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BBSRC invests £60m into Rothamsted for new research

New five year programme to tackle society’s greatest challenges

25 May 2023

Farms producing wider range of produce would offset the impact of climate variability on food supply

Study underlines need for flexibility in future government agricultural policy

27 Mar 2023

The results are in: Gene edited wheat field trial delivers

Flour from new GE wheat line produces up to 45% less acrylamide

13 Feb 2023

Genome boost for nature-friendly pest control

New open resource will accelerate research towards better targeted crop protection

7 Feb 2023

Probing for weaknesses in wheat Septoria genomes

Identifying fixed DNA sequences across multiple strains may offer clues to disease control

7 Feb 2023

QUALITY COUNTS - SIMPLE PROTEIN MEASURES NOT SUFFICIENT FOR ACCURATE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS

Environmental impacts of beef and dairy halved by new assessment

4 Jan 2023

NO LAUGHING MATTER – NITROUS OXIDE EMISSIONS ARE HIGHER FROM SOILS LACKING ORGANIC MATTER

Adding manure to soil locks-in nitrogen and cuts emissions of a potent GHG

23 Dec 2022

CHINESE FARM PRACTICE MAY OFFER CLUE TO IMPROVED OILSEED RAPE DISEASE CONTROL

Rotating OSR with rice cultivation may impede sexual reproduction of blackleg fungus

21 Dec 2022

Converting Grazing Land to Arable 'Unsustainable' in West Country and Other Parts of Northern Europe

Crop failures and small yields likely as climate change stops farm machinery from accessing fields

13 Sep 2022

Death of HM Queen Elizabeth II

Some reflections from Angela Karp, Director and CEO, Rothamsted Research

12 Sep 2022

Rothamsted Joins Leaf's Network of Innovation Centres

Move further strengthens strategic partnership

1 Sep 2022

Climate Change Impact on Hay Yields Will Leave Farmers Short of Feed

New analysis points to spring hay decline in southern England of up to 50% by 2080

24 Aug 2022

Global Wheat Production can be Doubled, Shows Study

Fine tuning their genomes would help regional wheat varieties feed growing population

7 Jul 2022

Five Year, £13M Research Programme to Look at Net Zero and More

AgZero+ brings together farmers and scientists to tackle issues at scale

27 Jun 2022

Fertiliser Use Could be Reduced with Nature-Based Farming, Shows Major Study

Thirty long-running farm trials show crop choice and manure addition can sustain high yields at low fertiliser rates

27 Jun 2022

Wanted: Are You Blighted By Wireworm?

Study into new control methods looking for people with a pest problem

22 Jun 2022