Protein antibiotics offer new hope for fighting common crop diseases
An interdisciplinary team at the University of Glasgow have revealed a new method that could…
Browsing: Agronomy
United Utilities to fund trial of industry’s most accurate nitrogen measuring tool for farmers
Farmers in United Utilities’ groundwater safeguard zones in Cheshire are being invited to take part…
Award winning Agri-Tech East to become Agri-TechE
Agri-Tech East is to become Agri-TechE in January 2020 to reflect the expansion of its…
NIAB expands cereal entomology research with new appointment
NIAB has appointed Dr Gia Aradottir to lead its emerging cereal entomology research programme. Dr…
Untapped genetic potential means wheat yields only 60% of what they could be, shows study
European wheat harvests could be increased by more than 5 tonnes a hectare according to…
Nutrition vital in light of soil conditions
With current water-logged and cold soil conditions potentially limiting nutrient availability, growers are being urged…
“Evidence-based approach to crop nutrition is key” at CropTec
Using individual farm data is a vital part of accurate and profitable decision-making on farm,…
Agronomy for Christmas trees important
Providing healthy Christmas trees to households for more than 20 years means that Martin Kempster’s…
Boulby hits production target and heads for the million
As it approaches the end of the first full year since becoming the world’s first…
Winning projects announced to tackle key pests and diseases
A new diagnostic test to identify an emerging pest threat in the UK is one…