Technology
Bayer JV for biotech crop protection
Bayer has formed a new joint venture business with a Californian bioscience company. The partners will investigate the potential of a protein degradation platform developed for human medicine in controlling crop pests, diseases and weeds, particularly in addressing...
Largescale green glasshouses for East Anglia
An investment fund has unveiled plans to construct two sustainable glasshouses in Norfolk and Suffolk that it claims could produce up to 10% of the UK’s tomato consumption. Greencoat Capital, which says it is one of the UK’s largest investors in renewable...
Molasses blend for robotic milkers
Feed molasses products supplier ED&F Man has worked with automated milking systems specialist Lely to develop a new, super-filtered molasses blend designed to encourage cows to increase their daily visits to robot milkers and boost milk production. Robo-Mol is a 55%...
ADM invests in pheromone research
ADM has bought a minority stake in a French biotechnology company that develops pheromones for applications in sustainable crop protection, human health and animal welfare. London-based ADM Capital Europe’s Cibus Fund has led a €60 million funding round for M2i Life...
AI tech for animal health and feed products
Animal health group Stonehaven Incubate and Dublin-based Nuritas, which uses artificial intelligence and genomics to discover natural bioactive peptides, have announced a new collaboration as part of a newly created joint venture. This partnership will use AI...
BASF explores plant health diagnostics
BASF is working with a maker of diagnostics for human health to develop a new generation of in field crop analysers for the early detection of plant health issues. The German multinational’s Agricultural Solutions division is collaborating with Ontera, a...
