Innovation
Nufarm to promote electrochemical weed control in Europe
Generic crop protection business Nufarm is collaborating with a German start-up company over the introduction of an electrochemical method of weed control in Europe. CROP.ZONE, an agritech business established at Aachen in Western Germany last year, has patented a...
Syngenta expands biologicals through Valagro purchase
Syngenta Crop Protection is to grow its presence in the expanding biologicals sector through the acquisition of Italian plant nutrition and care specialist Valagro for an undisclosed sum. Valagro, established in 2000, generated revenues of $175m in 2019 from its...
NIAB adds agri-tech incubator to Cambridge base
NIAB is to build an agri-tech hub at its Cambridge base to link start-up agricultural technology businesses with its wider research network. The crop research organisation has been awarded £2.5 million from The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority to...
Care with hydroxy mineral choice
Hydroxy trace minerals, first developed by Trouw Nutrition subsidiary Micronutrients, are now widely available on the market, but feed companies should take care in sourcing to ensure the best performance in feed and within the animal, warns the company. “As the...
Plant science calls for Ag Bill access to gene editing
UK plant science businesses and institutions are seeking an amendment to the Agriculture Bill that would bring the UK definition of a genetically modified organism (GMO) in line with international, rather than EU regulations. The lobby warns that without proportionate...
Precision slug control in the field
A new Innovate UK grant-funded project seeks to establish a robotic system to monitor and control slugs in field crops using biopesticides. The SlugBot project is a collaboration between Agri-Tech catalyst Crop Health and Protection (CHAP), the Small Robot Company...