Agri-Business
£7 million awarded to build animal vaccine research centre
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded £7 million to support the creation of an industry-leading veterinary vaccinology and...
Agricultural research
Agri-Business
AHDB's £60,000 BYDV cereals research to begin
Virus-spreading aphids and the risk they pose to winter cereal crops are the subjects of a new £60,000 research project...
Arable
New guide launched to help growers test for PCN
AHDB Potatoes has launched a new guide to help growers test for Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) – a pest that...
Agri-Business
£3.6 million TB Excellence Centre to open in Wales
A new £3.6 million Centre of Excellence for Bovine Tuberculosis for Wales will open at Aberystwyth University later this year,...
Agri-Business
Agricultural research projects awarded £750,000 funding
Pioneering agricultural research into genetic resistance to TB and an electronic bovine disease diagnosis platform are among three projects in...
Arable
Latest research on pest and disease control in soft fruit to be revealed
The latest results of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) funded research on soft fruit, particularly looking at pest...
World News
Harper Adams researchers say traditional plants could ease hunger in Kenya
A team of Harper Adams researchers say indigenous leafy vegetables traditionally grown in the East of Kenya could help reduce...
N.Ireland
£362,000 boost announced for 2 fish and farming research projects
Two Northern Ireland research institutions – AFBI and Ulster University – are set to benefit from more than £362,000 of...
Arable
Potential Diquat ban challenges future harvest
Use of alternative herbicides was the main topic of discussion at the final AHDB Strategic Potato Farm field walk of...
World News
Malaria-fighting plant trial succeeds on US farm
American researchers are testing the feasibility of growing plants to treat malaria has said the plant has been successful in its...
Environment
Study finds intensive farming has lower environmental cost than organic
Agriculture that appears to be more eco-friendly but uses more land may actually have greater environmental costs per unit of...
Arable
New 'Jacuzzi in a bag’ system to allow growers to up yields while using less
An award-winning high-yield farming system developed by a Cardiff University graduate is currently being trialled in Wales. Entrepreneur and Cardiff...
Agri-Business
UK researchers win funding for grass pea project in Sub-Saharan Africa
A groundbreaking UK research project to cultivate grass pea in drought-prone areas of Africa has been awarded £1.2 million funding....
Dairy
Scottish dairy research recognised for the global impact
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been recognised for the global impact of its dairy research by a leading scientific journal...
Agri-Business
£6 million awarded to explore impact of pesticides and chemicals
Researchers have been awarded £6 million to investigate the effects of potentially hazardous chemicals, such as pesticides, on UK habitats...
Agri-Business
Groundbreaking research uncovers new wheat breeding tool
An international research team have uncovered previously hidden genetic secrets that give wheat its remarkable ability for local adaptation. The...
Agri-Business
BASF closes €7.6 billion acquisition of businesses and assets from Bayer
Global chemistry firm BASF has closed the acquisition of a range of businesses and assets from rival Bayer. The transaction...
Arable
Half a million boost for nitrogen and sulphur cereals research
Two new AHDB cereals research projects on nitrogen (N) and sulphur (S) management in oats and wheat have been bolstered...
