The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-06-17
Brace's Bakery plans US$ 4.9M investment, Greggs bakery receives expansion go-ahead | Food Business Africa Magazine
UK—Brace’s Bakery has invested US$ 4.9 million in a new production line thanks to a US$ 3 million finance package from HSBC UK and HSBC Equipment Finance, m ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed investments & funding news
2022-06-17
Hansen-Mueller acquires General Mills Minnesota grain elevator | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA — The Hansen-Mueller Co. has acquired General Mills Elevator A in Duluth, Minnesota, US., which has been inactive since 2015, a deal that will bring the ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-06-17
Viserion strengthens international agribusiness platform with Western Milling acquisition | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA — Viserion Milling, LLC, a newly formed subsidiary of Viserion International Holdco, LLC, has entered an agreement to acquire California based agribusin ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed mergers & acquisitions
2022-06-16
Evening Edition | Thursday, June 16, 2022
In tonight’s Evening Edition, read about the latest news of drought across the Corn Belt, Russia shipping grain out of Ukraine, and farmers implementing conservation practices in Illinois. Read more
2022-06-16
New program from BASF and WinField United puts focus on sustainable ROI
A field-level prescription plan backed by warranty looks to increase ROI potential. Read more
2022-06-16
North Korea sees outbreak of unidentified disease amid COVID wave
North Korea reported the outbreak of an unidentified intestinal epidemic, while it already faces food shortages and coronavirus infections. The outbreak was in the isolated nation's key agricultural... Read more
North Korea COVID-19 epidemic illness
2022-06-16
South Asia suffers record heat wave
India is experiencing a record heatwave in many parts of the country, which experts say is linked to climate change. DW’s Manira Chaudhary visits an agricultural belt in the state of Maharashtra which... Read more
India heat wave drought climate change Maharashtra
2022-06-16
Crop Insurance Prevented Planting Coverage for Field Crops
The wet spring here in the Northeast, had many of farmers are wondering about their prevented planting coverage under crop insurance. As of the
June 12 Pennsylvania Crop Progress and Conditions... Read more
2022-06-16
Be On The Lookout For Damage From True Armyworm
True armyworm is a pest that migrates from south states every spring, and in some years the pest populations we receive can be large. Fortunately, this does not seem to be one of those years, but... Read more
2022-06-16
General Mills and Regrow Agriculture partner to monitor agriculture practices
General Mills and Regrow Agriculture agree to a multi-year partnership to monitor agricultural practices and their environmental impacts across 175 million acres of farmland in North America, Europe,... Read more
2022-06-16
Double Crop Soybean Production in Northern Ohio
In northern Ohio, double-crop soybean production after wheat harvest needs to be carefully considered. There are both agronomic considerations (Do I have enough time and moisture to produce a soybean... Read more
2022-06-16
Brazil Expecting Historic Safrinha Despite Less Than Ideal Weather
Carl Zulauf
Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics
Ohio State University Read more