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Crop disease research suggests greater face mask use is a wise move

Studies into fungal spore spread shows coronavirus may stay airborne longer than thought

30 Oct 2020

Academic institutions unite to transform the UK’s food systems

New £5 million-plus training centre will produce the food experts of tomorrow

16 Oct 2020

MORE POSTDOC OPPORTUNITIES TO BOOST AFRICAN SCIENCE

International partnership aims to build agricultural capacity

15 Oct 2020

More innovation needed to meet net zero carbon goals for UK livestock

Current climate mitigation measures can only deliver one fifth of proposed reductions, according to new report

30 Sep 2020

Wanted: Powdery Mildew Samples

Tomato growers asked to help in developing fungi early warning system

22 Jul 2020

Angela Karp announced as new Director and CEO of Rothamsted Research

Rothamsted Research have appointed Professor Angela Karp as the Institute’s new Director and CEO.

16 Jul 2020

Survey shows nearly 40% of arable soils ‘degraded’

Newly developed health measure also a good predictor of carbon storage

10 Jul 2020

When the Drugs Don’t Work

Using pesticide mixtures to combat resistance might be encouraging a different problem

2 Jul 2020

Where there’s muck, there’s brass

Science finally unearths why soil carbon is so valuable

30 Jun 2020

SHAKE Climate Change Fund Announces Its First Investments

Three agri-tech start-ups will each get £140k – but the expert mentoring will be priceless

25 Jun 2020

Grazing experiment shows IPCC's own estimates of climate impacts are off

Emissions from white clover pastures with cattle are lower than previously suggested

5 Jun 2020

Cheers! Designer wheat bred for whisky distillers

Bespoke variety will make UK wheat more attractive than imported maize

16 May 2020

Rothamsted answers White House call for coronavirus data help

Search tool will help medical researchers discover all known virus, gene and drug links

6 May 2020

Harvesting combine data to tackle field-edge yield declines

Study links biodiversity found just beyond the field with variations in yield

22 Apr 2020

Researcher makes internet appeal after Covid-19 stymies her research

Farmers needed for short survey on beetles

20 Apr 2020

Peter Tomkins 1932-2020

It is with great sadness that we have to report the passing of Peter Tomkins on the 27th March.

17 Apr 2020

‘Exciting’ anti-cancer compound discovered in the humble willow

More than a century after giving the world aspirin, another potential drug has been found in willows – this time with anti-cancer properties

15 Apr 2020