R&D
SFT to hold pig conference in September
The Society of Feed Technologists (SFT) has revealed the agenda for its pig conference to be held in Coventry in September. Conference chair is Dr Tegan Whiting, monogastric nutritionist and technical expert at dsm-firmenich, who...
Slugging it out in the wheat field
A three-year Defra funded project may have found the key to slug-resistant wheat. Scientists working on the SLIMERS project at the John Innes Centre have identified three regions of the wheat genome responsible for resistance to the...
STR Pace wheat for autumn or spring planting
Agrovista will have seed from its first Sprinter – winter or spring – wheat variety ready for drilling from this autumn. Sprinter wheats, bred by German breeder Strube – part of RAGT Seeds since September 2024 - are genetically...
Syngenta’s biologicals partnership with Groundwork BioAg
Multinational crop protection company Syngenta has agreed a strategic partnership with the specialist in mycorrhizal biotechnology products Groundwork BioAg. The move widens Syngenta’s biologicals portfolio while increasing Groundwork BioAg’s global market reach....
Plant research investment for Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth University has unveiled plans for a new multi-million-pound innovation park, after funding partners approved outline plans. The Green Futures Innovation Park will be based at the University’s Gogerddan Campus – already the home for the Institute of...
Bayer to market RAGT hybrid wheats
RAGT Seeds has licensed Bayer Crop Science to exclusively market its hybrid wheat varieties in Europe and North America, with the first commercial material expected in the early 2030s. The two companies had been...