Category Archives: Agriculture

Agriculture Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Valio beginnt mit dem Transport von Milch zur Molkerei Seinäjoki mit einem LKW, der mit verflüssigtem Biogas betrieben wird

(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) HELSINKI, 18-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Valio, ein innovatives finnisches Molkerei- und Lebensmittelunternehmen, hat angekündigt, dass es mit dem Transport von Milch zur Molkerei Seinäjoki in einem neuen Lkw beginnen wird, der mit verflüssigtem Biogas (LBG) betrieben wird von Anfang … Read the full press release

Valio to start transporting milk to the Seinäjoki dairy by using truck that runs on liquefied biogas

(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 18-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Valio, a Finnish innovative dairy and food company, has announced it will start transporting milk to the Seinäjoki dairy in a new truck that runs on liquefied biogas (LBG) as of at the … Read the full press release

FMO to loan EUR 30 million to Sekerbank, a Turkish bank with strong positions in the agricultural sector across the Anatolian region

(PRESS RELEASE) THE HAGUE, 17-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, has announced its financial support to the agricultural sector across the Anatolian region in Turkey with the loan of EUR 30 million provided to Turkish Sekerbank. … Read the full press release

Molly Robson, a Harper Adams University student, awarded the 2022 CLAAS UK Scholarship, the first female student to win the award

(PRESS RELEASE) HARSEWINKEL, Germany, 12-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — CLAAS, a German agricultural machinery manufacturer, has announced that the 2022 CLAAS UK Scholarship for a Harper Adams University student has been awarded to Molly Robson, who is studying for a BEng … Read the full press release

Yara to gradually end potash sourcing from Belarus due to the effects of sanctions on supply chain

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 10-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara International ASA, a global firm specializing in agricultural products and environmental protection agents and a leading global ammonia player, has announced it will slowly end the sourcing of potash, a key ingredient … Read the full press release

CNH Industrial begins trading on NYSE and Borsa Italiana’s Euronext Milan with stock ticker symbol CNHI

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 3-Jan-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI), a world-class equipment and services company that sustainably advances the noble work of agriculture and construction workers, has announced that the company has begun officially trading … Read the full press release

DSM strengthens its alternative protein business strategy with the completion of Vestkorn Milling acquisition

(PRESS RELEASE) HEERLEN, 17-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal DSM (AMS: DSM), a global science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, has announced the completion of the acquisition of Vestkorn Milling, a leading European producer of ingredients from peas and … Read the full press release

BASF and John Deere combine their advanced spraying technology and digital farming capabilities

Important collaboration between two global leaders in agriculture, pairing advanced spraying technology with the xarvio® digital farming platform Supporting sustainable farming by optimizing crop production across the whole season Free one-year xarvio® FIELD MANAGER Premium license available to customers of new John … Read the full press release

Barry Callebaut’s Forever Chocolate Progress Report 2020/21: carbon intensity reduction per tonne of product by 17% since 2016

(PRESS RELEASE) ZÜRICH, 3-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Barry Callebaut Group (SWX: BARN), Switzerland-based cocoa processor and chocolate manufacturer, has announced the release of its Forever Chocolate Progress Report for 2020/21 measuring the company’s efforts towards making sustainable chocolate the norm … Read the full press release

TotalEnergies to partner with two carbon companies over development of natural below-ground carbon sinks in Australia

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 18-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — TotalEnergies (EPA: TTE), one of the seven “supermajor” oil companies, has announced new partnerships with Australian carbon developers AgriProve, a pioneer in agricultural soil carbon sequestration, and Corporate Carbon, one of the leading … Read the full press release

The next-generation SWEETY® culture by Chr. Hansen reduces added sugar by up to 1g for every 100g of yogurt

(PRESS RELEASE) HOERSHOLM, Denmark, 16-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Chr. Hansen (CPH: CHR), a Danish bioscience company that develops natural ingredient solutions for the food, nutritional, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries, has announced the latest addition to its sugar reduction portfolio for … Read the full press release

Continental agricultural tires now available with STEYR tractors

STEYR tractor series Expert CVT, Profi Series, Impuls CVT and Absolut CVT can be ordered with Continental agricultural tires STEYR is another brand of the parent company CNH Industrial with Continental tires (PRESS RELEASE) HANOVER, 11-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Continental … Read the full press release

Industry 4.0: investments in IoT notably higher than in cloud computing, security, big data analytics, robotics, ML, VR

(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 14-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat (LSE: ISAT), the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has announced the release of its new report entitled “Industrial IoT in the Time of Covid-19 Research Programme”, which reveals that investment … Read the full press release

BASF unveils significantly miniaturized NIR Spectroscopy for fast on-site analysis of animal feed and ingredients

(PRESS RELEASE) LUDWIGSHAFEN, 12-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — BASF SE (ETR: BAS), world’s largest chemical producer, has announced the launch of trinamiX’ Mobile Near Infrared (NIR) Spectroscopy Solution for the feed industry. Developed jointly by its wholly owned subsidiary trinamiX GmbH … Read the full press release

Continental 150 Years: Continental celebrates its rich heritage in manufacturing agricultural tyres

(PRESS RELEASE) HANOVER, 11-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Continental (ETR: CON), a German multinational automotive parts manufacturing company, has announced it celebrates 150 years of tyre manufacturing and the company is looking into its rich heritage that included the first pneumatic … Read the full press release

Aquaculture: Alfa Laval acquires LiftUP, leader in waste extraction systems for fish farms

(PRESS RELEASE) LUND, 5-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, has announced the acquisition of Norwegian system manufacturer LiftUP, a market leader in removing waste from fish farms to reduce … Read the full press release

Nutreco part of USD 7.5 million funding round in Norwegian salmon farming company AquaCon

(PRESS RELEASE) AMERSFOORT, 4-Oct-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Nutreco, a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed, has announced it participated in a USD 7.5 million (~EUR 6.5 million) funding round in Norwegian land-based salmon farming company AquaCon. Other companies that … Read the full press release

Yara to reduce ammonia production due to record high natural gas prices across Europe

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 17-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara (OTCMKTS: YARIY), global crop nutrition leader, has announced it will reduce production of ammonia at a number of its plants due to record high natural gas prices in Europe, which are impacting … Read the full press release

“Sustainable tires through dandelions – innovations from biology, technology and agriculture” project nominated for the Federal President’s Award for Technology and Innovation 2021

“Sustainable tires through dandelions – innovations from biology, technology and agriculture” joint research project shows that a new, alternative raw material supply is possible Every year, the Federal President’s Award, awarded by the German President, honors outstanding technical, engineering or … Read the full press release

Paul Bestford to lead Nutreco’s procurement

(PRESS RELEASE) AMERSFOORT, 13-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Nutreco, a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed, has announced the appointment of Paul Bestford as the company’s new Chief Procurement Officer (CPO). Paul is coming from Burberry where he led the … Read the full press release