GHENT, 21-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Ghent University, VIB and KU Leuven have launched a new spin-off: Aphea.Bio. This new company will develop sustainable agricultural products based on natural microorganisms to increase crop yields and to protect them against diseases. Aphea.Bio … Read the full press release
GENEVA, 16-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Mars Food has launched revolutionary supply chain solution Transparency-One, with SGS and supported by Blippar, to help the company realize its 2020 ambition of sourcing UNCLE BEN’S® rice from sustainable sources. SGS and Transparency-One, the next … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Food & Beverage, Management, Switzerland
Tagged Luc Beerens, Mars Food, rice supply chain, SGS, Transparency-One
TURIN, 14-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — On June 7th, New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, announced at a press conference that is opening a new branch to distribute and support its products and services in South Africa and neighbouring markets. … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Italy
Tagged Alessandro Maritano, Carlo Lambro, CNH Industrial, New Holland Agriculture
UTRETCH, 14-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — New goals for the next four years seek to position the Lestari tea certification as the Indonesian domestic standard. The new vision for the programme is also designed to provide guidance for policies that incentivize sustainable … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Management, Netherlands
Tagged Indonesian domestic standard, Lestari tea certification, Solidaridad
20 production sites worldwide now certified according to the RSPO standard BASF is Gold partner of the RSPO European Roundtable Good progress has been made in the changeover to certified sustainable palm oil products Ludwigshafen, Germany, 13-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — BASF … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Chemicals, Germany
Tagged BASF, certified palm products, Jan-Peter Sander, Personal Care business
Volvo Trucks has developed a new self-steering truck that can become a significant productivity booster for Brazilian sugar-cane growers. The truck, which is used to transport newly harvested sugar-cane, is steered with great precision through the fields in order to … Read the full press release
KASSEL, 05-Jun-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (1 June 2017), K+S successfully completed the 30% share purchase of Al Biariq for Fertilizer Plant Co., Ltd (Al Biariq) in Saudi Arabia announced on December 19, 2016. With this purchase, K+S intends to participate in … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Germany, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Al Biariq, Fertilizer Plant Co., K+S, Saudi Arabia
Utrecht, The Netherlands, 19-May-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — As an integral part of the PanAmericaña programme, a regional platform for learning and exchange, Solidaridad hosted a three-day producer-to-producer event in Nicaragua together with the support of SER San Antonio mill. The event … Read the full press release
2 CHP plants for tomato greenhouse in Belgium go into operation 10 year Long-term service agreement signed Rolls-Royce gensets deliver a total electrical output of 270 MW in 30 greenhouses in Holland, Belgium, Russia and the UK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, 26-Apr-2017 — … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, Netherlands, Russia, United Kingdom
Tagged greenhouses, heat and power plants, John Vermeiren, Rolls-Royce
BRUSSELS, 24-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — EBN member bwcon is looking for your disruptive business ideas or R&D results with high market potential addressing the agrifood market! Eligible for submission are concepts with a high-tech or ICT-focus targeting the following sectors: Precision agriculture solutions … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Food & Beverage, Internet & Online, Small Business, Technology
Tagged bwcon, EBN, European Agtech, FoodTech Start-ups, Heidelberg Innovation Forum
A University of Bristol student has embarked on a mission to paint and draw some of the 270 species of bee in the UK, thanks to an award from the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. BRISTOL, 19-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Freya Cohen, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Environment, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Freya Cohen, Grow for it Award, University of Bristol
GENEVA, 17-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Symrise AG has joined nearly 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavorings, cosmetic base materials and substances as well … Read the full press release
ROME, 13-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni Chief Executive Officer, Claudio Descalzi, and the Director-General of FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Graziano da Silva met today in Rome at the Organization’s headquarters. Eni’s CEO and FAO’s DG discussed … Read the full press release
MUNICH, 05-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Agro Innovation Lab GmbH (AIL) is now starting their Startup Acceleration Program for the second time. Young companies with agricultural innovations can apply for the program from now until the end of May. The best product … Read the full press release
Family business looks to new markets LONDON, 03-Apr-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In a new boost to agribusiness in Turkey, the EBRD is providing a €20 million loan to Yayla Agro, a family-owned producer of pulses and rice in Turkey. An ambitious … Read the full press release
Through videos and images, the Company presents the Case IH and New Holland Agriculture Autonomous Tractor Concepts as part of the ‘Si Automatique?’(If automatics?) exhibition at the 10th Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne in France. LONDON, 24-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The concept … Read the full press release
Warwickshire, England, 17-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The NFU has today welcomed the conclusions of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) which say the scientific evidence ‘did not meet the criteria to classify glyphosate as a carcinogen, as a mutagen or as toxic … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Chemicals, United Kingdom
Tagged ECHA, European Chemicals Agency, glyphosate, Glyphosate’s Safety, Guy Smith, NFU
EBRD report on perceptions of reforms and inequality will be presented at main business event in Serbia LONDON, 07-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), one of the largest institutional investors in Serbia and the Western … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Economy, Financial, Investment, Serbia
Tagged Daniel Berg, EBRD, Kopaonik Business Forum, Landmark EBRD Transition Report, Miljan Zdrale
NIB and the Finnish dairy company Valio Ltd. have signed a 7-year loan agreement totalling EUR 40 million to finance the company’s research programme in 2016–2020. HELSINKI, 03-Mar-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Valio’s R&D programme aims to develop new products to expand … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Financial, Finland, Food & Beverage
Tagged Finnish dairy company, loan agreement, NIB, Thomas Wrangdahl, Valio Ltd.
