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Frontier to close Diss seed plant?
Frontier Agriculture is proposing to cease seed production at Diss in Norfolk, with grain storage at the company’s site there also under review. The business says the moves are in response to challenging trading conditions across the...
Further subsidy for Ensus operations
UK wheat to bioethanol manufacturer Ensus UK, part of German multinational Südzucker’s CropEnergies division, has secured government support to continue production for a further three months. Financial details of the subsidy are not...
Black Sea chaos draws muted reaction for now
The disruption of exports from the Black Sea, with supply challenges mounting, has drawn only a muted reaction from wheat markets, despite the closure of the Sea of Azov and continuing threats to shipping from Ukrainian and Russian...
CSFB survey numbers give growers confidence for 2027
For the second consecutive year, cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) larvae numbers remained consistently low during the 2025/26 oilseed rape establishment and growing season on the majority of farms surveyed. The latest CSFB stem larvae...
Slugging it out in the wheat field
A three-year Defra funded project may have found the key to slug-resistant wheat. Scientists working on the SLIMERS project at the John Innes Centre have identified three regions of the wheat genome responsible for resistance to the...
New officers for NOAH
The National Office of Animal Health, the trade association for UK manufacturers of veterinary medicines, elected its new board of management and officer team at its recent annual general meeting.
ABN proposes to exit monogastric feed sector
Feed compounder ABN has confirmed its intention to exit UK pig and poultry feed production, a process which it hopes to complete within a year. The company is part of AB Agri, the Agriculture division within Associated British Foods....
Yara reports strong Q2 despite market volatility
Fertiliser manufacturer Yara International reports that high nitrogen prices over the last three months have delayed orders, although European activity is expected to pick up this month. The Norwegian multinational has recorded a...
STR Pace wheat for autumn or spring planting
Agrovista will have seed from its first Sprinter – winter or spring – wheat variety ready for drilling from this autumn. Sprinter wheats, bred by German breeder Strube – part of RAGT Seeds since September 2024 - are genetically...