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Non-biting midges. Pixabay-Collective Commons

The midges that pull 10g

Predicting the dispersal of airborne pests to protect crops demands an understanding of complex swarm dynamics that a simple mathematical model looks ready to tackle.

03 Jan 2018

Top soil. GeoNutrition. Credit: Rothamsted Research

HIDDEN THREAT TO HEALTH

Falling levels of essential nutrients in diets around the world demand urgent action, from soil-crop-human interactions in food chains to shifts in socio-economic-cultural policies.

01 Jan 2018

CROP PROTECTION RESEARCH SECURED AT ROTHAMSTED

The government’s new flagship fund for industrial development has invested in research that promises to provide smart protection for the world’s agricultural crops.

11 Aug 2017

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