R&D
New SRUC board members
Jane Craigie, owner of the agrifood and rural PR business Jane Craigie Marketing based in Aberdeenshire, is among three new non-executive directors to be appointed to the Board of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). Ms Craigie is a past chair of the British Guild of...
New global CTO for Corteva
Corteva Agriscience has appointed Dr Sam Eathington as its chief technology officer, leading its Research & Development organisation and “helping to drive global agricultural innovation for the benefit of farmers, consumers and the planet”. He succeeds Dr Neal...
Lallemand’s move to improve poultry trials data
Feed additive supplier Lallemand Animal Nutrition is collaborating with the Devon-based agri-tech business Poultry Sense on a project to improve the reliability and credibility of data gained from commercial farm trials. “This trial will see Poultry Sense install our...
New dairy minerals range from Zinpro
Zinpro Corporation has launched a new range of dairy minerals - Availa Dairy - that is designed to make milk production more sustainable by allowing high genetic merit cows to produce to their potential and optimise herd efficiency. Graham Webster, Zinpro’s regional...
Defra launches post-EU consultation on gene-editing
Defra minister George Eustice used his virtual Oxford Farming Conference slot this week to launch a consultation into gene editing technologies for livestock and crop species in England, a move welcomed by industry bodies. But it was clear from the conference platform...
100 tonne/hr roller mill launch
Feed preservation specialist Kelvin Cave has launched what it claims is the largest mobile roller mill onto the UK and Irish market. The Murska 4000 rolls dry or moist grain at a rate of up to 100 tonnes/hour (for maize) or 80t/hr (for crimped, moist cereals). Kelvin...