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24 December  North Wyke joins Aberystwyth team to study farm animal emissions - BBC News
23 December  Preparing for drier times - Farmers Weekly
17 December  Combine chemical and non-chemical approaches for optimum weed control - Farmers Guardian
  New fungicides could provide yield boost over best currently available - Farmers Guardian
  Sulphur deficiency limiting nitrogen utilisation in wheat and oilseed rape? - Farmers Guardian
15 December  Adviser network vital for IPM dissemination - Farmers Weekly
  Pesticide reductions of 50% achievable in UK - Farmers Weekly
  Plant biology: Growth industry - Nature
14 December  Beet the best competition - Farmers Weekly
  Soil erosion threatens to leave Earth hungry - The Guardian
13 December    AudioJohn Beattie interviews Keith Goulding on issues related to Food Security, nutrients and water availability and how we can address future challenges. Item starts at 18m 20s. - BBC Radio Scotland
    AudioJohnathan Napier on omega-6 and defective sperm. Item starts at 1h 35m. - BBC Three Counties Radio
  Latest Data Confirm Imidacloprid Remains Highly Efficacious After More Than a Decade of use - Global Investor
7 December    VideoThe fungal forecast: protecting crops from attack - BBSRC YouTube
  The fungus forecast: protecting crops from attack - BBSRC
3 December  Soil samples may provide insight to AYPR advances - Farmers Guardian
  Spotting symptoms of rhizomania of sugar beet in the field - Farmers Guardian
26 November  Higher-yielding red wheat will help meet consumer demands - Farmers Weekly
    VideoKeith Goulding on The Science of Gardening - BBC Gardeners World
25 November  Innovation in EU Agriculture - Written Evidence - page 116 - UK Parliament
24 November  Pulse varieties in drought resistance trials at Broom's Barn - Farmers Weekly
19 November  Plenum approval beats pollen beetle resistance - Farming UK
  ‘Don’t panic’ at ‘yellowing’ – ask questions - Farmers Guardian
17 November    AudioProfessor Moloney on Innovation in EU Agriculture - parliamentlive.tv
15 November  Competition shows beet grower aptitude - Farmers Weekly
8 November  False flax holds key to plant-sourced long-chain omega-3s - Food Manufacture
6 November    VideoIdeas that changed the world - Food - BBC World Service
5 November    VideoBBSRC and Global Food Security at CropWorld2010 - BBSRC YouTube
  Check for alternaria in ‘yellow’ beet crops - Farmers Guardian
  CropWorld 2010: Second mechanism could explain septoria triazole insensitivity - Farmers Weekly
4 November  CropWorld 2010: 'Farmers need alternatives to chemical crop protection' - Farmers Weekly
  CropWorld 2010: Earlier spray may be needed for FEB control - Farmers Guardian
2 November  CropWorld 2010: Science ‘unscathed’ by spending cuts - Farmers Guardian
30 October    AudioClimate change, pot plants and small frogs. Item starts at 18m 28s. - BBC World Service - One Planet
29 October  Resistance to herbicide continues to spread - Farmers Guardian
22 October  Don’t misuse neonicotinoids - Farmers Guardian
  Plan ahead for water shortages - Farmers Weekly
  Resistance-breaking rhizomania strain outbreaks continue to spread - Farmers Guardian
  Trials find two-spray approach is essential for late-lifted crops - Farmers Guardian
20 October  Biscaya autumn use warning for oilseed rape growers - Farmers Weekly
  Yield shows need to protect against TuYV - Farmers Weekly
19 October  Oilseed growers warned against insecticide misuse - Farming UK
  Rhizomania varietal resistance busting strain is spreading - Farmers Weekly
14 October    AudioKeith Goulding on Food Security - Drivetime with Roberto Perrone - BBC Three Counties Radio
12 October  Phoma on the rampage, warn experts - Farmers Weekly
1 October  Policy makers have little understanding of the issues - Farmers Guardian
29 September  OSR growers on alert after signs of phoma - Farmers Weekly
24 September  Light leaf spot set to head further south - Farmers Guardian
11 September    AudioAndy Neal on The Other Nine O'Clock Show. Items starts at 1h 31m. - BBC Three Counties Radio
8 September    AudioDavid Bohan talking about energy crops - The Naked Scientists
