Nine new first-choice varieties have been added to the British Society of Plant Breeder’s 2017 Forage Maize Descriptive Lists (DL), alongside 14 new varieties on the Forage Maize for Anaerobic Digestion DLs.
UK crop research organisation NIAB has appointed Dr Roger Carline as Commercial Director, with immediate effect.
A new viticulture consortium comprising NIAB EMR and the leading UK vineyards Chapel Down, Nyetimber and Gusbourne Estate was launched at the Fruit Focus Event, (20/7/16) with the aim of providing much-needed underpinning science to the rapidly growing UK quality wine sector.
Congratulations to NIAB EMR’s Gloria Endredi, who is the 2016 recipient of the Paul Singleton Project of the Year Award for her BASIS project on the improvement of spray deposition on table grapes. Gloria was presented with her award at the 2016 Cereals Event on 15 June.
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UK crop research organisation NIAB has appointed Steven Tompkins in a new role of Business Development Manager and Emily Borton as a trainee regional agronomist for the south of England, effective immediately.
Steven will be responsible for securing new commercial and research funding, promoting the organisation’s role as a leading provider of innovative agricultural research and technical services in the UK.
NIAB TAG is providing a tick list of agricultural innovation for growers and agronomists to check out at this year’s Cereals Event in Cambridgeshire in June.
UK crop research organisation NIAB has appointed Dr Alison Bentley as its new Director of Genetics and Breeding.
A collaboration between leading scientists in the UK and India will focus on tackling global food shortages with research into increasing crop yields and improving disease and drought resistance.
This collaboration will create opportunities for leading experts in the UK and India to come together to tackle global challenges in the areas of food security, crop science and biotechnology.
