Wanted: farmers sought in fight against new grass weed
Farmers are being asked to assist in a new study looking at the spread of…
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BASF Digital Farming and Pessl collaborate to boost fruit and vegetable production
BASF Digital Farming and Pessl Instruments have signed an agreement to collaborate globally on R&D…
PheroSyn awarded grant for novel pheromone development
PheroSyn, the company spun-out from Rothamsted Research to develop and produce novel pest pheromones, has…
Omex opens new dedicated field trial site in Lincolnshire
Omex has expanded its worldwide research and development hubs with a new 5ha dedicated field…
Researchers make greenhouse energy breakthrough
A team of researchers at North Carolina State University, working with organic photovoltaic cell (OPV)…
B-hive develops UK’s first potato protein extraction process
Agritech R&D business B-Hive Innovations is leading the way in crop valorisation after developing a new process that will extract food-grade functional protein from potatoes. …
NIAB welcomes EU study’s confirmation of the sustainability benefits of gene editing techniques
NIAB chief executive Dr Tina Barsby welcomed the publication today (Thursday 29th April 2021) of the…
NFU responds to consultation into future regulation of gene editing
The NFU believes new precision breeding techniques, such as gene editing, could protect crops and…
NIAB EMR begins upgrade of R&D facilities in £30 million regional redevelopment
Construction has started at NIAB EMR, as part of the £30m regional food-related ‘Growing Kent…
British farmers show their appetite for data sharing
Farmers, agronomists, buying groups, processors and utility companies have embraced the concept of ‘data collaboration’,…