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Yara’s support for African smallholders
Yara has committed 40,000 tonnes of premium fertiliser, agronomic expertise and digital enablement to smallholder farmers as part of its Action Africa Initiative, a public-private partnership supported by the UN World Food Program, the Norwegian government and African...
AIC Scotland elects Robin Barron as chair
Robin Barron, general manager of East of Scotland Farmers (EOSF), has been elected as chairman of the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) Scotland. He succeeds Stephen Kenyon of Harbro, who has held the chairman’s role since April 2017. Mr Barron has been vice...
Poultry specialist for Wynnstay
The Wynnstay Group has appointed Steve Marriott to its team of poultry specialists. In his new role, Mr Marriott will give technical support on feed, drawing on his long career experience in pullet rearing and breed genetics to provide tailored advice to Wynnstay...
Leadership succession at Prime Group
The Prime Group has appointed Dan Hughes as managing director from January 1st 2021. He succeeds John Hughes who steps down from the managing director role after more than two decades. The Group, based at Clevedon near Bristol, comprises the Prime Molasses and Prime...
LSPB expands commercial team
LS Plant Breeding (LSPB) has employed Harper Adams University graduate Michael Shuldham as a commercial assistant. In his new post, Mr Shuldham will work alongside managing director Chris Guest to support and expand the commercial operation of the company. Since...
Two Edgar Pye Scholarships for 2020
The Edgar Pye Research Trust has, due to the generosity of its sponsors, awarded two Scholarships of £2,000 each for 2020. There is usually a single annual award. The Trust selects research projects to support in an area of farm animal feeding such as animal nutrition...