NIAB has held its first Founders Day at the Cambridge headquarters, welcoming descendents of NIAB's founder Sir Lawrence Weaver and of the original sponsors to tour the site, including the new entrance road named after Sir Lawrence and to view the …
NIAB has appointed Bill Clark as Commercial Technical Director for NIAB TAG, based at the Cambridge office. Currently Director of the Rothamsted Broom’s Barn Research Centre, he will take up the position with effect from 1st March 2012. Mr Clark will …
Tuesday 6th March 2012 at NIAB in Cambridge The Barley Grain Identification Course is a must for anyone involved in the barley industry, whether breeding, buying, trading, or processing, who needs to be able to recognise the morphological characters that …
Crop scientists will be making the science behind plant breeding fun, easy to understand and accessible at the Cambridge Science Festival on Saturday 17th March. Kerry Maguire from the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) said: “The bread you …
Bill Clark, newly appointed Commercial Technical director at NIAB TAG is warning against any complacency when it comes to yellow rust; with levels of active rust currently increasing dramatically across a wide range of varieties. “The hard frosts of a few …
Oilseed rape growers and advisors can explore the science behind the crop’s recent developments to better understand how they can improve on-farm production and crop marketing at this season’s first NIAB Innovation Farm workshop. UK OSR farm yields have …
Long-term rotation studies are rare in our industry due to short-term commercial and financial pressures, but they can provide powerful agronomic and financial information for UK farmers. The Sustainability Trial in Arable Rotations (STAR) Open Day is …
NIAB wins BBSRC funding as part of the Crop Improvement Research Club (CIRC) for research into the 'p roduction of wheat lacking B-type starch granules'. BBSRC NEWS RELEASE The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) is announcing …
Summary Winter wheat and winter oilseed rape variety demonstration plots Creating wheat diversity by MAGIC Research and advice on black-grass and yellow rust control Hybrids at NIAB Innovation Farm The Hole Story soil management Selecting wheat varieties …
Ten new varieties have been added to the 2012 Recommended Grass and Clover Lists for England and Wales, with three varieties promoted to the Fully Recommended category following four years of provisional recommendation. The provisionally recommended …
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