Cembrit invests in its Corrugated Sheet Division
James brings with him thirteen years of experience working as a sales administrator and supervisor. This knowledge sets him in good stead for his new role which requires him to communicate with the Cembrit sales team and new and existing customers on a day to day basis. A key part of James’s role is liaising […]
Saxon Flexi-Fund delivers strong performance
Grain and Seed specialists Saxon Agriculture based in East Walton, Norfolk have announced their 2013/14 wheat Flexi-Fund results – adding to their record of strong Fund performances over the past 8 years. Despite 3 years of volatile markets, Grain Director Mark Smith has once again secured excellent prices for their committed growers. A key member […]
Board level changes at Cogent Breeding Limited
The Board of Cogent Breeding Limited (Cogent) has announced a number of senior level changes effective from 1 March 2014. Following a major strategic review, Andrew Turner, most recently President and CEO, India, Middle East and Africa Region at DeLaval , the leader in milk extraction and farm management for the dairy industry, will join […]
MP urges level playing field for farmers in American-EU trade deal
On Tuesday the 25th of February the House of Commons held a debate on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which is a trade agreement between the United States of America and the European Union. Some of the detail is being fast tracked and so needs our close attention. When it is concluded the agreement […]
£10 million Farming Flood Recovery Fund to open on Friday
Farmers whose businesses have been directly affected by flooding will be able access £10 million of government support from Friday, Farming Minister George Eustice has announced today. The £10 million Farming Recovery Fund was announced by the Prime Minister on the 11 February as part of a comprehensive package of measures to help hard-working people […]
Badger Trust’s new CEO is leading anti-cull spokesman
Wildlife celebrities, politicians from across the board, scientists and anti-cull farmers have welcomed the appointment of a leading anti-cull spokesman as Chief Executive of the Badger Trust. Dominic Dyer will take up the role on March 3rd. Over the last year Mr Dyer has become one of the leading […]
Feed market – Spot Soya remains firm, forward buying remains the answer
Strong global demand has kept Hipro Soya prices relatively firm over the last year. It is advisable to take away the risk of the spot market by buying a percentage of what you need 3 to 6 months in advance of delivery. Many of our customers have already covered a decent percentage of what they […]
Polaris appoints new District Sales Manager
Polaris Britain has appointed Richard Coleby as District Sales Manager for the North of England, Scotland and Ireland. Richard brings fifteen years of experience with major manufacturers to the Polaris team. His previous position was with Karcher in the commercial cleaning industry, where he had responsibility for sales management, national accounts and key accounts, driving […]
Twitter training for Midlands farmers
Farmers and landowners wanting to find out more about social media are being invited by the CLA to attend special training sessions in Derbyshire, Rutland, Shropshire and Worcester. The CLA is using social media guru and agribusiness graduate Simon Haley for the workshop. Simon co-founded the Twitter forum AgrichatUK, which is followed by 9,500 participants. […]
