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Tillage
A global phosphorous summit is planned for Ghana next month (September 2025) as fears grow for the...
Enhancing individual plants’ sugar signalling ability could deliver increased wheat yields of up...
Oilseed rape is regarded as a 'go-to' break crop within Irish tillage rotations. But like many...
N.Ireland
Scientists at Rothamsted Research have developed a new mathematical model for seed germination....
A critical gene in pathogenic fungi could be the key to significantly improved wheat disease...
A landmark event for Charolais breeders is set for later this month as VetEmbryos.ie partners with...
The recent sequencing of the entire blackgrass genome has been hailed as a major breakthrough in...
A ‘killer gene’ that leads to the synthesis of a protein known as ‘Knr4’ may be...
A new initiative has been launched to improve female representation in wheat research carried out...
Tillage farmers have been strongly advised to check crops of winter oilseed rape for signs of phoma...
Varietal testing, carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), has...
Europe’s first gene-edited wheat and barley crop trials to be held on conventional farms, will...
As autumn approaches, Irish dairy farmers enter one of the most critical periods of the production...
Some livestock farmers in the UK have expressed an unwillingness to adopt greenhouse gas (GHG)...
Beef
Cell grazing involves the very intensive ‘cleaning out’ of small areas within a field or...
Hi-tech optical sensors in fields could provide an effective means of monitoring beetle numbers...
A ban on glyphosate could lead to an increase in weed abundance and a decrease in the yields of...
Azole fungicides are becoming less effective in the fight against phoma leaf spot and stem canker...
Research trials have consistently conformed that blackgrass thrives on heavy land, particularly...
The presence of cereal volunteers or companion plants with oilseed rape (OSR) could lead to a...
Rothamsted Research is confirming changes to some of its long-term crop study protocols, some of...
Environment
A number of research scientists believe that the potential of our soils to sequester carbon has...
Tillage News
Blackgrass is a particularly persistent weed of winter wheat. Its success is largely due to...
Regenerative crop management practices are not a ‘quick fix’ for agriculture, according to a...
Adding crushed rocks to farm soils can accelerate carbon sequestration and boost crop productivity,...
