NEWS: Biogas forage maize DL issued for 2015
The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has published the 2015 Forage Maize for Anaerobic Digestion Descriptive List, aimed at biogas producers growing and using the crop as a feedstock.
News article
ARTIS NEWS: ARTIS responds to industry demands for skills-based training
NEWS FROM BSPB & NIAB: 2015 Forage Maize Descriptive List published by BSPB
The BSPB 2015 Forage Maize Descriptive Lists are available to download from the BSPB website and the NIAB website.
Eight new first-choice varieties have been added to the BSPB 2015 Forage Maize Descriptive List.
NEWS: New appointments at NIAB for OSTS Chief Officer and Cereal Pathologist
Linda Maile has been appointed Chief Officer of the Official Seed Testing Station for England and Wales.
Currently Head of OSTS Seed Testing Laboratories based at NIAB Cambridge, Miss Maile takes over from Jane Taylor, who is stepping down after seven year’s service at the helm of the OSTS.
UKCPVS NEWS: Yellow rust pressure brings record sample numbers to UKCPVS
The UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey confirms that the ‘Warrior-type’ was the dominant yellow rust race in the UK this summer, with no new races detected to date.
The mild 2013 autumn and winter conditions, and continuing favourable weather in 2014, resulted in one of the most severe yellow rust epidemics for many years. At least four different strains of the ‘Warrior-type’ race have been identified so far, all of which were very severe on many of the 2014 HGCA Recommended List varieties.
INDUSTRY NEWS: Agri-tech to improve wheat production sustainably
Third round of applications for the Community Resource for Wheat Transformation - OPEN
The Community Resource for Wheat Transformation is a resource for UK plant scientists to apply for their genes to be transformed into wheat free of charge, funded by the BBSRC’s Biological and Bioinformatic Resources fund (BBR).
ARTIS NEWS: Get the spade out to identify soil structure problems
Farmers are being encouraged to get out of the tractor and start digging to check for compaction and soil structure problems.
NEWS: Tighter soils with shallow tillage
Shallow tillage systems are producing soils with a higher resistance to penetration which could potentially restrict rooting and the ability of the crop to fully exploit the soil profile, warns NIAB TAG.
Results from NIAB TAG’s STAR Project, now in its ninth year, have highlighted changes in soil characteristics between differing cultivation approaches in the study.
PHOTOS: NIAB TAG Morley Open Day - 19 June 2014
NIAB TAG’s National Agronomy Centre (NAC) initiative is an impartial platform to promote best practice for profitable, sustainable and efficient arable crop production and provides open access to research and practical information.
The NAC Open Days are a key knowledge exchange route for this provision. These free to attend events deliver a mix of indoor exhibits, seminars and field based demonstrations, providing objective information on a range of policy and agronomy issues, including variety and fungicides and weed management.
Pages
