Climate change to reduce wheat yields by as much as a third, new model suggests
Climate change will likely cause wheat and barley yields to decline by 17 to 33…
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New CGIAR Research Portfolio tackles growing complexity of agricultural development challenges
Global research partnership CGIAR has launched a new portfolio of research programs designed to reduce…
New pollinator research project for Lothians Monitor Farm
The Lothians Monitor Farm is working with researchers from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) on a…
Tillage farming damaging earthworm populations, say scientists
The digging, stirring and overturning of soil by conventional ploughing in tillage farming is severely…
Scientists say agriculture is good for honey bees
While recent media reports have condemned a commonly used agricultural pesticide as detrimental to honey…
Professor Graham Moore recognised for exceptional contribution to wheat research
John Innes Centre scientist Professor Graham Moore and University of Bristol’s Professor Keith Edwards have…
Digging deeper: Irish/Dutch research finds a hidden carbon sink in the soils beneath our feet.
Research on grasslands in Ireland, supervised by Prof Gary Lanigan (Teagasc – the Irish Agriculture…
Questioning the feasibility of the “4 per 1000” goal to sequester carbon in soil and slow climate change
UN plans to mitigate global warming by burying atmospheric carbon in the ground to enrich…
£1.7million investment for Bristol cereal genomics group
The University of Bristol has been awarded £1.7 million by the UK Biotechnology and Biological…
Pathogen uses light to facilitate invasion of wheat plant
Researchers at The University of Western Australia in collaboration with The Australian National University have…