Back to the future
Long-term experiments continue to inform and direct agricultural science, to guide the future of farming…
Browsing: Agronomy
Lets unite: Mark Lynas’ peace plan
Environmentalist and author Mark Lynas set out his Seven Point Peace Plan to further the…
Good hygiene essential to prevent lettuce Fusarium wilt disease
Rigorous hygiene practice is critical to prevent the risk of infection from lettuce Fusarium wilt,…
Glyphosate boost in US
The federal controlled Environmental Protection Agency in the United States has stated that glyphosate, one…
Hidden threat to health
Falling levels of essential nutrients in diets around the world demand urgent action, from soil-crop-human…
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…
New plant protection product approved for use in record time
UK herb growers will be able to protect their crops with a new weed control…
Wheat disease breakthrough to help feed the world
Wheat provides about 20% of humanity’s food; demand to skyrocket Rust pathogens devastating crops in…
Rust stemmed for wheat
The threat to global food security from the fungal pathogen that causes stem rust in…
Low resistance risk fungicide programmes must become the norm
Low resistance risk fungicide programmes must be adopted universally to prolong the efficacy of cereal…