Category Archives: Agriculture

Agriculture Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

The largest manufacturer of juice and cordials in the Nordic region Rynkeby Foods A/S is up for sale

After months of strategic analysis Arla has decided to sell its juice subsidiary Rynkeby Foods A/S and will now initiate a sales process to identify the right buyer to take the Rynkeby business forward in its strategic development. This process … Read the full press release

APM Terminals Global Terminal Network enters China’s fast growing grain import market as part of joint venture with Qingdao Port International

New multipurpose terminal in Qingdao’s Dongjiakou Port with two deep water berths set to begin operations by early 2016, and help meet the needs of China’s fast-growing grain import market. Qingdao, China,  5-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The APM Terminals Global Terminal … Read the full press release

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, CNH Industrial present youth educational programs at Expo Milano 2015

LONDON, 15-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ —  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and CNH Industrial, Official Global Partners of Expo Milano 2015, have come together at Expo today to present their youth educational programs to the public. The programs TechPro2 , Agri Training, … Read the full press release

Novozymes announces the acquisition of developer and producer of probiotics for animals, Pacific Vet Group-USA, Inc.

Pacific Vet Group-USA, Inc. develops microbial based technologies that improve the gut flora in poultry. Probiotics can reduce the need for antibiotics in animal farming. BAGSVÆRD, 8-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Novozymes today announced the acquisition of Pacific Vet Group-USA, Inc. (PVG) for … Read the full press release

National Farmers Union of England and Wales: The amount of British lamb on the shelves in Tesco stores has fallen dramatically

Warwickshire, England, 29-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — New figures that show the amount of British lamb on the shelves in Tesco stores has fallen dramatically, is another kick in the teeth for sheep farmers in this country, according to NFU livestock board … Read the full press release

National Farmers Union of England and Wales (NFU) welcomes EU farming support package but more action needed to keep struggling British dairy farmers’ businesses afloat

Warwickshire, England, 29-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Defra’s allocation of the EU farming support package will provide a welcome cash boost but more action needs to be taken in order to make a long term difference to many British dairy farmers who … Read the full press release

National Farmers Union of England and Wales (NFU) begins its search for new Director General to support English and Welsh farmers and growers

Warwickshire, England, 29-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ —  The NFU has begun its search for a new Director General to play a leading role in supporting English and Welsh farmers and growers. An advert will be placed in the print edition of the … Read the full press release

KGHM starts detailed geophysical surveys for potassium salts near the Bay of Puck in northern Poland

Nearly 600 million tonnes of raw material, containing from 7 to 13.7 percent of potassium oxide, used for the production of fertilizers. This, according to preliminary estimates, may be found in several adjacent deposits of potassium-magnesium salts and rock salts … Read the full press release

Bayer’s business will be managed by three divisions: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health and Crop Science from January 1, 2016

Operational management in three divisions: Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Health and Crop Science / Dieter Weinand, Erica Mann and Liam Condon appointed to the Bayer Board of Management / Dr. Hartmut Klusik succeeds Michael König as a member of the Board of … Read the full press release

Syngenta unveils details of its pipeline of unparalleled innovation across chemistry, seeds and traits

15 new and pipeline products in crop protection: peak sales over $6 billion Trait revenue set to more than double; expanded pipeline Highest R&D productivity in the industry Stein, Switzerland, 17-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — At its research facility in Stein, Switzerland, Syngenta … Read the full press release

Dutch growers’ associations formed alliance with the Dutch government and Rabobank to develop greenhouse horticulture

Alliance formed by growers’ associations, Rabobank and Dutch government agencies Utrecht, Netherlands, 16-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Five major growers’ associations– collectively accounting for more than 70% of all Dutch greenhouse crops – formally signed an agreement on Friday that will … Read the full press release

Fraunhofer researchers adapted a wastewater treatment concept they developed in the DEUS 21 project to support the supply of water, energy and fertilizer in Vietnam

To meet the requirements of Asian cities, researchers are adapting an idea they have already applied in Germany for comprehensive water management: They are developing a concept for reducing water use, treating wastewater and extracting fertilizer for a strip of … Read the full press release

Lloyds Bank launches £500M fund to help UK farmers facing potential delay to crucial financial support from EU

Fund established to help farmers concerned about a potential delay to crucial 2015 EU payments, normally received in December each year Support will be offered to the Group’s farming customers in the event of Basic Payment Scheme payments being paid … Read the full press release

Freme Project For Multilingual And Semantic Content Enrichment

Turin, Italy, 24-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Many industries are coping with new challenges and finding opportunities in the growing amount of digital content across languages, sectors and domains. Functionality like machine translation, entity recognition, or multilingual linked data sets – based … Read the full press release

Bayer CropScience reaches an important milestone towards the market introduction of its biological insecticide Requiem™ in Europe

Innovative biological insecticide for use in greenhouses / Market launch in Europe planned in 2017 / Bayer’s first active ingredient approved under regulation EC 1107/2009 Monheim, 18-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Bayer CropScience has reached an important milestone towards the market introduction … Read the full press release

K+S Chairman of the Executive Board Norbert Steiner: Our overall earnings in the first half of the current financial year were very strong

Outstanding performance in the Salt Business Higher average prices in the Potash and Magnesium Products business unit Operating earnings (EBIT I) up 32 % to € 496 million ‘Fit for the Future’ delivers expected results Legacy Project still on schedule … Read the full press release

Reflecting Photonics garden sponsored by the University of Southampton voted Best Garden in the People’s Choice Awards

SOUTHAMPTON, 5-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Reflecting Photonics, the International Year of Light garden sponsored by the University of Southampton, was recently voted Best Garden in the People’s Choice Awards at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) show at Tatton Park. Sponsored by … Read the full press release

Nutreco and Oxfam Novib launch one year pilot project in Nigeria to promote sustainable and inclusive fish farming for smallholder farmers

The Hague, 3-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Nutreco and Oxfam Novib start a partnership in Nigeria. The two organisations have launched a one year pilot project in Nigeria to promote sustainable and inclusive fish farming for smallholder farmers. Aquaculture in Nigeria … Read the full press release

Two Grupa Azoty representatives appointed to the Fertilizers Europe Board

Tarnów, Poland, 25-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The General Meeting of Fertilizers Europe appointed two Grupa Azoty representatives to the Fertilizers Europe Board. Marek Kapłucha was appointed Vice-President of the FE Board for another two-year term of office, and Andrzej Skolmowski was reappointed to … Read the full press release

Chinese Hebei Sannong Agrochemical and Nanjing Heyuan accepted the litigation filed by Bayer CropScience and agreed to pay financial compensation in respect of their infringing activities

Monheim, 11-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Bayer CropScience has taken a large step forward to stop the distribution of counterfeit crop protection products containing the active ingredient spirotetramat. Chinese manufacturer Hebei Sannong Agrochemical and distributor Nanjing Heyuan recently accepted the litigation filed … Read the full press release