NIAB - National Institute of Agricultural Botany

The need for innovation in plant breeding and agronomy has never been greater. With a growing global population agricultural science and technology has a vital role to play in boosting productivity, conserving resources and coping with climate change. A unique national resource, NIAB is well placed to contribute solutions to these challenges. Learn more about NIAB

@NIABTAG: Who killed Rocky Springs: the impact of 19thC soil erosion in southern US & potential for arable cropping today http://t.co/5ByGfW766g
@NIABTAG: OSR plots on @niabtag stand @CerealsEvent site; the stand has benefited from 21mm of rain in past 2 days http://t.co/VxTPYhunTy
@NIABTAG: RT @RTKfarmer: Great visit to @InnovationFarm1. Alas no spare Superwheat seed 2 be had @NIABTAG trial dept impressive http://t.co/U1HMuzoiUk
@NIABTAG: For anyone who missed our synthetic wheat coverage here's the link to the @bbcscitech item http://t.co/0mlUH5EgLH
@NIABTAG: RT @ulrich_sperling: More Weetabix from same acreage. Good! http://t.co/eV8ICnNqxr @BBCNews @NIABTAG @weetabix #wheat
@NIABTAG: @AgronomyMan you're not supposed to notice such things, but yes I know which shot you're talking about
@NIABTAG: @tomheapmedia thanks for the #countryfile feature & news items today. Delighted with the piece - thank-you. Great response from everyone
@NIABTAG: RT @tomheapmedia: Could 'Superwheat' help feed the world? non-gm breakthrough from @NIABTAG on #countryfile tonight at 6
@NIABTAG: RT @Belinda_Clarke: Great job on #countryfile Dr Phil Howell from @NIABTAG on the new wheat variety which showed a 30 % yield increase in t…
@NIABTAG: @AgronomyMan It was oats not barley and there wasn't a large enough field of wheat to do the link piece. Knew I'd get a comment...;)

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Jim Orson

Who killed Rocky Springs?
17/05/2013 by Jim Orson

" Jim reports from his recent trip to the south eastern states of the USA. Rocky Springs sounds like the name of a small town in a 1950s or 1960s movie. In fact it is (or was) a small settlement a few miles East of the Mississippi river. In 1860 it had 2,616 residents, now it has n... "