Talks on glyphosate fail: Smith responds
The European Commission has announced that talks on the renewal of the glyphosate licence, due…
Browsing: Crops
Gove signals govt switch on neonics (update)
In an article in the Guardian this morning Michael Gove has indicated that the UK…
Scientists develop groundnut resistant to aflatoxin
Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, in St. Louis, MO and their collaborators at…
Plaguing insects with bittersweet tastes to protect crops
Herbivorous insects are estimated to be responsible for destroying one-fifth of the world’s total crop…
Trial results show up to 25% saving on water with H2Flo
With new regulations on water abstraction anticipated and related uncertainties around Brexit, fruit growers seeking…
Strategic Farm for arable growers is being ‘made to measure up for the future’
The first AHDB Strategic Farm for arable growers is being ‘made to measure up for…
Biotechnology Saving Potatoes from ‘Late Blight’
Dave Douches professor and director of Michigan State University’s Potato Breeding and Genetics Program grows…
Aberystwyth research leads way in addressing protein feed requirements
Aberystwyth University plant scientists are playing a leading role in new research into breeding forage…
Genetically modified potato comes through first year of trials
A genetically improved potato designed to have resistance to a devastating global plant disease has…
Strategic Farm for arable growers is being ‘made to measure up for the future’
The first AHDB Strategic Farm for arable growers is being ‘made to measure up for…