Warwickshire, England, 24-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — NFU Sugar, in conjunction with British Sugar, is launching its 2015 Sugar Industry Programme (SIP); an initiative designed to engage younger growers through a dedicated training and development programme. Now in its fifth year, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Management, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged 2015 Sugar Industry Programme, Emma Mundy, NFU Sugar, William Martin
Oslo, 23-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Yara International ASA confirms it is in discussions with CF Industries regarding a potential merger of equals transaction. The discussions are at an early stage, and there can be no assurances that these discussions will … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Management, Norway
Tagged CF Industries, Yara International ASA
The acquisition of Miller-St. Nazianz, Inc. marks the addition of a key product that will further advance New Holland Agriculture’s worldwide crop production capabilities. Basildon, 4-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial N.V. (NYSE: CNHI / MI: CNHI) announced today that it has … Read the full press release
€20 million loan to address working capital needs of major agricultural holding LONDON, 29-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €20 million loan to Astarta, Ukraine’s leading agribusiness operator and sugar producer. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Financial, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Tagged Astarta, EBRD, Sevki Acuner, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Viktor Ivanchyk
Brussels, 29-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has announced today that it will open Private Storage Aid for butter, Skimmed Milk Powder (SMP) and certain cheeses in order to alleviate the impact of Russian restrictions on imports of EU dairy products … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, European Union, Food & Beverage, Russia
Tagged Dacian Cioloş, European Commission, European dairy market, Private Storage Aid
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
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