Do you know your apical scur from your lower glume beak? Or whether a ventral furrow hair is present or absent? Due to high demand NIAB has added a second Cereal Crop Inspectors (Part 1) training course from 24th-27th February 2014 at NIAB Cambridge. …
Four students studying for a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Agriculture at Easton and Otley College have won the 2013 Countrywide NIAB Agronomy Cup competition. Open to agriculture and crop science students from universities and colleges across the UK, …
A potato modelling system, which forecasts yield and tuber size, has won the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) and Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) Practice with Science Award . Developed by NIAB CUF, the tool can supply valuable data to the …
NIAB has appointed Hamish Mulcock as its Technical Manager for Certification within the Agricultural Crop Characterisation team. Based at Cambridge, Mr Mulcock takes an immediate role within NIAB, responsible for the delivery of the statutory seed …
Four UK crop science students have each been awarded a £3,000 bursary by NIAB for outstanding achievement in their studies. Laura Bishop, Charles Garrard, Lauren Hladun and Tom Pope are winners of this year’s ASSET ( Agricultural Science Student Education …
The National Institute of Agricultural Botany’s new visitor centre in Cambridge has been short-listed for an international ‘green’ construction award. With a roof covered by living plants and photo-voltaic cells, rainwater harvesting, automatic …
Wheat growers are advised to check crops for yellow rust, following widespread reports of infection in crops, but be aware that many crops could still develop adult plant resistance. The HGCA-funded UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey has received many …
Congratulations to Easton and Otley College's Simon Harwood, Anna Murray and George Gay who were finally awarded the Countrywide NIAB Agronomy Cup yesterday (Thursday 30th Jan). Countrywide's Paul Selby and Alistair Folly, and NIAB's Bill Clark, handed …
The National Institute of Agricultural Botany’s ‘ superwheat ’ research has been short-listed for the BBSRC’s 2014 Innovator of the Year award. The competition recognises researchers who have taken their innovation beyond the lab to deliver social and …
With the agricultural technology (agri-tech) sector ready to deliver growth rates to rival those Cambridge has seen in high-tech and life sciences over recent years, the first Agri-Tech Cluster Director for the East of England has been appointed. Dr …
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