New Zealand students study tour at NSC
A group of agricultural students from Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre in New Zealand have spent the last three weeks at the Walford Campus, as part of a cultural exchange. Three students and an accompanying member of staff made the 24-hour plane journey to North Shropshire to experience a day in the life of an NSC […]
AHDB issues call for new studentship proposals
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is inviting applications for a slice of £1 million in funding for postgraduate studentships. A call for proposals for up to 15 PhDs has been issued to UK universities, colleges and research institutes as part of AHDB’s work to develop a new tranche of agricultural and horticultural scientific […]
Peas prove a success for Bishop Burton team
Bishop Burton College has won the 2016 Cereals Challenge having risen to the challenge of growing the most profitable crop of peas. Last year’s winner’s Easton & Otley College claimed second place and Harper Adams University came third. Teams from Newcastle University, The Royal Agricultural University, Harper Adams University, Bishop Burton College, Risheholme College and […]
£2.8 million project to make new types of gel from waste food
Waste from potato crops could be ‘recycled’ into personal care products such as medical gels and beauty creams – thanks to a new UEA research project. The food industry throws away millions of tonnes of vegetables each year. Surplus supply, processing waste and the fact that many supermarkets only accept ‘perfect’ fruit and vegetables of […]
£8 million monsoon project launches in India
A project involving scientists from the UK and India to predict monsoon rainfall by studying ocean processes in the Bay of Bengal launches today. Scientists from the University of East Anglia (UEA) will release underwater robots to monitor how ocean conditions influence monsoon rainfall. Meanwhile collaborators from a partner project led by the University of […]
Developing a more human approach to animal science
An SRUC PhD student will combine social science with animal genetics in an attempt to help African dairy farmers breed the ideal cow for their environment. Aluna Chawala’s innovative approach means he won’t just study the cows, he will be closely observing the humans too. Aluna’s PhD has been funded by the Bill and Melinda […]
TGAC trains the next generation of rice breeders in Vietnam
Scientists from The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) in partnership with Agricultural Genetics Institute (AGI) begin their bioinformatics training programme in Vietnam to identify 600 rice varieties to accelerate crop breeding. The team, led by Dr Jose De Vega, aim to sequence and analyse the genetic diversity in Vietnamese native rice lines to help Vietnam’s crop […]
Students compete for unique share farming agreement opportunity
Agriculture students from Moreton Morrell College in Warwickshire are being given the opportunity to compete to win a sought-after shared farming agreement – meaning they could start their farming career at the age of just 18. Shared farming agreements are where the landowner and a farmer agree to work together to share the farming of […]
Cardiff University students visit Bayer field trials
Around 60 University of Cardiff students were shown around Bayer and NIAB oilseed rape and wheat variety trials at Callow in Herefordshire this week. The event was part of Bayer’s ongoing agricultural education programme to promote agriculture as a career of choice, and help train future farmers. “It’s invaluable for biology students to have access […]
