BOFIN Insight #3
It’s easy to ADOPT, harder to commit
UK agriculture, and the economy it underpins, are in a parlous state. The crumbs of comfort cast to farming pioneers hold promise for a new dawn for productivity growth if […]
Rooted in Research
As farm manager for The Morley Agricultural Foundation (TMAF) in Norfolk, David Jones is standing on more than a century of on-farm trials and knowledge exchange and now helping shape […]
Landrace wheats on trial
The Root Rangers are drilling four exciting wheat varieties as part of the TRUTH trials in 2025-26. Four wheat varieties with potentially game-changing traits will be put through their paces […]
Gaining ground from novelty wheat lines
The PROBITY project has brought novel wheat lines out of the lab and into farmers’ fields under rigorous scrutiny from scientists, growers and food processors. On-farm trials have started this […]
Wholecrop beans are a win-win for livestock performance and sustainability
Wholecrop beans can boost livestock performance, reduce reliance on imported proteins and improve the sustainability of both arable and livestock businesses, according to experts speaking at the NCS on-farm open […]
‘Slug trug’ trials test nematode application techniques
Dr Kerry McDonald-Howard at the UK Agri-Tech Centre is exploring nematode application methods in trials at Rothamsted Research. The trials are comparing precision application of nematodes with broadcast methods. “We […]