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17 December  Rothamsted Research scientists involved in a public discussion portal for plant science expertise - Rothamsted Research
22 November  Future black-grass control - Farmers Guardian
  Poor Blackgrass control - Farmers Guardian
30 October  Seeking answers to food demand at our new BBSRC Farm Platform facility at North Wyke - BBC News
29 October  Helping farmers make the most of their land’s ‘natural capital’ - Farmers Guardian
  Resistance to Black Grass - Farmers Weekly
26 October    VideoAmy Pearson (Frontier Agriculture) discussing her time studying on the Crop Protection course at Rothamsted Research - ATP
24 October  Rothamsted Insect Survey feature in International Innovation publication - www.researchmedia.eu
22 October  Farmers Weekly Farmer describes Rothamsted Research Science Strategy as "Brilliant" - Farmers Weekly
19 October  Butterfly migration secrets unveiled as they make 9,000 mile round trip - The Telegraph
  Butterfly migration secrets unveiled as they make 9,000 mile round trip - in the Journal Science - Science Magazine
  Dr Stevens joins Beet research organisation - Farmers Guardian
  New threat to cereal crops is identified - Farming Life
  Painted lady butterfly population migrating mystery solved - The Independent
  Radar helps solve painted lady migration mystery - BBC News
18 October  Experts solve mystery of painted lady's winter disappearance - The Guardian
  Revealed: The secrets of UK's migrating painted lady butterfly population - The Independent
  Secret of the Painted Lady migration habits finally revealed - The Daily Mail
14 October  Rothamsted Research hosts the Herts 10K run - St Albans and Harpenden Review
13 October  Rothamsted Research provides a good example of possible future benefits of GM. - The Guardian
11 October  GM wheat trial harvested successfully - Farmers Weekly
8 October  Bees know their way around - The Munich Eye
  Sentry conference to address key global farming issues - Farmers Weekly
5 October  Stormy weather deters aphids - Farmers Guardian
26 September  Farmers warned of increased phoma risk in oilseed rape - Farmers Weekly
22 September  Article about our bumblebee navigation press release - Huffington Post
21 September  Article about our bumblebee navigation press release (in Deutsch) - Die Welt
  Bumblebees use remarkable navigation systems to find the best route - ITV News
  Rothamsted scientists conduct DNA analysis on 170-year-old potatoes - BBC News
20 September  Article about our bumblebee navigation press release - The Telegraph
  Article about our bumblebee navigation press release - Science News
  Article about our bumblebee navigation press release - Scientific American Blog
  Article about our bumblebee navigation press release - Yahoo! News UK & Ireland
  Article about our bumblebee navigation press release (en français) - Le Monde
    AudioHow bumblebees find their food in the wild - BBC Radio 4 - The Material World
19 September  Article about our bumblebee navigation press release (this is behind a paywall) - The Times
14 September  Grain aphid could be a greater threat this autumn - Farmers Weekly
8 September  Controlling BYDV set to be easier this autumn - Farmers Weekly
6 September  High dormancy sets up black-grass challenge - Farmers Guardian
28 August  Man fined over damage to GM crop trial - Farmers Weekly
25 August  Man fined over damage to GM crop trial - The Independent
24 August  Man fined over damage to GM crop trial - ITV News
  Man fined over damage to GM crop trial - BBC News
  Man fined over damage to GM crop trial - St Albans and Harpenden Review
  Man fined over damage to GM crop trial - Press Association
21 August  Food prices and waste are hot topics of public survey - BBSRC Food Security
  GM in the Media - Landes Bioscience
10 August  The triumph of science and open communication - Arctic Apples Blog
6 August  Director Maurice Moloney speaks to the Irish Times on plant genetic technology - Irish Times
