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Cutting-edge DNA technologies have discovered thousands of bugs in cows’ stomachs that could improve meat and dairy production, and keep cattle healthy. The…
A UK research collaboration has made advances in plant science which could ultimately pave the way for more nutrient-efficient cereal crops. The project,…
New research suggests that limited genetic differences in potato lineages has left British and American spuds vulnerable to the disease that caused the…
AHDB has struck a new partnership with its equivalent levy body for arable in New Zealand to share knowledge and resources to benefit…
AHDB has called for academic institutions to apply for a fund of almost £750,000 to support up to 10 PhD studentships, to shape the long-term…
The management of virus-spreading aphids in winter cereal crops is the subject of a new AHDB research call. It forms part of a…
UK scientists have found that engineering bread wheat to have fewer pores on their leaves makes more efficient use of water, potentially helping…
The UK’s first global centre of excellence in agri-robotics research has received a major kickstart with the announcement of £6.4 million of Government…
Four west Scotland farmers are trialling different kinds of woodchip as an alternative to straw for livestock bedding. The businesses will work with…
The UK’s award-winning Hands Free Hectare project has received funding from Innovate UK to create a whole hands-free farm. The experiment, which is…
AHDB has launched a three-year research programme to revolutionise understanding and improve the control of downy mildew and late blight in horticultural crops…
A new Systems Research Programme will look at some of the UK’s most pressing environmental issues to inform and shape key future policy…
Baby leaf greens may be grown in the UK all year round thanks to a collaborative project involving Harper Adams University and salad…
Farmers are being invited to “peak over the hedge” into an operational research farm and have their say on where scientists should focus future…
Research at Rothamsted has examined how fungal cell surface receptors – which work a bit like the taste receptors on tongues – help…
The head of research at Scotland’s Rural College has been appointed president of the British Society of Animal Science (BSAS). Prof. Eileen Wall…
The UK government must pay serious attention to the issue of food security, according to Dale Farm Group CEO Nick Whelan. “Becoming overly…
Final year Agriculture student Dan Hawes is to have his work on an important aphid crop pest presented at the Aphid Special Interest…
