BASF in talks to acquire vegetable seeds business from Bayer
8th March 2018
BASF is in talks to acquire Bayer’s entire vegetable seeds business, operating under the global trademark Nunhems, according to the company. Bayer intends to divest this business in the context
Rank Hovis Milling finds success with KWS Siskin
26th February 2018
Rank Hovis Milling Ltd, one of the UK’s largest flour milling businesses, is to expand its interest in the Group 2 variety KWS Siskin after large-scale milling trials showed that
Premium Crops sold to Cefetra
20th February 2018
Cefetra Ltd, a company with a trading volume of over 4 million tonnes of grain and products per year, has confirmed the acquisition of Premium Crops, a provider of premium and
UK fertiliser price series helps increase market transparency
20th February 2018
A new monthly series of UK fertiliser prices from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will help increase transparency in the market. The monthly price information will cover the
GB potato stocks up 23 per cent on previous season
20th February 2018
AHDB has announced that GB potato stock levels for the end of November are estimated at 3.6m tonnes, the highest level for this point in the season since 2011/12. Amber
Research is key to make money from diversification
23rd January 2018
Farmers should resist the temptation to pursue what seem like ‘quick-win’ diversifications without thoroughly researching them, says rural surveyor and founder of The Business Barn, Hannah Moule. “There is a
AHDB commits £5m to fix ‘fragmented’ farming innovation pipeline
23rd January 2018
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is committing £5m to fund Britain’s next generation of agricultural experts in an effort to overhaul the industry’s “fragmented” innovation and skills pipeline.
NEW TASCC Codes of Practice issued
23rd January 2018
New Codes of Practice for the Trade Assurance Scheme for Combinable Crops (TASCC) have been published on the Agricultural Industries Confederation’s website ahead of the codes coming into force on
Exchange rates cause farmers’ subsidies to shrink
23rd January 2018
Farmers who receive EU subsidies stand to lose out if they don’t account for shifts in currency exchange rates. Subsidies like the Basic Payment Scheme are paid to farmers from
Cefetra to acquire speciality trader Premium Crops
14th December 2017
Cefetra Ltd, a UK agricultural business trading over 4 million tonnes annually, has announced it has agreed to acquire Premium Crops Ltd subject to satisfaction of completion conditions. Premium Crops
Glyphosate decision must be based on science and evidence, not politics – NFU
14th November 2017
The NFU has said it was disappointed that no agreement had been reached over the reauthorisation of glyphosate despite the overwhelming weight of science and evidence showing it is perfectly
Defra sounds death-knell for the use of sound science in agricultural policy – Bayer
14th November 2017
Bayer has reacted strongly to the announcement by Secretary of State for Defra, Michael Gove MP that he will ‘in principle’ support the European Commission’s proposal to ban the use
