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“Breeding wheat is difficult as its genome is massive – over five times that of humans – so it hasn’t yet been fully sequenced,” explains Chris
Recent prolonged rainfall has caused delays for harvesting, reports ADAS in its latest Harvest Report for AHDB. Crop harvest has been considerably slower in the
“Come to REAP and make it happen” is the message of contributors to our new YouTube video. Julius Joel (MD, Greens of Soham Ltd, part
Visualisation techniques such as graphics and maps can help to extract more value from data, but these technologies are not widely used by agricultural data
An interesting report has been published in Produce Business about the potential of a new pea being developed by the John Innes Centre. The new
The announcement of a new Agri-Tech East Special Interest Group focussed on soils has been widely welcomed. Tina Barsby, CEO of NIAB, says: “2015 is
How can farmers and growers increase resilience to water shortage? Many are already using some strategies such as: improved storage through roof capture and reservoirs; smart
Reducing downtime on farm equipment and improving resource utilisation are two areas where telematics is making an impact on agricultural production – but there is
Robert Allen of Greenvale AP is co-chair of the Agri-Tech East Big Data SIG, which has two events scheduled for this autumn. He says: “The
An on-farm automated ‘early warning system’ for disease in dairy cows is one of the new types of sensor being discussed in the Pollinator on 22
One of the big issues with oilseed rape is unsynchronised pod shatter, where fruits open in the field and seeds fall to the ground; in
The Producers Panel at REAP gives farmers an opportunity to explain the challenges they are facing to technologists and researchers. These clearly articulated needs, interpreted