14 July  Government gives strongest pro-GM signal yet - Farmers Weekly
13 July  Careful approach to resistance testing is needed - Farmers Guardian
10 July  GM wheat trial continues despite opposition - Deutsche Welle
9 July  Audio report on our GM wheat trial - Deutsche Welle
6 July  VIDEO: First glimpse of BBRO herbicide trials - Farmers Weekly
5 July  Rampant BYDV may prompt seed treatment rethink - Farmers Weekly
3 July  Pyrethroid resistance in aphid a concern - Farmers Weekly
1 July  High Court injunction to protect GM wheat field trial - Ag Professional
28 June  Growing threat of resistant aphids - Farmers Guardian
  Rothamsted commits to securing 20 tonne per hectare wheat yields - Farming Life
27 June  Rothamsted scientists work with European collaborators to discover genes that could increase sugar beet yields - International Sugar Journal
  Time to test herbicide-resistant blackgrass - Farmers Weekly
26 June  Science Minister mentions Rothamsted Research - The Telegraph
17 June    AudioRothamsted Post Graduate Award winner Isobel Wright talks about the course - BBC Lincolnshire
15 June  'GM oilseed rape could cut healthcare bill' - Farmers Weekly
    VideoCereals 2012: Public opinion on GMs changing, says Paice - Farmers Weekly
  U.K. Researchers Start Plan to Double Wheat Yields in 20 Years - Bloomberg
14 June  Britain beginning to accept GM technology – Farming Minister Jim Paice - Farmers Guardian
    AudioCharlotte Smith interviews Martin Parry about 20:20 wheat - BBC Radio 4: Farming today
  Genetically modified crops encourage beneficial bugs - New Scientist
  GM crops 'aid plant neighbours' - BBC News
13 June  GM crops may protect other plants - Press Association
  How GM crops could benefit the environment - The Guardian
  Plant breeding route to crop productivity gains - Farmers Guardian
  Rothamsted looks to next decade at Cereals - Farmers Guardian
12 June    AudioJim al-Khalili interviews John Pickett about his life and work - BBC Radio 4: The Life Scientific
11 June  Research boost at North Wyke - Farmers Guardian
5 June  Rothamsted scientist helps team identify mechanism for regulating plant oil production - R&D Magazine
2 June  'Frankenfoods' have moved on. When will opponents? - The Globe and Mail
  Natural England: UK must overcome fear of GMs - Farmers Weekly
1 June  Exchange of letters fuels GM wheat debate - Farmers Weekly
  GM trial protected by High Court injunction - St Albans and Harpenden Review
  GM wheat debate in depth - Farming UK
  Opinion piece on GM and the role of science in society - The Guardian
  Opinion piece on GM trial protest - The Guardian
  Resistance testing can help win black-grass battle - Farmers Guardian
31 May  GM wheat trial protected by High Court injunction - Farmers Weekly
  Opinion piece on GM - The Telegraph
    AudioRothamsted Update. Item starts at 2m 16s. - The Pod Delusion
  Sugar beet aphid threat fears as crops may not meet maturity resistance - Farmers Guardian
  View from the field: A day with GM protestors - Farmers Guardian
30 May  Agricultural science holds key to food sustainability, Lords say - agra-net.com
  Backing for poacher turned gamekeeper - The Scotsman
  Farmlets will show options for grassland agriculture - This is Devon
  Opinion piece on GM - The Guardian
  Opinion piece on the Rothamsted GM wheat trail - The Guardian
  Rothamsted Research experiments protected by injunction - Farm Business
  Tomato genome sequence bears fruit: Work paves way for high-yield crops with good flavour - Nature
29 May  Beddington: GM wheat protests misguided - Farmers Weekly
  GM crop safe after threats by protesters - New Zealand Herald
  Mangold fly larvae damage has been reported in sugar beet crops in Norfolk and Suffolk - Farmers Weekly
  New research shows benefit of third fungicide - Farmers Weekly
  Protesters fail to destroy GM wheat crop - Ag Professional
  The battle over GM: a noisy distraction - Spiked Online
  World needs GM crops argues Prof Sir John Beddington - The Scotsman
