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Comment: Where now for the AHDB levies?
The vote against statutory levies by the AHDB’s Horticulture and now Potato sectors are a blow for the organisation. The AHDB was created in 2008 by restructuring six independent levy-raising bodies into a new model with independent boards served by a central...
Karro acquired by Canada’s Sofina Foods
The Karro Food Group, a major UK integrated pig processor and food manufacturer, has been sold by its private equity owners to a Canadian meat packing business, Sofina Foods, subject to regulatory clearances. Financial details are not being disclosed. Karro is...
AHDB appoints Tim Rycroft as CEO
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has appointed Tim Rycroft to succeed Jane King as chief executive. Mr Rycroft is chief operating officer at the Food and Drink Federation (FDF), responsible for strategy and corporate affairs, as well as...
ProCam extends crop trials network
Agronomy and crop production businesses ProCam is adding two new trials hubs to complement its existing facility at the Stockbridge Technology Centre at Cawood, North Yorkshire. The company says the new sites will extend its commitment to crop production research. The...
Wyke Farms to double cheese capacity
Wyke Farms, the Somerset-based independent cheese producer, has begun the groundwork to rebuild its Bruton-based dairy in the county. The project will double the company’s cheese production capacity. The investment in a 16,589m² state-of-the-art production facility...
Officer change for Pulses UK
Pulses UK, the trade association for processors and users of British-grown pulse crops, elected James Maguire as its new president at its annual meeting earlier this month, with Michael Shuldham becoming vice president. Each will serve for two years, with treasurer...
First Milk plans to cut milk supplier carbon footprint
Farmer-owned milk buyer and processor First Milk has updated its sustainability plan with requirements for its farmer milk suppliers to reduce their emissions and sequester more carbon on their holdings through more regenerative practices. The Glasgow-based business...