The Centre of Excellence for UK Farming (CEUKF), an agri-food supply-chain alliance to help UK farming address production and sustainability challenges, announced that its partnership now includes five leading UK research institutions and helps run a …
A new variety descriptive list has been created for biogas producers growing and using forage maize as a feedstock. The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has launched the Biogas Maize Descriptive List for 2014 with 12 varieties listed for …
The Community Resource for Wheat Transformation is a resource for UK plant scientists to apply for their genes to be transformed into wheat free of charge, funded by the BBSRC’s Biological and Bioinformatic Resources (BBR) fund. Fifty novel genes will be …
Monsanto's decision to withdraw applications for GM crop cultivation in the EU is a further signal that the European GM approvals process is simply not working, and not surprisingly this is driving investment and research activity by the major commercial …
Cambridge-based crop research and innovation centre NIAB has welcomed today’s publication of the UK Agricultural Technologies Strategy as a clear signal that Government is committed to unlocking the economic and productive potential of the UK agri-science …
Eleven new first-choice varieties have been added to the BSPB 2014 Forage Maize Descriptive List. The varieties Glory and Fieldstar from Limagrain; Ramirez and Severus from KWS; Truxx and Mixxture from RAGT; MAS 11.F f rom Maisadour Semences; and Aritzo …
NIAB has appointed Dr Eric Ober as a senior research scientist and crop physiologist. Dr Ober will provide specialist technical expertise in crop physiology on NIAB’s research in genetics and breeding and to the crops and agronomy research and advisory …
On Friday, October 11, a new Norwich - Cambridge Agri-Tech Cluster will be formally launched, helping to unlock millions of pounds and revolutionise agriculture. The cluster is aimed at linking the world-class research capability within the two cities …
Improve your agronomy and crop management skills and knowledge with our classroom-based training courses available at locations across England, with bookings now being taken. The NIAB National Agronomy Training courses are open to all, including …
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