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Farming & Climate Fund Announces Its First Investments
The £3.5m SHAKE Climate Change Programme has announced its first three ventures to invest in. Energy from manure, tools for…
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Purple patch for blackcurrant farmers as Ribena owner invests in hunt for new climate-resilient varieties
Lucozade Ribena Suntory (LRS) has invested over half a million pounds in a five-year project with the James Hutton Institute…
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Scientists breed designer wheat for whisky distillers
A team of scientists from Rothamsted Research have bred a type of wheat specifically to improve whisky production. The group’s…
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Superior OSR crop health in Scotland, Wales and western England suggests industry project
In a collaborative project, called OSR EyeQ, between BASF and ADAS, the health of this year’s oilseed rape (OSR) crop…
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Cover crop costs calculated by AHDB research
Cover crop strategies – designed to protect margins, capitalise on farm payments and maximise environmental benefits – are essential, according…
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Rothamsted study looking to harvest combine data to tackle field-edge yield declines
Rothamsted scientists are assessing whether flower-rich margins, hedgerows or tree lines are helping improve yield and asking farmers to help…
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UK crop scientists benefit from next generation research computing platform
A High-Performance Computing (HPC) platform that will increase the pace of crop science and climate change research has been established…
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Change needed if we are to grow more from less
A round table discussion concluded that the agricultural industry needs to change, as some of the systems are flawed, however…
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Exeter researchers discover a novel chemistry to protect our crops from fungal disease
A consortium of researchers from the University of Exeter, led by Professor Gero Steinberg, combined their expertise to join the fight…
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ICL Boulby polyhalite crop trials ‘showing great promise’
Paul Hogarth, who runs Overdale Farm near Whitby, is undertaking crop trials to test the new fertilizer polyhalite which is…