Agriculture
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UK farmland values dip in first quarter of 2017
Farmland values across the UK recorded a slight decrease in the first quarter of 2017 according to Carter Jonas, the national property consultancy.... Read More
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Agri-Tech site near Cambridge gathers momentum
SmithsonHill is inviting interested parties to a public exhibition in May to share proposals for a site for AgriTech on land to the South-East of... Read More
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AgriTech innovation breaks down barriers for African cassava farmers
Although cassava is an important part of the diet for 800 million people in Africa, shortage of equipment for processing has meant production has... Read More
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Scientists to develop new varieties of coffee plant
New strains of coffee plant that will help sustain the industry worldwide are being developed in Norfolk. Tropic Biosciences is bringing together... Read More
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Anglia Farmers Limited appoints new group CEO
Anglia Farmers Limited, the UK’s largest agricultural purchasing group, has appointed Jon Duffy as group chief executive officer. He will join... Read More
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Bayer takes Monsanto for $66bn
In the second major agri deal on the planet in recent weeks, Germany chemicals group Bayer has agreed a $66 billion takeover of Monsanto, whose UK... Read More
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Agricultural robotics and drones: a complex $10bn market within six years
Robots and drones have already started to quietly transform many aspects of agriculture and could be set to trigger an AgriTech revolution ploughing... Read More
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CLA hosts Brexit event for Cambridgeshire farmers and landowners
Cambridgeshire farmers and landowners are being asked to share their views on Brexit at a special CLA event to be held at the Duxford Lodge Hotel on... Read More
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Chinese $43bn takeover of Syngenta wins key US approval
A record $43 billion takeover of crop protection business Syngenta, which has major operations in the Cambridge UK technology cluster, appears to be... Read More
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Administrators seek buyer for stricken agricultural businesses
Difficult trading conditions in the agricultural industry have forced two businesses in the same Cambridgeshire group into administration.... Read More
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Price Bailey supports Cambridge agrochemical firm sale
Headland Amenity, a specialist supplier of turf fertilisers, chemicals and wetting agents, has completed its sale to the Irish quoted Origin... Read More
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Barclays launches £100m fund to boost UK agriculture
Barclays is inviting Cambridge and East of England companies to pitch into a new £100 million UK agricultural funding initiative. The bank is... Read More
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Public showcase for proposed global AgriTech research nexus
A public exhibition showcasing plans for the UK’s first purpose built international AgriTech business park, incorporating synergistic life sciences –... Read More
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Letting land for grazing
It is important to ensure that when you let land for grazing you have a written agreement in place, writes Caroline Gumbrell, associate director at... Read More
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Funding boosts fresh surge of agricultural innovation
Funding from the Eastern Agri-Tech Growth Initiative is spurring a new agricultural revolution in the region, backing ventures to boost a variety of... Read More
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New tool to support Third World agribusiness growth
AGRIinsight Ltd and Arcus Global, alumni of Allia Future Business Centre in Cambridge, have announced a technology partnership to develop an online... Read More
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Birketts advises NIAB in ‘top of the crops’ acquisition
Law firm Birketts has advised pioneering plant science organisation, the NIAB Group, on its acquisition of the charity East Malling Research (EMR), a... Read More
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Growing an entrepreneurial culture in Agri-Tech
Entrepreneurs with ideas for science or technology that could enhance agricultural productivity are being challenged to pitch into the GROW business... Read More
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Chinese close in on $43bn deal for Syngenta
Crop protection business Syngenta, which employs 106 people at its Cambridge research hothouse, could be close to being sold to the Chinese for $43... Read More
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KisanHub to help farming companies with decision making
A Cambridge technology business has been awarded almost £60,000 to enhance its enterprise software that helps large farming companies with... Read More