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Expansion at BASIS
BASIS has recruited two new employees, Jade Prince and Tanya Kesterton, as business development executive and head of digital learning, respectively. Ms Prince has a background in environmental science and is FACTS qualified. “My role centres around promoting the...
Cattle bolus training for RAMAs
B2B Nutrition, the trade arm of the Denis Brinicombe Group, has produced a CPD-accredited training video to help strengthen Registered Animal Medicines Advisors’ (RAMAs)' knowledge of the role of trace element and vitamin boluses in beef and dairy production systems....
Approval for rust and chocolate spot control in beans
Field bean growers can now use the new Syngenta fungicide Elatus Era to control rust and chocolate spot infections for the rest of this season. The approval will be good news for growers as the PGRO has reported a high threat of rust for spring beans awaiting...
UK market focussed on US moves as barley harvesting starts
Barley harvesting has started in England’s main growing areas, but the cereals market remains focussed on weather, and particularly how it is driving US prices. “We have kicked off,” Stuart Attridge, trader at Harlow Agricultural Merchants, told Agritrade News. “We...
AHDB restructures to reduce costs
The AHDB has unveiled a two-year cost savings plan following the grower vote to end Horticulture and Potato levies and as part of a wider commitment to increasing efficiency. The plans include a 30% cut in senior management and subletting space at its Stoneleigh...
Saputo acquires Wensleydale Dairy
Saputo, the Canadian multinational that bought Dairy Crest two years ago, has further consolidated its UK presence by agreeing to acquire Wensleydale Dairy Products. In June 2019 Saputo completed its £975 million purchase of Dairy Crest, marking its first entry into...
Regional agronomy manager for ADAMA
Adama UK has appointed Jonny Oosthuizen as its new regional agronomy manager for the southwest. Mr Oosthuizen joins the company from Bartholomews Agri Food, where he worked as an agronomist covering 7,000 acres in Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire. With BASIS and FACTS...