Bill Clark has worked with NIAB for many years, but it wasn’t until he joined as the Commercial Technical Director in March this year that he realised the breadth of work NIAB was involved in. It’s a bit like the question ‘what did the Romans ever do …
Cases of Septoria disease with unusually short latent periods and the ability to go through the infection cycle quicker than normal, have been found in winter wheat in East Anglia, says NIAB TAG. “I’ve now seen several cases of Septoria tritici on Leaf 2 …
JOINT PRESS RELEASE from abc, NFU, NIAB, Rothamsted Research, The Sainsbury Laboratory Does the UK need a strategic plan for growth in the agricultural technology sector in order to address global food security, sustainably, and to keep pace with growing …
NIAB is a pioneering plant science organisation based at the heart of the Cambridge science, technology and university communities and a thriving UK agricultural industry. With over 90 years experience in the agricultural and food sectors, NIAB has an …
Increased cereal yields for UK farmers and lower greenhouse gas emissions are the key objectives of a ground breaking new £644,000 research project commissioned by the HGCA and carried out by the James Hutton Institute and NIAB TAG. The nub of the …
NIAB TAG has appointed Gareth Burns as its Forage Crops Specialist. Dr Burns will provide specialist technical and research expertise on herbage and maize crops and will also lead the development of NIAB TAG’s new Forage Crop Centre. Based near Dartington …
Work has begun on a new £1.4 million building on the outskirts of Cambridge dedicated to showcasing the benefits of plant genetic innovation in agriculture and industry. Scientist and broadcaster Professor Heinz Wolff celebrated the start of the …
Thirteen new first choice varieties have been added to the 2013 Forage Maize Descriptive List (DL) launched by BSPB and NIAB at the Livestock 2012 Event. The varieties include Activate, Ambition, Arcade and Yukon from Limagrain; Kroft and Kromwell from …
Livestock and dairy farmers will have access to locally-relevant forage crop variety and agronomy information with the establishment of a new UK technical crop service. The NIAB TAG Network, the leading UK arable technical and advisory service, launched …
The Advanced Training Partnership for Sustainable and Efficient Food Production (ATP Pasture) launched its flexible training programme at Livestock 2012 on the 4th September. The partnership is funded by BBSRC and consists of three institutions: the …
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