R&D
Omega 3 fatty acids from sustainable supplement
Anpario, the independent manufacturer and distributor of feed additives, has launched a new, omega-3 fatty acid supplement that is derived from micro algae. Optomega Algae, which is part of Anpario’s Optomega product range, is a dry,...
Frontier invests in Yagro digital farm platform
Frontier Agriculture has acquired Yagro for its digital agricultural inputs purchasing platform and associated data analytics services. Yagro was established in 2015 by former Syngenta innovations manager Gareth Davies, Norfolk...
NovaPro picks up RABDF Innovation Award
The formal presentation of the Royal Dairy Innovation Award was made by HRH The Princess Royal last week to the NovaPro feed product. The award, sponsored by CIEL Livestock, was made at the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers...
NMR ahead as dairy testing demand grows
Milk testing and dairy herd management specialist National Milk Records (NMR) has reported increased full year profitability and sales, with growing demand for dairy testing services. The business has posted an operating profit of...
Former AHDB director for CIEL
Phil Bicknell is the new head of business development at the Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock (CIEL) one of the government’s agritech catalyst centres. Mr Bicknell joins from the AHDB, where he was market intelligence...
Jim Scrimshaw moves on from the PGRO
Jim Scrimshaw, principal technical officer at the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO), is to leave the body after 33 years service. He will now focus on helping his wife in her plant nursery and landscaping business....