We caught up with a few of Niab's scientists and they told us about what they are currently working on and a little about how they got to their current roles. Dr Louisa Robinson-Boyer is a research leader in the Pest and Pathogen Ecology team at East …
The project is a cross-industry programme led by Niab and jointly funded by Hutchinsons, Agrii, and United Oilseeds. It will engage farmers across the UK to supply OSR stem samples to be analysed by Niab for CSFB larvae numbers before sharing the results …
This hands-on event will provide valuable insights into: • Innovative Miscanthus harvesting methods with live demonstration • Financial returns and opportunities for farmers • Miscanthus crop life-cycles and long-term benefits • The impressive carbon …
In March 2023, almost two years ago, the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill was granted royal assent, becoming an Act of Parliament. This important legislation provides the framework for a faster and more streamlined process to regulate the …
Over the past few decades there has been a major shift from soil into soilless media in UK strawberry and raspberry production. With the phasing out of peat, coconut fibre (coir) has become the preferred substrate. Compared to fieldsoils, coir helps …
The briefing, held at the Oxford Farming Conference 2025 in January, brought together an influential panel of industry leaders comprising Defra chief scientific adviser Professor Gideon Henderson, Food Standards Agency chair Professor Susan Jebb, Thanet …
The RASCAL project will bring together a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary team from biological sciences, engineering, and management to co-develop intervention strategies. It will create an interactive digital lab that enables exploration of …
The adult bugs were first recorded in the UK in 2018 and for the first time in 2024, we found juvenile stages. The pest not only causes damage to fresh fruit and vegetables but can also wander into homes in the autumn to keep warm, emitting an unpleasant …
It is the first time in the 100 year history of the OIV that anyone from the UK has held a presiding role within one of its expert groups. This reflects well on the strength and expansion of the UK industry and the high regard in which Dr Kemp is held …
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