The brand’s flagship CR and CX combines featuring the technically innovative Everest System were chosen by a jury of trade journalists for their benefits in terms of harvesting productivity and efficiency for customers who are working in challenging conditions. LONDON, 01-Mar-2017 … Read the full press release
Researchers unravel one of the secrets behind haploid inducers, a powerful tool in maize breeding HEIDELBERG, 27-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A common strategy to create high-yielding plants is hybrid breeding – crossing two different inbred lines to obtain characteristics superior … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Germany, Science, Technology
Tagged Dr. Thomas Widiez, École Normale Supérieure, EMBO Journal, genetics, haploid induction, Laurine Gilles, maize breeding
We are inviting applications for the Countryside Stewardship hedgerows and boundaries grant which opens on 1 February 2017. LONDON, 07-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The hedgerows and boundaries grant, individually worth up to £5,000, is designed to help farmers and other land … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Government, United Kingdom
Tagged boundaries grant, farmers, Guy Thompson, hedgerows, Natural England
The 3rd Farming by Satellite Prize, promoting the use of satellite technologies in agriculture, was decided on Monday 23rd January at International Green Week in Berlin. The overall winner of €5,000 was a team from ISA Lille in France with … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Aviation & Aerospace, Awards, Education, Environment, European Union, France, Germany, News, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged agriculture, Andrea King, Bayer CropScience, Charlotte Lejoyeux, claas, copernicus, Earth observation, egnos, European Commission, European Earth Observation Programme, European Environment Agency, European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service, farming, Female, GALILEO, GALILEO system, Genevieve Baumann, Gruene Woche, Helios Technology Ltd, IGW, International Green Week, ISA Lille, Louise Vernier, Marie Rolloy, Precision Agriculture, students, WOMEN
Le lauréat du 3ème Prix Farming by Satellite visant à promouvoir le recours aux technologies satellitaires dans le domaine de l’agriculture, a été désigné le lundi 23 janvier à l’occasion de l’International Green Week de Berlin. La gagnante toutes catégories … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Awards, Czech Republic, Education, Environment, France, Germany, News, Science
Tagged afrique, agriculture, Alex Melnitchouck, Bayer, Bayer CropScience, Charlotte Lejoyeu, Christian Radons, claas, compactage des terres, copernicus, cultures de couverture, d’azote, d’équipements de génie agricole, egnos, etudiantes, EU, Farming by Satellite, GALILEO, Genevieve Baumann, Hans Dufourmont, l'International Green Week de Berlin, Louise Vernier, l’Agence du GNSS européen, l’Agence européenne pour l’environnement, l’agriculture, l’ISA Lille, Marie Menard, Marie Rolloy, prix, Prix Farming by Satellite, Reinhard Blasi, satellite, Shamballite, technologies satellitaires, universite
Local farmers and agribusiness companies to benefit from fresh funds LONDON, 12-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Société Générale Albania and EBRD are joining forces to increase local farmers’ and agribusiness companies’ access to finance, especially in remote regions of the country. The … Read the full press release
LONDON, 21-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI) (“CNH Industrial”) hereby announces the final results of the cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) commenced by its wholly owned subsidiary Case New Holland Industrial Inc. (the “Company”) for … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Financial, Industrial, Investment, United Kingdom
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) have included five technologies from Case IH and four technologies from New Holland Agriculture in their annual AE50 Awards. This prestigious series acknowledges the year’s top 50 smart engineering product innovations … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Awards, Industrial, United Kingdom
Tagged AE50 Awards, Case IH, CNH Industrial, New Holland Agriculture
The first farmers on the Fijian archipelago were ants: For millions of years, an ant species on the islands has nurtured epiphytes, which provide them with nesting sites. Moreover, the interaction is vital for the survival of both partners. MÜNCHEN, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Environment, Germany, Science
Tagged ants, Guillaume Chomicki, LMU, professor Susanne Renner, Squamellaria