2 September  Midge plague is driving us mad this summer - Clitheroe Today
  Study into cutting farmland nitrous oxide emissions - Farmers Weekly
1 September  Research shows value of spring break crops in blackgrass battle - Farmers Weekly
30 August    VideoJames Logan on midges. Item starts at 8m 5s. - BBC One Show
27 August    VideoMalcolm Hawkesford on mapping the wheat genome - BBC Newsnight
23 August  Light leaf spot leaves its mark in the south - Farmers Weekly
20 August  2010 a 'medium dormancy' year for black-grass - National Farmers Union
16 August  Artificial meat? Food for thought by 2050 - The Guardian
  How To Feed The World By Going Veggie - Time
10 August  Paignton Zoo aims to produce energy from animal dung - Paignton People
6 August  Defra fertiliser manual 'a step forward' - Farmers Guardian
  Fight to solve challenges of sclerotinia - Farmers Guardian
1 August  Feel like mosquito bait? It’s all in how you smell - Toronto Star
    AudioJohn Pickett on the Science Café - BBC Radio Wales
  Stacking to pack a blackgrass punch - Farmers Weekly
29 July  Size matters for the Scots midge - Herald Scotland
  Two years from a compound to repel the dreaded midge - The Scotsman
  Women 'more likely to fuss about midge bites' - The Telegraph
28 July    VideoLarger humans 'bigger target' for midges - Scottish Television News
  Larger people 'more likely to suffer midges attack' - The Independent
  Midges favour tall men and overweight women, study finds - The Guardian
  Tall men and fat women 'most likely to get bitten by midges' - The Telegraph
  Taller and fatter people more likely to be bitten by midges - as they make an easier target, scientists find - The Daily Record
22 July  Plant Cuttings (freely downloadable information) - Annals of Botany
  Top British institutions in environment and ecology - The Times
21 July  Project aims to improve soil sampling technique - First4Farming
16 July  Bruchid beetles thriving in hot weather - Farmers Guardian
15 July    VideoAnimation: Travel The Invisible Highway - National Public Radio
    AudioBug Highway In The Sky - National Public Radio
14 July  Trials to analyse effects of potash on combining peas - Farmers Guardian
10 July  Harvest dread as driest community in country prays for rain - The Daily Express
8 July  Aphids build resistance - The Scottish Farrmer
7 July    AudioGM pest control - ABC Radio National - Bush Telegraph
27 June  Search on for nutritious crops - Stock and Land - Australian rural news
25 June  Michael McCarthy: Small species: spare parts that matter - The Independent
24 June  GM rumpus puts FSA back in the spotlight - just-food.com
21 June  Harpenden scientists: "Crop yields unaffected by climate change" - St Albans and Harpenden Review
  Yield disease control key under climate change - Farming UK
18 June  Insight into IZM fungicide in wheat - Farmers Guardian
17 June  Cereals 2010: Increased wheat yield priority for Rothamsted - Farmers Weekly
  Cereals 2010: Other sources of midge resistance sought - Farmers Weekly
  Cereals 2010: White wheat sprouting breakthrough - Farmers Weekly
  Harpenden scientist is first Rothamsted fellow - St Albans and Harpenden Review
15 June  Cereals 2010: Symptomless fusarium infections should bring spraying forward - Farmers Weekly
14 June  Cereals 2010: Fertiliser Manual launched - Farmers Weekly
  Cereals 2010: First wheat variety choice affects take-all build up - Farmers Weekly
  Cereals 2010: RRA seeks new members - Farmers Weekly
12 June    AudioCharlotte Smith interviews Kim-Hammond Kosack and Neil Brown on the relationship between science and agriculture. Item starts at 2m 3s. - BBC Radio 4: Farming today
11 June  Cereals 2010: Sulfonylurea herbicides struggle with weather and resistance - Farmers Weekly
10 June  Cereals 2010: Spraying advice to control fusarium - Farmers Weekly
  Open University soil tester addresses poor crop yields - The Engineer
9 June  Cereals 2010: Science budget must be protected says NFU - Farmers Weekly
  Science takes centre stage at Cereals 2010 - Farming UK
8 June  Long haul: How butterflies and moths go the distance - New Scientist
4 June  Managing aphid control sustainably - Farmers Guardian
