Plant seed research provides basis for sustainable alternatives to chemical fertilizers
Recent advances in next-generation sequencing technologies have allowed scientists to access and assess previously undetectable…
Browsing: Agronomy
Automated raspberry harvesting could be a reality in five years
Raspberry growers concerned about labour availability could be using commercial robot harvesters on farm in…
Scientists find new, more efficient way to reduce water use and improve plant growth
A team of scientists has revealed a new, sustainable way for plants to increase carbon…
Workforce, the single biggest challenge for global horticulture
Addressing AHDB’s SmartHort conference, NFU Sector Board Chair and apple producer, Ali Capper, made it…
New products enable growers to protect £1bn crops
UK growers now have access to three new products, to target and control ‘Grey Mould…
Adama opens new global R&D centre
Adama Agricultural Solutions has opened a global research and development complex in the Israeli town…
New FIAS video gives top tips for on-farm security and storage of fertiliser
The Fertiliser Industry Assurance Scheme (FIAS), in collaboration with the Agricultural Industries Confederation (FIAS), National…
Bees buzz back in growers green headlands
Potato and vegetable growers are providing a hugely valuable habitat resource for some increasing populations…
Save the moth, stop the rust and enhance food security
Citizen science project ‘Barberry Rust Explorer’ takes multi-disciplinary approach to conservation The delicately patterned Barberry…
Pollen beetle threat
An exceptionally warm February has contributed to the earliest start to a pollen beetle migration…