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Harmony and collaboration for better food and farming
A leading advocate of organic farming is urging proponents of sustainable agriculture to come together with research scientists to establish a joint strategy group that could present a united front to…
New research tackles global food shortages with new government funding
Helping North Africa become self-sufficient for protein needs, and reusing by-products of cocoa production in South East Asia are just some of the research projects that have received Government fundi…
WET Centre offers confidence, consistency, control and cost-savings
Reducing the amount of water needed to grow high quality full flavoured strawberries while at the same time optimising the yield of the crop is now achievable thanks to the work of the new Water Effic…
Sustainable water use in Africa
Lancaster University leads a ground-breaking project working with African researchers and entrepreneurs to address the urgent need for safe, sustainable water use in Africa The £6.8M project, part of…
Global issues to be tackled in ambitious research programme
An academic from the University of East Anglia (UEA) is part of a consortium that has won a £6.5m grant to look at food security in India. The funding, announced today by Minister of State for Uni…
Data from amateur naturalists can improve quality of predicted disease distributions
A new study concludes that members of the public can accurately report disease outbreaks affecting our native trees and that by combining their findings with official survey effort better quality pred…
Blueberry growers advised to remain alert about recently detected pest
The blueberry aphid, Ericaphis scammelli, has been detected during routine aphid surveys by Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA) and is thought to be widespread across Scotland. It i…
Plants use calcium to convey internal warning of attacking aphids
Scientists at the John Innes Centre have discovered how plants send internal warning signals in response to attack by aphids. They found that when the insect feeds on a leaf it triggers the plant to a…
Major funding for new crop sciences research centre at NIAB in Cambridge
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has announced funding for the creation of a new Cambridge Centre for Crop Science (3CS), developed by the University of Cambridge in colla…
Waitrose strengthens Fairtrade commitment by extending scheme to 100% of its tea
Waitrose has today announced it will be extending its commitment to Fairtrade produce by making 100% of its own-label tea Fairtrade certified by October 2017. This will mean all 46 Waitrose tea produc…
New training body to support £20 bn UK food industry
A new industry-level food training body launched today will tackle key questions facing the future of farming and the food business. The AgriFood Training Partnership will combine the complimentary…
NIAB issues warning over Brexit impact on UK agri-science
UK crop research organisation NIAB has warned that the EU Commission’s hardline negotiating stance on Brexit is already damaging prospects for UK agri-science, and has called on Ministers to safegua…
Discovery shows soil dwelling bacteria adapt to richer or poorer conditions in marriage of convenience with plants
Scientists at the John Innes Centre have identified a unique mechanism that the soil dwelling bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens uses to effectively exploit nutrients in the root environment. The…
Researchers urge agricultural industry to challenge barriers to women farmers
Research by Newcastle University and the James Hutton Institute has found that women play a major role in Scottish agriculture, participating in the full range of farming activities. However, barriers…
Scotland’s first vertical indoor farm to be operational by Autumn 2017
Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS), the Scottish-based vertical farming business, is set to complete the construction of its first indoor growth facility in the next few months. The purpose-built faci…
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