R&D
VikingGenetics to market smaXtec cattle monitor
Cattle breeding business VikingGenetics UK is to market the smaXtec internal cow health monitoring system in the UK. It is already used in 25 country markets. The bolus-based system is claimed to be unique in measuring a cow’s activity, body temperature and rumen pH...
SRUC joins global sustainability network
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has joined a network of universities across the world that are committed to sustainable, global development. It is a new member of the Global Challenges University Alliance (GCUA 2030), alongside partners in countries ranging from...
Syngenta’s Vibrance Duo seed treatment cleared for barley
Syngenta has secured approval for the use of its Vibrance Duo seed treatment on barley to help protect crop yield and quality from seed and soil borne fungal disease. Vibrance Duo, an equal mix of the active ingredients sedaxane and fludioxonil (25 grams/litre each),...
Control Union backs regenerative farming
The global consultancy and compliance organisation Peterson Control Union Group is supporting regenerative agriculture practices through a new digital platform, backed by its consultancy and certification services. Regenerative agriculture focuses on sustainable...
ADM and Marfrig to make and market meat alternatives
Multinationals Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Marfrig Global Foods are partnering in a plant-based proteins business, initially servicing Brazil before exporting products further afield. Marfrig, based in Brazil, is a major world beef processor and the leading beef...
Liquid potassium product from Perstorp
Perstorp, the Swedish multinational specialty chemicals business best known in agriculture for feed additives, has entered the plant nutrition market through the launch of a chloride-free foliar potassium product. Amicult K42 is a liquid fertiliser component that is...