The 100-year-old NIAB crest is guaranteed pride of place in the crop research organisation’s new Cambridge headquarters, due to open in 2019, thanks to a donation from a royal charitable fund. The £2,500 gift is from The Patron’s Fund, set up to …
Headline news that UK supermarkets are rationing sales of fresh produce after bad weather hit supplies from southern Europe highlights the critical role of applied horticulture research focused on improving home-grown production, according to Professor …
Key changes to pathogen populations over the past 50 years will be outlined at this year’s UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey (UKCPVS) stakeholder event. Cereal pathogen populations have been monitored in the UK since 1967 and, to celebrate this golden …
For the full press BCPC press release click here . Since the inception of the BCPC Awards in 1985, BCPC has been pleased to present over 50 awards for outstanding contribution to UK crop production. The Awards seek to recognise achievements, …
Four agriculture students from Cornwall’s Duchy College are the winners of the NIAB Agronomy Cup and the title ‘the best student wheat growers in the country’. Rosie Dodd, Reuben Ridout, Holly Yelland and Lauren Hill are all studying for a foundation …
Dr Robert Jackson, 30, a researcher at NIAB, hailing from Lincolnshire, is attending Parliament to present his bioscience research to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of STEM for BRITAIN on Monday 13 March. Rob’s poster on …
A national research project that actively seeks out and advises on changes in cereal disease populations across the UK is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey (UKCPVS) focuses on wheat yellow rust, and …
The world’s leading plant scientists are set to gather for the Fourth International Horticulture Research Conference, taking place at NIAB EMR in East Malling, Kent, from 16th to 20th July 2017. The Conference will bring together international researchers …
The UKCPVS team at NIAB is looking for plant samples showing yellow rust in winter wheat varieties: Costello KWS Crispin KWS Siskin Evolution KWS Silverstone Crusoe RGT Illustrious. We rely on samples sent in by growers, agronomists, plant breeders and …
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