9 November 2017 Black-grass fight moves on to the next round Farmers fighting black-grass have managed to drill late and apply pre-emergence herbicides so the battle…
9 November 2017 Talks on glyphosate fail: Smith responds The European Commission has announced that talks on the renewal of the glyphosate licence, due…
9 November 2017 Gove signals govt switch on neonics (update) In an article in the Guardian this morning Michael Gove has indicated that the UK…
9 November 2017 Scientists develop groundnut resistant to aflatoxin Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, in St. Louis, MO and their collaborators at…
9 November 2017 Plaguing insects with bittersweet tastes to protect crops Herbivorous insects are estimated to be responsible for destroying one-fifth of the world’s total crop…
7 November 2017 Trial results show up to 25% saving on water with H2Flo With new regulations on water abstraction anticipated and related uncertainties around Brexit, fruit growers seeking…
6 November 2017 Aberystwyth research leads way in addressing protein feed requirements Aberystwyth University plant scientists are playing a leading role in new research into breeding forage…
6 November 2017 Farming Unions send joint letter A joint letter from the UK farming unions on the re-authorisation of glyphosate has been sent ahead…
4 November 2017 Genetically modified potato comes through first year of trials A genetically improved potato designed to have resistance to a devastating global plant disease has…
2 November 2017 Want to know about wheat? Wheat innovators come together again this month to share news of their latest research and…