R&D
Yara upgrades Atfarm app to help farmers with ELMs
Fertiliser manufacturer Yara has upgraded its nutrient management tool, which can be found within the company’s Atfarm digital tool. The move follows the launch of the Environmental Land Management (ELM) national farm support schemes...
Sustainability manager for CIEL
The Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock (CIEL) has appointed Dr Harry Kamilaris to the new role of innovation manager – sustainability. He is charged with driving CIEL’s sustainability agenda for the livestock sector and...
New look and chief executive for SynTech
SynTech Research, the global crop protection contract research organisation, has a new look and chief executive following acquisitions over the last two years. It expects further growth in 2022. The company completed its merger with...
Bayer trials whole supply chain digital platform
Bayer is trialling Project Carbonview, a digital carbon footprint measurement system for agriculture, with US corn farmers ahead of a wider crop and geographical rollout. The digital project was developed in...
Acquisition for SynTech Research
SynTech Research, the US-based multinational crop production contract research organisation, has acquired Germany’s ECT Oekotoxikologie (ECT). The move follows last year’s merger of Acceres, comprising the Promovert, GAB and Biotek...
Rumen health investigations from Lallemand
Lallemand Animal Nutrition is offering a free rumen efficiency investigation (REI) to help dairy farmers better understand rumen health and forage digestibility within their herd. The company recommends that farmers undertake an REI...