Forage seed specialist the Germinal Group has sold its Joseph Morton agricultural merchanting business in Northern Ireland, based at Banbridge, County Down, to the co-operative Fane Valley Group. Germinal says the decision will allow it to concentrate on its variety development, seed production and wholesale marketing activities.
Forage specialist Germinal has appointed grassland agronomist Daniel Loe as area manager for southern England, reporting to Germinal GB national agricultural sales manager Ben Wixey. Mr Loe’s appointment strengthens the company’s GB agricultural sales team. He...
A new forage breeding research project at IBERS Aberystwyth aims to deliver greater grassland profitability and reduced environmental impact from livestock farming. The project is funded by Innovate UK with sponsorship from grass and forage crop breeder...
The winter wheat Skyfall from RAGT Seeds and the AberGreen perennial ryegrass from IBERS/Germinal breeding team have respectively won the 2015 NIAB Cereals Cup and Variety Cup. This marks the first cereals award for six years and the Variety Cup since...