AlixPartners – Agricultural-Equipment Industry Outlook
New ways to doing business, including complexity-reducing “platform” approaches borrowed from today’s auto industry, are required by companies in the $90-billion global agricultural-equipment industry hoping to stave off new, low-cost competitors in developed markets while at the same time trying to penetrate deeper into emerging markets which themselves are slowing down. That’s according to the […]
Help for farms to get £25,000 funding
The Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme (FFIS) grants, which were announced on 21st May, are being offered by the government to help farmers and foresters to cut their costs and improve the environmental performance of their operations. But applying can be time consuming, and Defra will only consider applications that are completed correctly. So not-for-profit […]
RPA appeals panels will continue
The body makes recommendations to Ministers on appeals against the RPA’s decisions on Common Agricultural Policy payment claims. As part of the wider Government programme to review public bodies, Defra began a review of it in December. Following an informal consultation with industry, the review found that farmers liked having their appeals heard by […]
Gleadell Fertiliser Market Report
Urea > Over the past week the market has been dominated by discussions regarding the STC urea tender in India. Negotiations continue with many unsure on whether the market will firm further, or the view that the market may correct once India is finalised. What is certain, however, is that for the short term the […]
Secretary of State to visit Devon and Somerset
Rural businesses in the South West are providing an excellent example to the rest of the country by showing how it’s possible to innovate and grow, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman said today ahead of a visit to the region. Mrs Spelman’s visit is part of a series of Rural Roadshows taking place all around the […]
African Ministers visit Bucks rural businesses
The Royal Agricultural College supports a programme of international development to encourage international sharing of best practice in rural economic development. Many of the team are ministers in agriculture from a range of African countries such as Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi. The group are in Buckinghamshire keen to see how farmers in Bucks […]
New Cobb Europe appointments
Dominic Smith obtained an honours degree in animal management from Writtle College, Essex, in 2008, joined as a graduate trainee and after working in quality assurance has been promoted to QA manager. Lyndsey Cassidy graduated from Writtle with a similar qualification and has been appointed QA coordinator whose responsibilities include managing the ‘Perfect Order Scheme’ […]
FUW warns millions of pounds at stake over unchecked farm data
The warning comes on the eve of the May 15 SAF deadline, after which hefty penalties are incurred for late forms, and less than a month before the June 11 deadline when late forms and corrections are automatically rejected. FUW president Emyr Jones said: “The complexity of SAF forms adds significantly to the risk of […]
Robin Lennie is new AEA President
Robin Lennie joined Andreas Stihl Ltd in 1990, was appointed Finance Director in 2001 and Managing Director in January 2008 and has witnessed an almost quadrupling of sales during his 22-year career. He is a graduate Chartered Accountant who also obtained the IOD Chartered Director qualification in 2006. Robin has also served for the last […]
