Arable
Research: Could gene-edited wheat lead to safer food?
Scientists at Rothamsted Research have successfully developed wheat with dramatically reduced levels of asparagine, without affecting yield, using gene editing...
rothamsted research
Arable
Key breakthrough in developing ‘gene edited’ barley
Rothamsted Research is confirming a key breakthrough in developing a ‘gene edited’ barley, which can be specifically used for whole...
Forestry
Study: New threat to GB ash trees could be stopped by land managers
A new study from Rothamsted Research has shown that quick action by land managers could play a critical role in...
N.Ireland
One fifth of global farmland contaminated by toxic metals
Nearly one fifth of the world’s agricultural land is contaminated by toxic metals, posing a serious threat to food security,...
Beef
Study: Climate impact of UK beef cattle could be reduced by 26%
Climate change impacts of UK grass-based beef cattle could be reduced by up to 26% depending on the mitigation intervention, according...
Beef
Study: Climate impact of UK beef cattle could be reduced by 26%
Climate change impacts of UK grass-based beef cattle could be reduced by up to 26% depending on the mitigation intervention, according...
Environment
SHAKE secures £845k for agri-tech sustainability start-ups
The SHAKE Climate Change entrepreneurship programme has secured £845,000 to invest in new science and technology backed projects aimed at...
Arable
Study: Sensors could give early warning of beetles in oilseed rape
Hi-tech optical sensors in fields could provide an effective means of monitoring beetle numbers arriving in oilseed rape fields, according...
Arable
Research into long-term impacts of regenerative agriculture
A set of long-term experiments will quantify the exact impact of regenerative agriculture from all perspectives. The work will be...
N.Ireland
Insecticide resistance a major concern facing tillage sector
The threat of insecticide resistance is one that all tillage farmers should be taking very seriously, according to scientific experts...
N.Ireland
Probing for weaknesses in wheat septoria genomes
A new study has compared genomes across 18 strains of the septoria leaf blotch fungus zymoseptoria tritici. The work has...
N.Ireland
Study: Environmental impacts of dairy beef halved
A study has revealed that a new way of calculating the environmental footprint of foodstuffs leaves the impacts of animal-based...
N.Ireland
Oilseed rape research: Disease control update
A comparative study of a fungal pathogen of oilseed rape (OSR) in Europe and China using new genetic markers has...
Arable
Research: Adding manure to soil locks-in N and cuts emissions
Emissions from soil of the potent greenhouse gas (GHG) nitrous oxide (N2O) can be drastically reduced by adding carbon-rich manure,...
Arable
Untapped potential of wheat – global yields half what they could be
A first-of-its-kind analysis of the untapped genetic potential of wheat shows global yields are only half of what they could...
N.Ireland
First genetically edited crops sown under new UK regulations
Rothamsted Research has confirmed that it has sown seed of genetically edited (GE) Camelina sativa, a member of the brassica family,...
Environment
Predicted weather patterns indicate further water pollution from agriculture
A study of river water quality during one of the UK’s wettest ever winters shows a massive increase in agricultural...
Arable
Report: EU policies undermined the farming of oilseed rape in Europe
Contradictory EU policies first encouraged and then undermined the farming of oilseed rape in Europe, according to a new analysis...