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PHOTOS: NIAB TAG Morley Open Day - 19 June 2014
NIAB TAG’s National Agronomy Centre (NAC) initiative is an impartial platform to promote best practice for profitable, sustainable and efficient arable crop production and provides open access to research and practical information. The NAC Open Days are a …
NEWS: Tighter soils with shallow tillage
Shallow tillage systems are producing soils with a higher resistance to penetration which could potentially restrict rooting and the ability of the crop to fully exploit the soil profile, warns NIAB TAG. Results from NIAB TAG’s STAR Project, now in its …
ARTIS NEWS: Get the spade out to identify soil structure problems
Farmers are being encouraged to get out of the tractor and start digging to check for compaction and soil structure problems. Setting in place the knowledge and skills to improve the structure and fertility of soils is the focus of the first set of …
Third round of applications for the Community Resource for Wheat Transformation - OPEN
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 fund (BBR). Fifty novel genes will be …
INDUSTRY NEWS: Agri-tech to improve wheat production sustainably
Global wheat consumption exceeded production in six out of the last eight years*. Although increasing yield to meet demand is important, improving resilience under adverse growing conditions is also vital. Dr Belinda Clarke, director of Agri-Tech East, …
UKCPVS NEWS: Yellow rust pressure brings record sample numbers to UKCPVS
The UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey confirms that the ‘Warrior-type’ was the dominant yellow rust race in the UK this summer, with no new races detected to date. The mild 2013 autumn and winter conditions, and continuing favourable weather in 2014, …
NEWS: New appointments at NIAB for OSTS Chief Officer and Cereal Pathologist
Linda Maile has been appointed Chief Officer of the Official Seed Testing Station for England and Wales. Currently Head of OSTS Seed Testing Laboratories based at NIAB Cambridge, Miss Maile takes over from Jane Taylor, who is stepping down after seven …
NEWS FROM BSPB & NIAB: 2015 Forage Maize Descriptive List published by BSPB
The BSPB 2015 Forage Maize Descriptive Lists are available to download from the BSPB website and the NIAB website . Eight new first-choice varieties have been added to the BSPB 2015 Forage Maize Descriptive List. The varieties Asgaard , Alfastar , Emblem …
ARTIS NEWS: ARTIS responds to industry demands for skills-based training
ARTIS 2014/15 Training Course Guide A new, industry-focused training academy will keep farmers, growers and advisers up to date with the latest crop production technologies and practices demanded by the UK’s £100bn food chain. ARTIS (Agri-Tech Register …
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