OSLO, 27-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara International ASA has today purchased 60,000 own shares in the market at an average price of NOK 309.4025. The transaction is part of a buy-back program, authorized by the Annual General meeting held 5 May 2014. … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Norway
Tagged Thor Giæver, Yara, Yara International ASA
OSLO, 27-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Yara Prize 2014 is being awarded to Professor Tekalign Mamo Assefa. Currently state minister and adviser to the Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture, Professor Mamo has long been a key contributor to the country’s food security, … Read the full press release
BIRMINGHAM, 21-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Birmingham has been ranked in the top 100 universities worldwide for Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy, Life and Agriculture Sciences, and Physics. The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai Ranking, … Read the full press release
Copenhagen, 18-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — During the past two decades, 64 % of the Earth’s land-based area has experienced an increase in human pressure, shows a new map. It is part of a research study that also reveals agriculture and human … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Denmark, Education, Science, Society
Tagged Jonas Geldmann, Neil Burgess, University of Copenhagen
Tarnów, Poland, 12-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On August 5th 2014, the Ministry of State Treasury announced that Grupa Azoty had been placed on the list of strategic enterprises. Below is presented the full text of the announcement. The Council of Ministers has reviewed … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Government, Management, Poland
Tagged Grupa Azoty, Poland's Ministry of State Treasury, Włodzimierz Karpiński
MANCHESTER, 7-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Co-operative Group (“The Co-operative”) today announces the sale of its Farms business to the Wellcome Trust* (“the Trust”). The sale reflects The Co-operative’s decision to focus on its core Retail and Consumer Services divisions, including Food, Funeralcare, General … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Food & Beverage, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Danny Truell, Richard Pennycook, The Co-operative Group, Wellcome Trust
Basel, Switzerland, 24-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Syngenta reports on its 2014 Half Year Results Sales $8.5 billion, up 1 percent: up 4 percent at constant exchange rates Late start to North American season reduced crop protection use Strong growth in … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Financial, Management, Switzerland
Exclusive access to innovative CEEDS™ technology Step change in planting speed and quality Complements PLENE® Evolve and PLENE® PB for nurseries Basel, Switzerland, 24-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Syngenta today announced plans to broaden and scale up its PLENE® platform of integrated sugar cane solutions. Through … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged CEEDS™ technology, Dr Paul Carver, John Atkin, New Energy Farms, PLENE®, sugar cane solutions in Brazil, Syngenta
Strong sales volume growth: +15.8% driven by acquired cocoa business; +2.4% stand-alone1, in line with global chocolate market2 Strategic investments paying-off: Volume growth in emerging markets +63.0% (+18.2% stand-alone) and Gourmet +6.9% Integration of cocoa business on target Mid-term financial … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Management, Switzerland
Tagged Barry Callebaut, chocolate industry, cocoa, cocoa business, Juergen Steinemann
Jakarta, Indonesia, 9-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS Indonesia is proud to announce the opening of a new agricultural laboratory, located in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is an analyst member of FOSFA (Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Association). After the success … Read the full press release
Oslo, 24-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the Borealis acquisition of GPN SA including 52.15% ownership in the Le Havre urea plant, Yara has accepted an offer from Borealis to acquire Borealis’ ownership in Le Havre, situated on the north-west coast of France. … Read the full press release
Monheim, 21-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bayer CropScience recently opened its new SeedGrowth Center in Can Tho, Vietnam. This state-of-the-art facility aims to provide customers with integrated seed treatment solutions harnessing advanced technologies to help farmers protect their high-quality seeds and increase … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Chemicals, Germany, Management, Technology
Tagged Bayer CropScience, Can Tho, SeedGrowth Center, Torsten Velden, Vietnam
A green and global business Tarnów, Poland, 04-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Grupa Azoty Group celebrated a double triumph in this year’s edition of the Polish President’s Business Award contest, when Grupa Azoty PUŁAWY won a distinction in the ‘green economy’ category and … Read the full press release
Stockholm, Sweden, 03-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Hexagon AB, a leading global provider of design, measurement and visualisation technologies, announced today the acquisition of iLab Sistemas, a leading provider of planning and optimisation solutions for the agro-business sector, with special focus in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Management, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Carl Gustafsson, Devex, Hexagon, iLab Sistemas, Kristin Christensen, Leica Geosystems, Ola Rollén, Sisgraph
Teddington, UK, 29-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Marine and coastal environment specialists, BMT Oceanica (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, announced today its appointment as Lead Consultant for the Western Australia Department of Fisheries (DoF) in a project to establish an aquaculture development zone. BMT Oceanica, … Read the full press release
