4 June 2020 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…
16 May 2020 Scientists breed designer wheat for whisky distillers A team of scientists from Rothamsted Research have bred a type of wheat specifically to…
12 May 2020 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…
11 May 2020 Cover crop costs calculated by AHDB research Cover crop strategies – designed to protect margins, capitalise on farm payments and maximise environmental…
22 April 2020 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…
20 April 2020 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…
2 April 2020 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…
31 March 2020 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…
4 March 2020 ICL Boulby polyhalite crop trials ‘showing great promise’ Paul Hogarth, who runs Overdale Farm near Whitby, is undertaking crop trials to test the…
21 January 2020 Organic Research Centre starts 40th year at new headquarters The Organic Research Centre (ORC) begins its 40th year at new premises. Committed to organic sector…