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New MD for RAGT Seeds UK

25th September 2020 | People, Seeds

RAGT Seeds, the UK arm of the French plant breeding multinational, has appointed Lee Bennett as its new UK managing director, effective from April 1st 2021. He succeeds Simon Howell, who has held the position since 2008 when RAGT Semences established a UK presence...

Robigus wins NIAB Centenary Cup

14th June 2019 | Arable, Company News, Plant Breeding

The winter wheat variety Robigus has been judged the most influential UK wheat variety from the past 100 years by NIAB. The one-off NIAB Centenary Cereals Cup Award was made at this week’s Cereals Event to mark the 100 years since NIAB was founded in 1919. Robigus was...