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Vine and Wine Discovery Day - 14 Sept 23

NIAB established its first research and demonstration vineyard at East Malling in 2015 to support a burgeoning vine and wine industry. Early work has involved variety and rootstock trials, weed control research and a demonstration of frost mitigation …

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Dr Belinda Kemp

The Group Leader provides scientific leadership in viticulture and oenology research and development of the Wine Innovation Centre. Belinda gained her PhD in 2010 at Lincoln University, New Zealand, studying Pinot noir tannin, flavour, aroma, and sensory …

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NEWS: NIAB opens its doors with a vine and wine tour

14 September 2023, 9.30am-2.45pm NIAB East Malling, Kent, ME19 6BJ BOOK YOUR PLACE The event on Thursday 14th September 2023 will brief visitors on NIAB’s current and future research for the vine and wine industry , reveal the new Wine Research Centre …

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NIAB supports #Farm24 campaign

Throughout the day, we shared images of staff at work from our HQ in Cambridge, East Malling in Kent and beyond to show you 24 hours of plant science into practice. Here are our best posts:   NIAB staff supporting #FARM24 The only way to really kick off …

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Training the next generation of applied bioscientists

The CTP-SAI aims to tackle some of the biggest challenges in broad-acre agriculture through a collaborative training partnership, working with some of the industry’s leading agribusinesses, charities, research organisations and universities. It is funded …

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Weedchat podcast

Episode 1 - 19 June 2023 Will and John review the 2023 season so far. Episode 2 - 22 August 2023 An in-depth look at Brome. …

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Fat bird of the barley back on NIAB HQ Trial Grounds

These are species that have declined by 50% in the last 25 years and show no immediate signs of recovery (BTO, RSPB, JNCC 2015), making them birds of the highest conservation concern. The headline this year was a pair of Corn Buntings. Known as ‘the fat …

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Fully-funded PhDs with NIAB and the UKFS-CDT

The programme provides a unique opportunity for transformative and interdisciplinary food systems research, and there are two studentships now available with NIAB at East Malling. The UKFS-CDT brings together the NRI of the University of Greenwich (lead …

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Maize variety selection for the 2024 growing season

Skipper and Foxtrot from Limagrain, Faith, Emeleen, Crosbey and ES Palladium from Grainseed, alongside SY Silverbull from Syngenta, are new entrants on the 2024 Favourable First Choice List. RGT Easixx and RGT Bluefoxx (RAGT), KWS Resolvo (KWS), Glencoe …

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