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Increasing Weed Threat Now Greater Than Any Point In Human History

Long term experiment shows climate, crop height, fertiliser and herbicide resistance all to blame

23 Mar 2021

Taking on Take-All

Science is getting nearer to the root of this costly problem

21 Mar 2021

Fertilisers Reduce Plant-Beneficial Bacteria Found Around Roots

Reduction in growth promoting microbes after application of inorganic chemical fertiliser

12 Mar 2021

Rothamsted Submits Evidence to Defra Gene Editing Consultation

Current regulation “makes no scientific sense”

10 Mar 2021

Britain's Largest Moths in Decline

Review of almost 900 species finds overall numbers are two thirds of 1960s levels

1 Mar 2021

Genome Edited Wheat to Reduce Cancer Risk From Bread and Toast

Gene knockout reduces amount of harmful acrylamide forming

1 Mar 2021

Wanted: Winter Wheat Farmers to Help With Study

Major study looking at environmental factors affecting yields

15 Feb 2021

Shake Programme Opens Again for Climate-Tackling Entrepreneurs

Funding: £140k Expert mentoring: priceless

11 Feb 2021

Soybean Could Help Diversify Crop Production in the UK, Say Scientists

Plant breeding has made the crop a more viable choice

11 Feb 2021

Molecular Basis for Green Revolution Discovered

Half a century after dwarf wheat developed, scientists discover proteins responsible

9 Feb 2021

£2.3M to Help Protect UK Insects After Brexit

Rothamsted Insect Survey expertise to help formulate new conservation policies

29 Jan 2021

Agri-Environment Subsidies Provide More Stable Farm Incomes than Direct Payments

Diversity farm outputs also makes farms more resilient

19 Jan 2021

Science Finds Simple Way to Make Lamb Leaner

Weight at weaning key to cutting down fatty meat

11 Jan 2021

Rothamsted Welcomes Defra Consultation on Gene Editing

"The solutions that genome editing make possible cannot come too soon."

7 Jan 2021

Agricultural entrepreneurs poised for investment boost

Five new projects are shortlisted for SHAKE Climate Change as outlay tops £1.2m

9 Dec 2020

Africa becomes first continent to chart soil fertility in every single field

Soil map ‘more detailed than Europe’s’ could boost livelihoods and human health across 54 nations

28 Nov 2020

Enzyme-enriched bread ‘as good as blueberries’ at improving blood circulation

Clinical trial shows bread could boost your vascular function

23 Nov 2020

Surf and turf

Aquaculture has a sustainable future say experts - but only with the help of arable farming

12 Nov 2020