Administration of Countrywide Farmers – update
30th May 2018
The joint administrators of Countrywide Farmers Plc have confirmed that they have sold 14 of the farming and equestrian retailer’s former stores, safeguarding a total of 169 jobs. The 14
Improvements to haulage scheme announced
29th May 2018
British Sugar and NFU Sugar have announced a series of improvements to the Industry Harvest and Haulage Scheme (IHHS).
BASF signs agreement to acquire additional business from Bayer
27th April 2018
In addition to the agreement signed in October 2017, BASF has signed an agreement to purchase further businesses and assets, which Bayer offered to divest in the context of its
Big investment in Teeside fertiliser production
25th April 2018
CF Fertilisers is to invest £40m in British fertiliser production following rising demand for its ammonium nitrate (AN) based products and two years of record outputs at its manufacturing sites
Dundee liquid N and sulphur storage facility is fully operational
25th April 2018
Omex Agriculture’s brand new 16,000t liquid nitrogen and sulphur storage and distribution facility at Port of Dundee is now fully operational with its first load having left the site recently
New code approved to minimise risk of elevated erucic acid levels in certified seed
25th April 2018
The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) and the British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB), representing the seed breeding and distribution of certified seed, have launched a new code of practice to
Parent company of Strube UK acquired
9th April 2018
The family-owned German seed company, Strube GmbH & Co KG, known in the UK for its popular sugar beet varieties, such as Haydn and Pasteur, has been acquired by the
New online tool will enable grain traders to demonstrate proficiency
20th March 2018
The Agricultural Industries Confederation has launched on on-line assessment tool – ‘Developing Standards in On-Farm Grain Trading’ which will enable those involved in trading grain ex-farm to demonstrate their standards
Potato stock levels and ‘drawdown’ at record levels
20th March 2018
Potato stock levels reached a record 2.4 million tonnes in January – up 25 per cent on last year, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. The latest data
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