Broad-spectrum nematicide portfolio based on chemicals and biologicals / New products and formulations to combat nematode infestations Monheim, Germany, 16-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bayer CropScience plans to further invest in innovative nematode control tools to help farmers combat these destructive plant parasites … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Chemicals, Germany, Science, Technology
Tagged 6th International Congress of Nematology in Cape Town, Bayer CropScience, BioAct™ (Paecilomyces lilacinus Strain 251) and Velum™ / Verango™, combat destructive plant parasites, Hartwig Dauck, innovative nematode control tools, Nematodes, South Africa, VOTiVO™ (Bacillus firmus)
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, 7-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Open Blue is pleased to announce its initial launch into the European market. As a company operating at the forefront of the mariculture industry, expansion into foreign markets is a top priority for … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Environment, Food & Beverage, News, Retail
Tagged Bernie Leger, Heiddis Olafsdottir, mariculture, Mike Magnus, Open Blue, Open Blue Cobia, Open Blue Global Services, open ocean harvested fish, open ocean mariculture, premium fish, sashimi-grade whitefish, seafood, seafood consumption
The Belgian Minister for Employment, Monica De Coninck, and the Mayor of Antwerp, Bart De Wever visited New Holland Tractor in Antwerp today for a firsthand ‘Agriculture Experience’. New Holland Tractor Antwerp is a manufacturing facility that produces rear axles … Read the full press release
Warwickshire, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The NFU and popular children’s series Tractor Ted have joined forces to launch a brand new competition with a prize worth over £1000. The competition encourages four to seven-year-olds to think about where their food comes from by … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Food & Beverage, Marketing, United Kingdom
Tagged Guy Smith, National Farmers' Union, Tractor Ted
Oslo, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara International will expand its emissions control business by acquiring a majority 63% stake in Green Tech Marine (GTM), a leading sulphur oxide (SOX) scrubber supplier to the marine industry. We are excited to get the GTM … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Management, Norway
Tagged Bernhard Stormyr, Green Tech Marine, Peter Strandberg, Yara International, Yves Bonte
Oslo, Norway, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara International ASA first quarter 2014 results will be released on Wednesday 30 April 2014. The results will be available at www.yara.com from 08:00 CEST. The results will be presented at 09:30 CEST by President and CEO Jørgen Ole Haslestad and CFO Torgeir … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Management, Norway
Tagged Jørgen Ole Haslestad, Torgeir Kvidal. Thor Giæver, Yara, Yara International ASA
By collecting deer droppings, and then growing the seeds found within, researchers from Stockholm University have been able to see how deer spread different types of plants. Stockholm, Sweden, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “We found that deer disperse seeds to a much greater … Read the full press release
Aarhus, Denmark, 4-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dairy cooperatives Eupener Genossenschaftsmolkerei Walhorn (EGM Walhorn) and Arla Foods amba have today announced their intention to merge. The Boards of Directors have circulated a proposal to their members and the boards of representatives of both companies are … Read the full press release
Málaga, Spain, 28-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — El “Encuentro del Modelo Agrario Profesional”, organizado por la Confederación Agraria (COAG) de Andalucía y por la Unión de Pequeños Agricultores y Ganaderos (UPA) de Andalucía, y que cuenta con el patrocinio de Unicaja, tendrá lugar mañana viernes, … Read the full press release
Luxembourg, 3-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 120 million to finance projects contributing to afforestation, improved forest protection and management and the upgrading of agricultural infrastructure in rural Slovakia. EIB Vice-President László Baranyay, responsible for … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Environment, Financial, Government, Investment, Luxembourg, Slovakia
Tagged afforestation, agricultural infrastructure, Dušan Ondrejička, EIB, EIB loan to Slovakia, EU Nitrates Directive, EUR 120 million, forest damaged by storms, forest fires, forest protection, forestry projects, László Baranyay, pest outbreaks, rural Slovakia, Slovakia, Slovakia forestry
Oxford, UK, 18-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fertilisation of grasslands significantly reduces their ability to cope with changing conditions even when they contain a diverse mix of plants, finds a global study involving Oxford University. The research, published this week in Nature, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged artificial fertilisers, artificially fertilised, BioDepth, diverse grasslands, Dr Elizabeth Borer, Dr Eric Seabloom, Dr Yann Hautier, Fertilisation, Global study, John Laws, Joseph Gilbert, negative impacts of artificial fertilisers, Nutrient Network (NutNet), Oxford University, Oxford University's Department of Plant Sciences, plant scientists, Professor Andrew Hector
Southampton, UK, 17-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists are warning we are undertaking “the greatest challenge we have ever faced” in trying to get more from the earth to feed the world’s growing population. Writing in and editing a special edition of Philosophical … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Environment, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged agriculture interface, contaminations, crop production, degrading the environment, farming, forest interface, Kavli Declaration, land, MALAWI, Professor Guy Poppy, sustainable, sustainable farming, Sustainable intensification, University of Southampton, world’s growing population
