LET'S GROW BETTER

CONNECTING SEED, FIELD AND FEED TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH FOR FARMERS, BUSINESSES AND NATURE

For over 165 years, Arvum has worked alongside farmers, growers and partners to grow more than crops, to grow resilience, value and a more sustainable future. Today, our ecosystem connects expertise across seed, nutrition and biodiversity to deliver practical solutions at every stage.

Grow value at every stage

From seed development to animal nutrition and biodiversity restoration, everything we do is connected. Our ecosystem helps farmers and partners get more from their land, while protecting it for the future.

Built on partnership and expertise

We combine generations of experience with modern technical knowledge. From agronomy to nutrition science, to deliver solutions that work in the real world.

Circular by nature

We turn co-products from food and drink production into valuable animal nutrition, reducing waste, lowering carbon impact and supporting sustainable farming systems

Working with nature, not against it

From wildflower seeds to regenerative practices, we help restore biodiversity and strengthen ecosystems across Ireland, the UK and beyond.

160+ YEARS OF HISTORY

Since the Arvum Group was first founded in 1859 as William Power & Co., we have been developing new seed technologies and agricultural practices, shaping the future of farming and Agri.

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OUR BUSINESSES

INNOVATING AGRI

We bring the latest technological advancements to the Agri-Industry, providing significant enhancements to the agricultural industry.

We work in collaboration with some of the largest global players in the sector through both joint ventures and strategic partnerships.

Seed

A HISTORY OF SUCCESS

Since our foundation in 1859, we have been passionately focused on growing the Agri sector

DEEP-ROOTED RELATIONSHIPS

We have cultivated trust with our partners and the farming community over five generations. We care about farming; we know where it’s been for the last 160 years, and we want to shape where it’s going.

SHAPING THE FUTURE

We encourage a culture of innovation throughout the company and with our Partners. We focus on innovating and new technologies with a particular emphasis on solutions for future growth.

INNOVATING TO GROW

We encourage imagination, are brave in our pursuit of innovation and are open-minded to change.

RESEARCH

Through extensive variety R&D programmes in Ireland, the Arvum Group brings to market, new leading seed varieties of all major agricultural crops including cereals, pulses, oilseeds, forages and grasses to meet modern agricultural needs.

Trusted

PARTNERS

5

Major Businesses

30+

Business Partners

5000

Trial plots in two seed research stations

1

million tonnes
Animal Feed

PASSION FOR GROWTH

A Team of Leaders

Our Leadership Team

Arvum expands specialist seed expertise with Church of Bures acquisition

By Nicola Bates | 29 July 2026

ARVUM ACQUIRES W.A Church (BURES) Ltd (Church of Bures) TO EXPAND SPECIALIST SEED CAPABILITY ACROSS THE UK AND IRELAND Arvum today announced the acquisition of Church of Bures, the long-established UK specialist seed business headquartered on the Essex–Suffolk border. Above: Robert Church (Managing Director of Church of Bures) & Paul Flanagan (Managing Director […]

Arvum sowing seed for bright future

By Mc Donnell | 13 January 2020

MD Roy Power’s family has been in the seed trade five generations. It’s never been more ripe with opportunity, writes Fearghal O’Connor The huddled group of low buildings look like a typical Waterford farmyard. Once a store for oats and livestock, they have been converted into a suite of modern offices from which an […]

Irish feed firm secures €135m deal with US distillers

By Mc Donnell | 10 December 2019

Waterford-based Specialist Nutrition has secured a five-year deal worth €135m to supply by-products from a US ethanol plant as sustainable feed to farmers in New York. Part of the Arvum Group, Specialist Nutrition is a leading international expert in turning co-products produced by the distilling, brewing and biofuel industries into sustainable animal feed. The […]