Grass quality could be at risk from crown rust infection if the unseasonably warm weather continues, warns NIAB TAG. Bright orange crown rust pustules have been visible on perennial rye grass plots at NIAB TAG trial centres across the UK for several …
Farmers from around the globe visit the UK to highlight how their countries’ agriculture is embracing biotechnology Farmers from around the globe are this week in Europe to share their experiences of using agricultural biotechnology. The benefits, they …
Mr Tedstone was a dairy farmer from Cheshire who dedicated a lot of time to NIAB and was heavily involved with the work on the original MAFF/NIAB Agreement. He was also a long-serving member of the NIAB Council from 1982 until it ceased in 2000. During …
Membership guarantees unique, science-based technical insight to feed business improvement. Aimed at arable growers Niab offers an agronomy membership service that translates the most recent science and the best practice into on-farm strategies to: …
High yielding, ultra-early maize variety Kentaurus has won the NIAB Variety Cup for 2010. Bred by KWS, it is the first maize since Spartacus, back in 2004, to win the accolade. Added to the 2011 NIAB Forage Maize Descriptive List, just a couple of months …
Scientists at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) have identified the genes that encode important visible differences in barley. The breakthrough is a major step forward in unravelling the genetic determinants controlling traits including …
Four crop science students have won an industry award for outstanding achievement in their studies. NIAB TAG’s Agricultural Science Student Education Training (ASSET) programme is a joint initiative with four leading crop science universities; Reading, …
Grain maize lodging and brackling at the Shipdham grain maize trial in 2010 The stormy conditions in late October and November, followed by recent cold weather, has provided valuable updates to variety lodging and brackling scores for the new 2011 NIAB …
Richard Macdonald and Andrew Kuyk have been appointed as members of the NIAB Board. Former NFU Director General Richard Macdonald currently chairs Defra’s Better Regulation Task Force. Andrew Kuyk is the Food and Drink Federation’s Director of …
NIAB chief executive Dr Tina Barsby has welcomed the central conclusion in the Global Food and Farming Futures Foresight report that Governments around the world must increase investment in agricultural research and development to meet the food demands of …
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