14 January 2019 Backpacks on bees could replace drones Researchers at the University of Washington have created a sensor package that is small enough…
17 December 2018 West provides research focus for UK’s number one wheat disease Increased difficulty controlling the UK’s number one wheat disease is prompting crop protection experts, Syngenta,…
16 December 2018 Northern conference to deliver outlook on UK science and farming future The 2019 NIAB TAG Outlook Conference takes place just six weeks before the UK deadline…
26 November 2018 ‘Bee-lief’ in wildflowers’ value to courgette pollination An AHDB funded PhD has revealed the value of pollination services to courgettes, finding that…
19 November 2018 Space-inspired speed breeding for crop improvement Technology first used by NASA to grow plants extra-terrestrially is fast tracking improvements in a…
12 November 2018 Hands Free Hectare at CropTec The Hands Free Hectare (HFHa) has completed its second harvest, but what’s next for the…
12 November 2018 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…
9 November 2018 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…
28 October 2018 £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…
11 October 2018 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…