Arable
Promising first field results from gene-edited wheat variety
The results of Europe’s first ever field trial of a gene-edited (GE) wheat variety are now available and show signs...
Rothamsted
N.Ireland
Is converting grassland to tillage unsustainable?
Converting farms from grassland to tillage would lead to regular crop failures, according to recent research. This research involved an...
N.Ireland
Rothamsted strengthens its links to LEAF network
Rothamsted Research’s 400ha site in Harpenden, Hertfordshire is the latest site to join the Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF) network....
Environment
Rothamsted to research new low-carbon, environmentally-friendly food
Rothamsted Research is a major partner in a new £13 million programme to produce low-carbon, environmentally-friendly food. AgZero+ will bring...
Agri-Business
Research: Fertiliser use could be reduced with nature-based farming
An extensive series of international crop trials has confirmed that fertiliser use could be reduced with nature-based farming systems. Analysis...
N.Ireland
Scientists find a new way to switch on dormant plant genes
Rothamsted scientists have found a new way to switch on dormant plant genes, one which does not require the insertion...
Agri-Business
High-fibre white bread could soon become a reality
A new project, involving a number of UK research centres, is to work towards the development of high-fibre white bread....
Arable
New ‘Phoma’ disease threat on oilseed rape emerges in UK
A variety of the fungus that will heighten the 'Phoma' disease threat on oilseed rape and other brassicas has been...
Arable
Soil carbon sequestration: Is it a geographic lottery?
Farmers face a ‘geographic lottery’ in terms of soil carbon sequestration, if plans to reward them financially for increasing soil...
Arable
Research reveals ‘significant’ insights into genetic makeup of wheat
Rothamsted Research scientists have recently made a series of unexpected discoveries within the wheat genome which, it says, should lead...
Arable
Government green lights first genome-edited wheat trial
Rothamsted Research has been granted permission to run a series of field trials of wheat that has been genome edited....
Arable
Rothamsted gets ‘green light’ for genome-edited wheat
Rothamsted Research has been granted permission to run a series of field trials of wheat that has been genome edited....
Beef
Rothamsted clarifies its position on meat consumption
In response to the recently published UK National Food Strategy, Rothamsted Research economist Dr. Taro Takahashi suggested that reduced meat...
Arable
Rat’s-tail fescue – another grass weed we don’t need
Farmers in the UK are being asked to assist in a new study looking at the spread of rat’s-tail fescue,...
Arable
The impact of tillage farming on soil ecosystems
The impact of tillage farming on soil ecosystems has been likened to creating a ‘gangsters’ paradise’ by one of the...
Arable
Chemical fertilisers reduce the level of bacteria in soil
Chemical fertilisers reduce the number of nutrient solubilising bacteria associated with the roots of wheat, according to new research. A...
Beef
Study: Climate impact of grass-fed cattle herds ‘may be overestimated’
Direct emissions of a powerful greenhouse gas from certain pasture types are lower than previously thought – meaning the climate...
Arable
'Designer' wheat variety bred to be for distilling than imported maize
Rothamsted scientists have bred a type of wheat specifically to improve whisky production. The group’s lead researcher says this new...