2 June  Check fields now for orange wheat blossom midge - Farmers Weekly
    AudioHuw Jones on Whatever happened to GM crops? - BBC Radio Derby
    AudioJames Logan on The Nine O'Clock Show concerning biting midges. Item starts at 46m 36s. - BBC Three Counties Radio
31 May  Midges like tall, fat, sweaty folk - The Sun
30 May  Blood-thirsty midges have us all sized up - The Scotsman
  Midges ‘prefer big targets’ - The Times
  The countryside withers as bees buzz into town - The Times
28 May  Grant awarded for new method of soil strength testing - Open University
  Science focus to making variety choices - Farmers Guardian
26 May  Potato crops at lower virus risk from aphids this season - Farmers Weekly
14 May  Tried and tested path to regain control of black-grass - Farmers Guardian
10 May  Mutant Mosquitoes Not Repelled by DEET - National Geographic
5 May  Health benefits of wheat can be improved by plant breeding - First Science
3 May  Mosquitoes inherit DEET resistance - Nature
27 April  Sclerotinia risk still present despite dry weather - Farmers Weekly
22 April  Variety rotation the best solution to spread phoma risk - Farming UK
2 April  Ways to increase crop yields - Weekly Times Now
1 April  What's eating your prize carrots? Get answers from scientists at BBC Gardeners' World 2010 - AlphaGalileo
31 March    AudioFeeding The World: Hydroponics. Item starts at 4m 55s. - BBC World Service - Discovery
30 March  China’s soils ruined by overuse of chemical fertilizers - Institute of Science in Society
  Installation of Spiders Weaving Stars by Tomas Saraceno in Italy - Art Daily
27 March  Dispatch from Devon - Financial Times
24 March  Atlantis resistant blackgrass causes concern - First4Farming
12 March  Protein discovery could revolutionise PCN control - Farmers Weekly
3 March  Cultivating new talent - Nature
23 February  Scientists unravel greenfly DNA code... now they can get to work on wiping them out - The Daily Mail
19 February  Protecting Poland's Rapeseed Crop - Science Magazine
18 February  Extensive revisions to DEFRA's fertiliser manual – RB209 - Farmers Weekly
  Interview and photos on GM crops with Huw Jones - Herts Advertiser
    AudioToby Bruce on BBC Three Counties radio. Item starts at 1h 21m 23s. - BBC Beds, Herts and Bucks
17 February  Creating sustainable biocrops - Institution of Engineering and Technology
16 February  Protecting triazoles: Mixture or alternation? - First4Farming
15 February    AudioEnergy crops, CryoSat-2 and bird bling - Planet Earth Online
14 February    AudioJason Chapman on BBC Science Cafe. Item starts at 11m 20s. - BBC Radio Wales
13 February  Pollen beetle trapping research could reduce resistance threat - Farmers Weekly
12 February  Careers in Food Security Span Several Disciplines - Science Magazine
  Experts advise on triazole use in 2010 - Farmers Guardian
9 February  New agri-science partnership promises major benefits for UK agriculture - Farming UK
8 February  Research shows growing blackgrass resistance to Atlantis - Farmers Weekly
  Some Insects Are Picky About What Wind to Ride - New York Times
5 February  Butterflies hitch a lift on fast winds to migrate - The Telegraph
    AudioHigh Above, Insects Travel on Sky Superhighways - National Public Radio
    AudioHow do moths migrate? - BBC Radio 4: Today
  Insects migrate in wind highways - BBC News
4 February  Migrating insects fly in the fast lane - Wildlife Extra News
  Moths catch the wind to speed migration - Nature
2 February  Volunteers wanted for grower pollen beetle trials - Farmers Weekly
28 January  Appointments - Times Higher Education
27 January    VideoRothamsted scientists give evidence to the House of Lords select committee on Climate Change and Agriculture - parliamentlive.tv
19 January  Lower stem canker levels predicted - Farmers Weekly
    VideoProfessor John Lucas discusses ongoing crop improvement goals - BBSRC Food Security
18 January  High-tech search for mineral-rich wheat grain - BBSRC Business
14 January  DEFRA Fertiliser Manual one step from publication - Farmers Weekly
11 January  Discovery provides new drug targets for malaria cure - First Science

 
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