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Florimond Desprez opens a new research station in Argentina....
Florimond Desprez acquires SPB to strengthen their position in the potato plant market.....
Jens Holstborg will be the new Managing Director in Danespo....
Happy new Year....
Florimond Desprez hosts BreedWheat....
This year Florimond Desprez hosts the annual meeting of the BreedWheat investment for the future project. Around one hundred researchers meet over three days in Cappelle-en-Pévèle to take stock of the progress of this ambitious project for competitive, sustainable and high quality agriculture. BreedWheat’s ambition is to support the competitiveness of France’s wheat breeding sector […]
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New film: “AKER, mid-term”....
A new film on the AKER programme was presented to the General Assembly of France’s General Confederation of Beet Producers (CGB) on 6th December, 2016. The film provides updates on progress of the works mid-term, reviews the insights of the programme and outlines its perspectives for the 2020 horizon. Watch the film on YouTube >> […]
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Florimond Desprez receives a delegation from the Ukraine....
On Monday, 5th December, Florimond Desprez received a delegation of 10 sugar beet growers from the Ukraine. Invited by Jérôme Joly, manager of our Russian-based subsidiary and Anatoly Ten, they came to Cappelle-en-Pévèle in order to gain a better understanding of our work, our skills and our research programmes, and to visit our production site.
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New harvester for beet and chicory trials....
Within the framework of the AKER programme, Florimond Desprez has acquired a powerful, innovative machine to harvest its trials not only of sugar beet, but also of fodder beet and industrial chicory. Currently in test phase, the objective for the next campaign is to harvest in excess of 500 micro-plots of sugar beet per day. […]
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Strong commitment to Betteravenir 2016....
Over a period of two days, 26th and 27th October, the town of Moyvillers in the department of Oise became the sugar beet sector’s capital on the occasion of Betteravenir 2016. Organised by the French Technical Industrial Sugar Beet Institute (ITB) and the Royal Belgian Institute for Beet Improvement, this European trade fair attracted more […]
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Florimond Desprez sells their alfalfa seed activity to DLF....
On the 15th of June, DLF Seeds A/S and Florimond Desprez signed an agreement in which DLF acquires Florimond Desprez’ alfalfa seed breeding and commercial activities. As a result of this transfer, DLF now owns the breeding programme, varieties, seed stocks, and commercial agreements of Florimond Desprez’ alfalfa activity. The personnel assigned to the programme […]
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