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New LG forage maize variety selection guide
Plant breeder Limagrain UK - LG Seeds has launched a new free selection guide to help farmers identify the most suitable forage maize variety for their conditions, to increase the return on their investment in the crop. The Maize Variety Selection Guide presents data...
Wet winter reduces soil N levels
Farmers may need to apply more nitrogen to crops this year, as the exceptionally wet winter across most of the UK has reduced soil levels, warns the AHDB. The levy board reports that the extent of moderate and high excess winter rainfall (EWR) zones across the UK is...
RB209 now available as an app
The AHDB has made the latest version of its fertiliser “bible”, the Nutrient Management Guide (RB209) available to download as an app for use on mobile digital devices. The app can be found on Google Play and will coming soon to the App Store. Digital versions are...
Feed business lifts ADM full year revenues
Multinational agricultural commodity trader and processor ADM has reported lower full year profitability from revenues marginally up on the previous year. However, the last quarter showed improvement in both sales and profitability. The business made net earnings of...
Coronavirus injects uncertainty into oilseeds markets
The onset of the coronavirus has created uncertainty in world oilseeds markets in recent weeks, sending palm oil sharply lower, while also putting a question mark over the Chinese soya purchases promised in that country’s recent trade deal with the US. David Whyte,...
Green light for new I’Anson feed mill
Independent feed manufacturer I’Anson Brothers, based at Masham in North Yorkshire, has secured planning permission from Hambleton District Council for a new £12 million feed mill on the nearby Dalton Industrial Estate. Plans for the new 23,000 sq ft facility were...
Chris Guest to lead LS Plant Breeding
ADM Agriculture’s Chris Guest has been appointed as managing director of Cambridgeshire-based LS Plant Breeding from June 1st 2020. He succeeds Theo Labuda who established the UK business and is retiring after a 40-year seed trade career. Mr Labuda will assume a...
