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NEWS: Mike Storey wins potato industry honour
Dr Mike Storey has been awarded the John Green Memorial Trophy for his exceptional contribution to the British potato industry. Head of Resource Management at AHDB , Dr Storey received the award at the annual Cambridge University Potato Growers Research …
NEWS: NIAB chief Tina Barsby awarded OBE in New Year’s Honours List
Dr Tina Barsby, CEO of Cambridge-based crop science organisation NIAB, has been awarded an OBE in the 2018 New Year Honours List for services to agricultural science and biotechnology. Dr Barsby is a plant geneticist, well known for her scientific …
NEWS: New study on wheat stem rust calls for close monitoring
NIAB is part of a new study on a wheat stem rust sample found in the UK in 2013, the findings of which have been published by the John Innes Centre (see below). NIAB’s input in testing the unusual disease was supported by the H2020 project EMPHASIS (Grant …
NEWS: NIAB EMR-China research unlocks strawberry disease resistance
NIAB EMR, in a joint UK-China research programme, has discovered several strains of the strawberry disease Verticillium wilt ( Verticillium dahliae ), belonging to two different groups, that act in very different ways. The results are already being used …
NEWS: IBERS-Aberystwyth wins NIAB Agronomy Cup
A team of agriculture students from Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) are the winners of the 2017 NIAB Agronomy Cup and the title ‘the best student wheat growers in the country'. James Bradley, …
New appointments - Dr Keith Gardner
NIAB is delighted to announce that Dr Keith Gardner has been appointed Programme Leader in Quantitative Genetics, responsible for the organisation’s expanding quantitative genetics and biostatistics capability. Keith has worked as a senior research …
AHDB News: Red 24 now established in the UK wheat yellow rust population
UKCPVS NEWS ISSUED BY AHDB The Red 24 group of isolates is now established in the UK wheat yellow rust population. Red 24 was first known to be present in the UK in 2016 and the group probably played a key role in the unexpected disease levels and …
Dr Tina Barsby awarded OBE by The Prince of Wales, HRH Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace
Dr Tina Barsby attended an Investiture at Buckingham Palace on 8 March 2018 to receive her OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) from The Prince of Wales, HRH Prince Charles. Dr Barsby’s OBE was announced in the 2018 New Year Honours List for …
NEWS: MacFry Academy opens its doors to potato growers
Potato growers supplying McDonald’s are set to benefit from the provision of free agronomy skills training to improve crop performance and quality with the launch of the MacFry Potato Academy. The Academy is a joint initiative between NIAB and McDonald’s …
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