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‘Bee-lief’ in wildflowers’ value to courgette pollination
An AHDB funded PhD has revealed the value of pollination services to courgettes, finding that wildflower field margins can improve…
Research
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Space-inspired speed breeding for crop improvement
Technology first used by NASA to grow plants extra-terrestrially is fast tracking improvements in a range of crops. Scientists at…
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Hands Free Hectare at CropTec
The Hands Free Hectare (HFHa) has completed its second harvest, but what’s next for the team that has exceeded all…
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Key gene find could enable development of disease-resistant crops
Discovery of a gene that helps plants control their response to disease could aid efforts to develop crops that are…
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BCPC partners with NIAB to boost provision of independent agri-science information
The British Crop Production Council, BCPC, will be joining NIAB, in a move that will strengthen their delivery of independent…
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£1M John Oldcare Foundation award set to fund range of student scholarships
Harper Adams University is delighted to have been awarded £1million by the John Oldacre Foundation to provide a fund from…
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New app that uses drone to make walking fields a thing of the past.
DroneAG has launched a first-of-its-kind app that scouts fields for you, in less time and in more detail. All you…
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New chemistries deliver industry’s first major innovation in decades
For the first time in more than 50 years, a new type of environmentally friendly, improved efficiency fertiliser containing chemical…
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Managed lower inputs at Strategic Farm East
With ever-increasing pressure for farmers to find ways to cut costs, AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds Strategic Farm East will start…
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Policy-makers cannot afford to ignore soil sustainability
Soils play a key role in climate regulation, nutritious diets, agricultural livelihoods, and biodiversity. But soils have dropped down the EU policy agenda, despite…