Grass and forage plant breeder Germinal is to fund a research team at Aberystwyth University in a public/private venture that aims to help enhance agricultural productivity and sustainability against a background of climate change. Germinal and Aberystwyth University...
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Red clover as a feed protein source
Forage crop breeder Germinal is part of a consortium seeking to commercialise a research finding that could see red clover become a source of UK feed proteins, as well as a source of high value pharmaceutical ingredients. The company is collaborating with Aberystwyth...
Agribusiness 2020 – looking beyond the Brexit stasis
Agribusiness 2020, the annual AIC member conference, drew over 220 agribusiness executives to Peterborough last week. The keynote speaker, Defra food and farming minister George Eustice, had been forced to pull out shortly before the event once the general election...
High level sustainable livestock training available
A sustainable livestock production systems module from Reading University’s post-graduate Animal Science MSc by Research course is now available to anyone who wishes to increase their understanding of this key topic. The move is part of an educational initiative from...
Aberystwyth retains NIAB Agronomy Cup
A team of agriculture students from Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) has won the NIAB Agronomy Cup for the second year running. Philip Dray, Olivia MacGarvie, William Watson and Will Davies achieved the highest...
Dairy-Tech numbers up 18%
The Dairy-Tech event, held at Stoneleigh Park for the second time earlier this month, saw an increase in both exhibitors and visitors reports organiser the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF). The show saw an 18% increase in its visitor numbers and...