Category Archives: Agriculture

Agriculture Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Τράπεζας Πειραιώς – Ολοκλήρωση πληρωμών κοινοτικών ενισχύσεων έτους 2012 στους Αγρότες από τον Όμιλο Τράπεζας Πειραιώς, συνολικού ύψους 2 δισ. ευρώ

Posted on 28, December 2012 by

28-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Η Τράπεζα Πειραιώς ανακοινώνει ότι στο πλαίσιο της συμβολής της στην υποστήριξη και ανάπτυξη του Αγροτικού Τομέα της οικονομίας, ολοκλήρωσε στις 18 Δεκεμβρίου επιτυχώς την εκταμίευση και πληρωμή των κοινοτικών ενισχύσεων του 2012 σε 700 χιλιάδες αγρότες … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Greece

Yara International ASA: Timing of Yara quarterly reports

Posted on 27, December 2012 by

Oslo, 27-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Yara’s 2013 quarterly reports will be published at the following dates: Fourth quarter 2012:              12 February 2013 First quarter 2013:                  22 April 2013 Second quarter 2013:            19 July 2013 Third quarter 2013:                 18 October 2013 Fourth quarter … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Norway

Yara share purchases for employee program

Posted on 27, December 2012 by

Oslo, 27-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — On 11 December 2012 the Yara employee share trust (“Stiftelsen For Ansattes Aksjer i Yara”) purchased 18,200 Yara shares in the market at an average price of NOK 283.3562 per share, as part of Yara’s employee share purchase … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Norway

Commission authorises €2.66 billion state aid to Italian agricultural sector after May earthquakes

Posted on 26, December 2012 by

Brussels, 26-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission authorised today an Italian state aid scheme of €2.66 billion to support the recovery of the Italian agricultural sector from the damage caused by the earthquakes of 20 and 29 May 2012, which hit … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Italy, Society

Extended release regarding Yara acquisition of Bunge’s fertilizer business in Brazil

Posted on 26, December 2012 by

Oslo, 26-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — On 6 December 2012 Yara International ASA entered into an agreement to acquire Bunge’s fertilizer business in Brazil, significantly strengthening its fertilizer position in the country. Yara and Bunge have also agreed to enter into a long-term … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Norway

Yara to acquire Bunge’s fertilizer business in Brazil

Posted on 26, December 2012 by

Oslo, 26-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Yara International ASA has entered into an agreement to acquire Bunge’s fertilizer business in Brazil, significantly strengthening its fertilizer position in the country. The proposed transaction is valued at USD 750 million, and will be subject … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Norway

CAMEL CHEESE TO LIFT RURAL AFRICA?

Posted on 18, December 2012 by

Chr. Hansen initiates a CSR project to explore how camel cheese may make a difference in rural Kenya and Somalia. 18-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Thousands of camel owners in arid regions of Northern Africa, where two thirds of the world’s camels … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Denmark, Education, Food & Beverage, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Society

150 million people benefitted from EU Food Facility, new report shows

Posted on 18, December 2012 by

Brussels, 18-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — A new report on the EU’s Food Facility, set up in 2008 to counter the negative effects of the food crisis, show that in three years, the EU has improved the lives of over 59 million people … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, European Union, Financial, Government, Society

Chr. Hansen inaugurates Industry Technology Center and celebrates major upgrade of offices in Moscow

Posted on 17, December 2012 by

17-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Russia is the world’s ninth largest economy worth $ 2.0 trillion (source: IMF). It is predicting 4,5 per cent growth this year reflecting increased per capita spending and a trend towards demanding Western European product types and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Denmark, Food & Beverage, Pharma & Biotech, Russia, Science

High Level Group on Wine formulates its conclusions

Posted on 17, December 2012 by

Brussels, 17-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The High Level Group on wine planting rights, established last April at the request of European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Dacian Cioloş, has finished its work today. This group of experts, comprising representatives from the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Business, European Union, Food & Beverage, Government

Bayer CropScience hosts inaugural Vegetable Future Forum in Monheim

Posted on 13, December 2012 by
Innovative products from Bayer CropScience help growers meet the highest quality standards and raise the quality of life.

Partnerships key to success of global vegetable food value chain Monheim, 13-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Partnerships are key to the success of the global vegetable food value chain, and Bayer CropScience is committed to leveraging its position to help connect the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Germany, Science

150 years of Bayer: Success through innovation and change

Posted on 12, December 2012 by

Dekkers: Bayer products have become indispensable to our lives / Numerous events planned in 2013 Leverkusen, 12-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Bayer Group will be celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2013 with numerous events around the world. “Bayer can look back … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Germany, Healthcare, Science, Technology

Discovery of 100 million-year-old regions of DNA shows short cut to crop science advances

Posted on 10, December 2012 by

10-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Scientists have discovered 100 million-year-old regions in the DNA of several plant species which could hold secrets about how specific genes are turned ‘on’ or ‘off’. The findings, which are hoped will accelerate the pace of research … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Education, Science, United Kingdom

Agrisure Artesian™: strong performance in drought conditions

Posted on 6, December 2012 by
Yield of Agrisure Artesian™ hybrids vs. plot average by yield environment

Native trait enabling water optimization in corn Significant yield gain in severe and extreme drought Top yield potential in normal conditions Basel, Switzerland, 6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Syngenta announced today that results from expanded US field trials in 2012 have confirmed that … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Science, Switzerland

Better functioning of food supply chain

Posted on 6, December 2012 by

Brussels, 6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — What is the mandate of the Forum? In 2010, the Commission tasked the Forum to help with the implementation of the recommendations of the former High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry and of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Business, European Union, Food & Beverage, Government, Management

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GLENCORE PUBLISHES SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2011

Posted on 26, November 2012 by

BAAR, Switzerland, 26-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —  Glencore International plc today published its second sustainability report. The report evaluates Glencore’s performance in 2011, its progress in contributing to sustainable development and the level of commitment it has shown towards all of its … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Commodities, Environment, International Trade, Metals and Minerals, Switzerland

New Corporate Identity: YBBSTALER AGRANA JUICE

Posted on 26, November 2012 by

26-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Following the successful merger of AGRANA Juice Holding GmbH and Ybbstaler Fruit Austria GmbH in June of this year, the company founded as a result, YBBSTALER AGRANA JUICE GmbH, will shortly be unveiling its new corporate identity. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Austria, Business, Food & Beverage, Marketing

Astrium’s GRAIN service shows US corn yields are lower than expected

Posted on 23, November 2012 by

Astrium Services’ GRAIN (Global Risk Agricultural INtelligence), a unique technology combining satellite imagery processing, agronomic and meteorological models, has computed the 2012 absolute U.S. corn yield at 116.0 bushels per acre A complete range of applications will be derived from … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom

Cheaper wood imports from Russia: MEPs endorse deal

Posted on 23, November 2012 by

23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — EU forest industries, including wood processers for the building industry and paper producers, will be able to buy cheaper imports of raw spruce and pine from Russia, under an agreement approved by Parliament on Wednesday. Russia is to … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Environment, European Union, Government, International Trade, Russia

Baden-Württemberg, das Trüffelland

Posted on 23, November 2012 by
Baden-Württemberg, das Trüffelland

Einladung zur Premiere eines Films über die Neuentdeckung der edlen Pilze 23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Zwei Freiburger Forscher haben einen Traum: Sie wollen Deutschland wieder zu einem Trüffelland machen. Denn auch in Deutschland kommen die unterirdisch wachsenden Pilze vor, nicht nur in … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Education, Food & Beverage, Germany, Science