28 May  Agriboffins' site downed by DDoS after GM protest - The Register
  Anti-GM wheat activists halted by police - British Baker Magazine
  Anti-GM wheat protest thwarted by police - Farmers Weekly
  Beddington calls for 'climate smart farming' - National Farmers Union
  Cyber Attack on Rothamsted Research - The Guardian
  European activists link up against GM wheat - Farming UK
  GM crop institute's website targeted - BBC News
  GM protesters' plan to trash GM site thwarted - Farmers Guardian
  GM trial protest passes peacefully - The Daily Express
  Green groups and scientists in anti-GM battle amid sun, cheese and folk music - Nature News Blog
  Lessons from Rothamsted - New Statesman
  Pair in 20s arrested over Rothamsted protest - St Albans and Harpenden Review
  Police stop protesters raiding GM wheat fields - Irish Times
  Protesters plan to rip up crop of GM wheat - The Scotsman
  Rothamsted Research praised for comms against GM protest action - PR Week
  Two men arrested during Rothamsted GM protest - Herts Advertiser
27 May  Anti-GM wheat protest halted by police - BBC News
  Beddington: GM protests threaten world's poor - BBC News
  Crop circus at Hertfordshire farm - ITV News
  Flour Power: Protest Against GM Wheat Crop - Sky News
  Fortress security for GM wheat trial - BBC News
  GM opinion piece - The Guardian
  GM protest under way at Rothamsted - Herts Advertiser
    VideoGM protester: 'Research is a smokescreen' - BBC News
  GM protesters blocked by police - Farmers Weekly
    VideoGM protesters' claims 'scientifically inaccurate' - BBC News
    VideoGM site protected from campaign rally - BBC News
  GM trial protest passes peacefully - The Guardian
    VideoGM trial protest passes peacefully - The Telegraph
  GM trial protest passes peacefully - The Independent
  GM trial protest passes peacefully - The Daily Mail
  GM trial protest passes peacefully - The Guardian
  GM trial survives - but 'war' goes on - BBC News
  Hundreds of protesters demonstrate against GM trials at Rothamsted Research - St Albans and Harpenden Review
  Opinion piece on GM and the food security - The Independent
  Police prevent anti-GM protest at Rothamsted - Farm Business
  Protest at Rothamsted Park - Rothamsted Statement
  Protest held over GM wheat study - Yahoo! News UK & Ireland
  Protest over GM wheat study - Channel 4 News
    VideoProtesters march in anti-GM crop demo - ITV News
  Protesters stage demo over GM crop - ITV News
  Protestors Target GM Crops - Heart Radio in Dunstable
  The importance of Food technology experiments - The Guardian
  Wheat trial opinion piece - The Independent
26 May  GM activists funding - The Telegraph
25 May  A new age of unreason or a geek dawn? - BBC News
  Are we kidding ourselves on... GM crops? - Farmers Weekly
  Council sign order to restrict public access to Rothamsted Research in lead up to protest - St Albans and Harpenden Review
    AudioHuw Jones on the the Victoria Derbyshire show, talking about the wheat trial - BBC Radio 5 Live
  Opinion piece on GM - The Independent
  Opinion piece on GM and green politics - The Guardian
  Rothamsted scientists make final plea as council signs restriction order - Herts Advertiser
  Shadow environment secretary condemns GM vandalism in advance of Rothamsted action this Sunday - Food Manufacture
  Squaring the genetically modified crop circle - New Scientist
  St Albans City and District Council has signed an Order to restrict public access to land at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden over the weekend - St Albans City and District Council
  Trials show way to help beat resistant black-grass issues - Farmers Guardian
24 May  42 million GBP investment in UK crop innovation - Farm Business
  Agriculture to benefit from share of £250m funding - Farmers Weekly
  GM wheat under saboteur attack - The Scottish Farrmer
  How the homing instinct works - Irish Times
  Launch of globally unique farm research platform - Farm Business
  Minister unveils £250m bioscience spending boost - Farmers Guardian
