CLA appoints new Director General
The CLA today (Tuesday, 26 April 2011) announced the appointment of the former Managing Director of Smiths Medical International as its new Director General. Martin Jamieson, who has a long and accomplished record in senior management roles, will take up his new position in early May. CLA President William Worsley said: We are delighted to […]
Gleadell Fertiliser Report
FERTILISER MARKETS Calum Findlay, fertiliser trader In general, the urea market remains firm with higher prices confirmed in Yuzhny and the Arabian Gulf. Short covering appears to be the main driver as traders cash-in existing positions. Looking ahead, the demand outlook is uncertain and European buying for the present season will draw to a close […]
Gleadell Market Report
GRAIN MARKETS – David Sheppard, managing director WHEAT Ukrainian grain stock reported at 10.1mln/t as of April 1st, down 2% than at the same date in 2010. UkrAgroConsult stated that a jump in the countrys 2011 grain harvest and high stocks will allow grain exports to rebound from this season to 23.4mln/t, up from a […]
Hogg joins Denhay Bacon
Richard Hogg has been appointed as Sales and Marketing Director at Denhay Farms, the multi award-winning bacon and cheese producers based in Bridport, Dorset. Richard will be responsible for the Denhay and spoiltpig bacon ranges as well as Denhays West Country Farmhouse Cheddar and The Cheese House brands. Working with key names in the food […]
Securing a Margin in Volatile Markets
Market price volatility returned with a vengeance in mid-2010. Initially all was positive for cereal farmers as the May 2011 futures moved up from a low of 105/t in early June to peak (so far) at just over 210 in mid- February, and back again in April. Yet within a week in March, it moved […]
Dr Grant Walling to lead JSR Genetics business
Leading UK based international pig breeding company JSR Genetics has appointed Dr Grant Walling as Managing Director, taking overall responsibility for JSRs sales business and breed improvement programmes. Personally, from both a scientific and business perspective, this is a very exciting opportunity and new challenge for me, says Dr Walling. I shall continue to focus […]
BEPA Pulse Market Update
Commodity prices reached record highs in early February sparking more debate at government level ….. Peter Smith, President of BEPA, reports: Summary Commodity prices reached record highs in early February sparking more debate at government level about food security. This spike is all about milk, meat, sugar and oilseeds rather than wheat and rice as […]
Exosect makes two new research appointments to support the grain store project
Intelligent Pest Management Company, Exosect Ltd. has made two new appointments to its research team. Nick Jessop joins Exosect from Imperial College London where he studied for his PhD on dose transfer efficiency in the application of particulate microbial control agents. Part of his project was spent at the Cocoa Research Institute in Ghana […]
New President for AEA
Richard Johnson of John Deere was elected as President of the Agricultural Engineers Association for 2011/12 at the Annual General Meeting held in London today. Richard has led the AEA Farm Equipment Council for the last three years and has overseen its resurgence to a well attended and vigorous group. Studying agricultural engineering at Harper […]
