGRs at BASF, to the post of UK technical manager. The company says Mrs Stanley’s appointment reflects the growing portfolio of its...
read moreKeith Norman joins Hutchinsons as consultant
Crop production specialist Hutchinsons has appointed Keith Norman as an external consultant to its technical and training teams. Long term technical director for corporate farmer Velcourt until his recent retirement, Mr Norman will help to develop Hutchinsons’...
read moreUK country head for new UPL
Following UPL’s acquisition of Arysta Life Science, Alan du Rieu becomes country head for UPL UK & Ireland. He was previously Arysta’s commercial director for north west Europe. Mr du Rieu has more than 25 years’ experience in technical and commercial agriculture. He...
read moreAdrian Percy to advise Terramera
Dr Adrian Percy, the former global head of R&D at Bayer Crop Science, is to advise the Canadian natural plant nutrition and crop protection business Terramera. He will chair the Vancouver-based company’s science and technology advisory council, with a remit to provide...
read moreNew chief for Procam
Crop protection product distributor and agronomy services company Procam has appointed Diane Heath as its managing director. She joined the business in November, and will succeed UK managing director John Bianchi after a handover period. Mr Bianchi is retiring after...
read moreIndependent scientist for RUMA
Professor Sharon Peacock CBE, Professor of Clinical Microbiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), has joined the Independent Scientific Group that advises the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture (RUMA) Alliance. She will sit...
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