NOTTINGHAM, 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A new investigation into how meat can be damaged by farm injections has found that 4 per cent of cattle slaughtered in abattoirs in England had injection site lesions in the carcasses. The study by … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Food & Beverage, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged beef and dairy farmers, Liz Cresswell, study, veterinary
LONDON, 01-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) announced today its agreement to acquire the agricultural Grass and Soil implement business of Kongskilde Industries, part of the Danish Group Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab (DLG A.m.b.A.). This business … Read the full press release
First stage to help replace obsolete machinery in primary agriculture as MFI Arvand becomes first partner in the programme LONDON, 20-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The EBRD and the EU have launched a new €42 million (US$ 46.5 million) programme to support … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, European Union, United Kingdom
Tagged animal husbandry, dairy farming, EBRD, EU, Richard Jones, Shoira Sadykova, support farmers in Tajikistan
MUNICH, 14-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists have conducted the first worldwide study of biodiversity and its impact on the productivity of forests. Data from more than 770,000 observation points from 44 countries were evaluated for this purpose. The samples included in … Read the full press release
UTRECHT, 13-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The scheduled abolition of the EU sugar production quota by October 2017 does not necessarily guarantee a low sugar price in the bloc. Lifting export restrictions will make it easier for EU sugar to find its … Read the full press release
TURIN, Italy, 29-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — FREME, a 2-years project co funded by the European Commission under the H2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation with the goal of developing a commercial-grade open framework of e-Service for the multilingual and semantic … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, European Union, Food & Beverage, Internet & Online, Italy, News, Technology, Travel
Tagged #WESUPPORT, Agroknow, AGROVOC, AI, DFKI, digital content, digital publishing, e-service, e-Services, FREME, FREME e-Services, Geonames, Geopolitical ontology, iMinds, InfAI, localisation, multilingual, ontology, open framework, ORCID, semantic, Tilde, translation, VIAF, Vistatec, Wripl
Introducing cocoa farming to Madagascar’s vanilla production region Combining Barry Callebaut’s long-standing cocoa expertise with Prova’s proven local vanilla know-how to create synergies Making local vanilla farmers’ income situation more resilient and less dependent on the highly volatile vanilla market … Read the full press release
GENEVA, 26-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS is pleased to announce the acquisition of the assets and license of John R. McCrea Agency, Inc. (McCrea), an official designated inspection agency licensed by the US Department of Agriculture. McCrea is active in the … Read the full press release
MANCHESTER, 21-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Co-op has demonstrated its commitment to championing best practice in the fresh produce sector by signing up to the National Farmers Union’s Fruit and Vegetable Pledge. The community retailer made the announcement at its inaugural … Read the full press release
MANCHESTER, 21-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Co-op today (Saturday, 17 September 2016) extended its commitment to back UK farmers by switching all of its fresh bacon and lamb to 100% British. The new sourcing initiative will make the Co-op the only … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Food & Beverage, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged 100% British beef, Alexia Robinson, Andrea Leadsom, Steve Murrells, The Co-op, UK farmers, Zoe Davies
Organobalance GmbH specializes in microbial screening and assay development, and will complement Novozymes’ existing platform with applications across industries. Bagsvaerd, Denmark, 16-Sep-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Novozymes today announces the acquisition of microbial research company Organobalance GmbH for an undisclosed amount. Germany-based Organobalance … Read the full press release
Realizes a shared vision of integrated agricultural offerings, delivering enhanced solutions for growers and creates a leading innovation engine for the next generation of farming / USD 128 per share in all-cash transaction, represents 44 percent premium to Monsanto shareholders … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Germany, Management
Tagged Bayer, Hugh Grant, Monsanto, Werner Baumann
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