Major Funding for Dairy Cow ResearchResearchers have received a major funding award to develop a project that could ultimately lead to an early warning system for poor health and welfare in dairy cattle.
Rothamsted Research Plants Autumn-sown Wheat as Part of its GM Field TrialThe extension of the current trial will allow scientists to also study the effects of autumn aphid infestations on their experimental 'aphid repelling' wheat.
Plankton Genome Sheds Light into Making Fish OilsRothamsted Research scientists have sequenced the whole genome and started characterizing the genes of the ecologically important marine alga Ehux.
How Do You Feed 9 Billion People?An international team of scientists has developed crop models to better forecast food production to feed a growing population in the face of climate change.
Funding to Help Understand Soil's Key Role in Global Food SecurityBBSRC and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) have joined forces to offer £4.5M for research into soil ecosystems.
The Worrying Emergence of Insecticide Resistance in Crop PestsScientists at Rothamsted Research have highlighted the worrying emergence of resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in grain aphids.
Reforms Could Boost Use of Land Conservation BanksCalifornia legislators have enacted the state's first conservation banking law, based on a pioneering program launched 18 years ago.
To Germinate, or Not to Germinate, that is the QuestionScientists have uncovered new insights into the way seeds use gene networks to control when they germinate in response to environmental signals.
FAO Urges End of Malnutrition as PrioritySocial and economic costs of global malnutrition unacceptable.
Red Oilseed Rape Signals STOP! to Pollen Beetle InfestationChange in the petal colour of oilseed rape from yellow to red can result in a significant reduction on the pollen beetle infestation.