helping rural communities develop a sustainable camel dairy industry Hørsholm, Denmark, 17-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Thousands of camel owners in arid regions of Northern Africa, where two thirds of the world’s camels live, could benefit from products that can help them … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Denmark, Food & Beverage, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged Anne Bruntse, Biovision Foundation for Ecological Development, camel cheese, camel cheese production, camel milk, Camel milk is low in fat, camel owners, Chr. Hansen, CSR project, FAR-M®, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya Agriculture Research Institute, Kenya Camel Association (KCA), Kenya Ministry of Livestock - ALLPRO project, Oleleshwa Enterprises Ltd, shelf stable cheese, sustainable camel dairy industry
London, UK, 11-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Standard Chartered Private Equity (“SCPE”), the investment division of Standard Chartered Bank, announced that it has committed a further USD15 million (ZAR150 million) to existing portfolio company and Bank client, Afrifresh Group (Proprietary) Limited (“Afrifresh”) – … Read the full press release
Scientists at the University of York today report the development of hemp plants with a dramatically increased content of oleic acid. York, UK, 11-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The new oil profile results in an attractive cooking oil that is similar to olive … Read the full press release
Vienna, Austria, 10-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — AGRANA Zucker GmbH has reached agreement with the Romanian sugar producer Lemarco S.A. to acquire the latter’s plants in Urziceni and Liesti. “AGRANA’s intention here is not only to increase its sugar beet production but also … Read the full press release
With 4,400 employees at the Werra plant, K+S is the most important employer in the region Company helps secure a further 3,000 jobs at suppliers in Hesse and Thuringia Medium-sized businesses in the region received orders worth € 195 million … Read the full press release
London, UK / Rotterdam, Netherlands / Holzminden & Eschborn, Germany, 29-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever, its supplier Symrise and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH today announced a partnership to improve the livelihoods of 4,000 vanilla farmers in the Sava … Read the full press release
St. Petersburg, Russia, 21-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The First Carton Plant, an enterprise within GS Group holding and the largest manufacturer of packaging in the Kaliningrad region, is to present its modern production of corrugated and molded packaging to European customers … Read the full press release
Espoo, Finland, 20-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has approved the sustainability verification system developed by Neste Oil and confirmed that it complies with the standards set for reliability, transparency, and independent third-party auditing. Verifications made under the system are always … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Finland
Tagged diesel fuel, independent third-party auditing, ISCC verification system, Kaisa Lipponen, Neste Oil, Pekka Tuovinen, premium-quality renewable fuel, reliability, renewable feedstocks, RSPO verification system, sustainability verification system, The European Commission, transparency, vegetable oil
Hull, UK, 10-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivergo Fuels are extremely happy to announce that the team successfully raised over £1300 for the Smile Foundation during their Christmas Activities in 2013. We look forward to seeing where the money is spent throughout the … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Non Profit, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged charity, donation, philanthropy, raised money, Smile Foundation, Vivergo Fuels
Renmatix’s patented Plantrose TM technology enables production of industrial sugars from non-edible, woody biomass Industrial sugars are important bio-based precursors for a variety of chemicals based on renewable feedstocks Ludwigshafen, Germany / Philadelphia, PA, US, 20-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, and American … Read the full press release
Mannheim and Limburgerhof, Germany, 20-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — John Deere and BASF today announced plans to jointly develop a suite of integrated precision farming and farm management solutions for improved execution in the field. These tools, developed together with growers, will provide enhanced … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Germany, Management, Science, Technology
Tagged agricultural business, BASF, BASF’s Crop Protection division, Christoph Wigger, Dr. Brady Spangenberg, Dr. Oliver Neumann, farm management solutions, field, field scouting services, growers, John Deere, Markus Heldt, MyJohnDeere.com, precision farming solutions, tailored agronomic advice
The Commission infringed the procedural rules of the systems for authorising GMOs in the European Union Luxembourg, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In the territory of the European Union, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) may be released into the environment or placed on the market only … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, European Union, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Hungary, Law, Luxembourg, Pharma & Biotech, Science
Tagged animal feed, Animal Health, authorising GMOs, BASF Plant Science GmbH, EU General Court, European Food Safety Authority, genetically modified food, genetically modified food feed, genetically modified organisms, genetically modified potato Amflora, GMOs, human health, Hungary v Commission case, Judgment, potato Amflora, procedural rules
Veendam, the Netherlands, 07-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The AVEBE potato starch concern has reached a new CLA with the trade unions. In doing so, broad attention was paid to sustainable deployment and vitality of the AVEBE personnel. For example, the age of … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Food & Beverage, Management, Netherlands
Tagged AVEBE, Collective Labour Agreement, Potato Starch, trade unions, wage increase
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