Agri-Business
UK researchers develop novel vaccine for Newcastle disease
Researchers at Lancaster University have used a novel genome editing approach to engineer a vaccine that can be used to...
Agricultural research
Pig/Poultry
Pirbright scientists develop bird flu and Marek’s disease vaccine
Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have used genetic engineering to develop a vaccine that protects birds against both Marek’s disease...
Agri-Business
UK study finds TB 10 times more likely to transmit from badgers to cows than in reverse
Tuberculosis in cattle and badgers passes between members of the same species at least twice as often than between cow...
Agri-Business
Agri-EPI Centre appoints new chief operating officer
Kirk Siderman-Wolter has joined the growing Agri-EPI team as its new chief operating officer, aiming to empower world-leading precision in...
Sheep
Emerging tick-borne sheep parasite detected in the UK
Scientists have detected an exotic tick-borne parasite within sheep in the north of Scotland, according to a new study. The...
Arable
Volunteers needed to catch cereal aphids red-handed
Cereal growers can learn about their fields’ aphid populations if they get involved in a new research project. The work...
Agri-Business
UK university makes major soil fertilisation break through
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have discovered how nitrogen-fixing bacteria sense iron – an essential but deadly micronutrient....
Rural Life
UK university develops free agri-food course to inspire the next generation of scientists
British researchers have developed a new, free online agri-food course aimed to inspire 16 to 19-year-olds across Europe to study...
Arable
Funding partnership offers £250,000 to tackle top horticultural pest and diseases
A new research alliance has made £250,000 available for five projects to tackle high-priority pests and diseases threats for horticulture...
Agri-Business
Cow gut DNA study finds bugs that could up meat and milk yields
Cutting-edge DNA technologies have discovered thousands of bugs in cows’ stomachs that could improve meat and dairy production, and keep...
Arable
UK research could pave way to crops that need less fertiliser
A UK research collaboration has made advances in plant science which could ultimately pave the way for more nutrient-efficient cereal...
Arable
Wild potato genes may be key to stronger spuds
New research suggests that limited genetic differences in potato lineages has left British and American spuds vulnerable to the disease...
Arable
New Zealand collaboration heralds brave new world for UK arable research
AHDB has struck a new partnership with its equivalent levy body for arable in New Zealand to share knowledge and...
Rural Life
AHDB studentship funding call offers £750,000 for academic institutions
AHDB has called for academic institutions to apply for a fund of almost £750,000 to support up to 10 PhD studentships, to...
Agri-Business
BYDV research for cereals to receive 3-year funding boost
The management of virus-spreading aphids in winter cereal crops is the subject of a new AHDB research call. It forms...
Arable
UK scientists develop climate-ready wheat to survive drought conditions
UK scientists have found that engineering bread wheat to have fewer pores on their leaves makes more efficient use of...
Agri-Business
£6.4 million awarded to set up UK's first Global Centre of Excellence in Agri-robotics
The UK’s first global centre of excellence in agri-robotics research has received a major kickstart with the announcement of £6.4...
Agri-Business
£30,000 awarded to woodchip bedding trial
Four west Scotland farmers are trialling different kinds of woodchip as an alternative to straw for livestock bedding. The businesses...