  Opinion piece on GM and green politics - The Telegraph
  Project to make more of grass while staying green - Farmers Weekly
  Researchers in the East awarded £168m biosciences grant - BBC News
  Rothamsted scientists answer your questions - Farmers Weekly
  Science Minister announces funding - The Times Higher Education
  Science or starvation - The Spectator
  UK bioscience industry gets £250m cash boost from government - BBC News
23 May    AudioBuddhist thought for the day on GM crops - BBC Radio 4: Today
  Opinion piece on GM - The Telegraph
  Opinion piece on GM - The Telegraph
22 May  Aristocratic eco-warrior charged over GM wheat vandalism - Farmers Guardian
  Attack on the Rothamsted GM wheat trial - The Independent
  Attack on the Rothamsted GM wheat trial - The Daily Mail
  Commercialisation of GM research Q&A - Sense about Science
  First UK GM wheat trial vandalised - British Baker Magazine
  GM break-in 'scandalous' says NFU President - Farming UK
  GM trial protest - The Guardian
  GM wheat 'damage attempt' condemned - Yahoo! News UK & Ireland
  How vandals prevent scientific debate - The Telegraph
  Man charged after 'incident' at GM crop trials - The Scotsman
  Man charged after Rothamsted Research break-in - St Albans and Harpenden Review
  Researchers find gene that boosts sugar beet yields - Ag Professional
  Rothamsted scientist tackles GM wheat questions - Farmers Weekly
  Stately Home owner charged over GM trial break in - ITV News
  Stuart Agnew MEP backs the Rothamsted GM wheat trial - Farming UK
21 May  'Open source' plant science - A blog by Dan Olner and Dr. Susannah Bird
  Attack on the Rothamsted GM wheat trial - The Times Higher Education
  Attack on the Rothamsted GM wheat trial - The Telegraph
  Attack on the Rothamsted GM wheat trial - The Guardian
  Attack on the Rothamsted GM wheat trial - The Mirror
  Attack on the Rothamsted GM wheat trial - The Telegraph
  DEFRA minister slams Rothamsted GM vandalism - Food Manufacture
  GM wheat trial at Rothamsted vandalised - BBC News
  GM wheat vandalism will 'not affect progress' - Food Manufacture
  Intruder Arrested at GM Field Trial - Science Magazine
  Man charged after Rothamsted GM wheat trial is targeted - Herts Advertiser
  Man charged following GM vandalism - Farmers Weekly
    VideoMan charged over GM crop trial lab vandalism - Sky News
  NFU condemns GM trial vandalism - National Farmers Union
  Number of GM field trials in Europe in decline - Farmers Weekly
  Opinion piece on GM in the telegraph - The Telegraph
  Rothamsted GM trial attacked - Nature News Blog
  Rothamsted vandal causes 'significant damage' at GM site - Farmers Guardian
20 May  National Farmers Union chairman of the CCB, Andrew Watts, says Rothamsted's work will lead to a better understanding of crop protection - Farmers Weekly
18 May  Farmers speak out on BBC Newsnight GM debate - Farmers Weekly
  Harpenden's online people, culture and news magazine, Harpendia, on our GM wheat trial - harpendia.com
  Researchers Meet Protesters in TV Debate - Science Magazine
  Rothamsted scientists to answer your questions - Farmers Weekly
  The future's buzzing for cargo security - Port Technology International
17 May  Farmers challenge GM trials on Newsnight - Farming UK
    VideoFeature and discussion on our GM wheat trial - BBC Newsnight
  GM wheat trial promises fiery TV debate - Farmers Weekly
16 May  George Freeman MP visits Rothamsted at Brooms Barn and says "Brooms Barn is a great example of the strength of the UK's globally renowned agricultural research"
  Slow-to-start beet crops suffer weeds and bird damage - Farmers Weekly
15 May  The Advanced Soil Geochemical Atlas of England and Wales has been published as an e-book - British Geological Survey
14 May  Don't forget about orange wheat blossom midge - Farmers Weekly
  Rothamsted pushing for public debate on GM wheat trial - Farmers Weekly
13 May  'Marmite' debate gets us nowhere on GMs - Farmers Guardian
  Bolting threat to beet if temperatures stay cool - Farmers Guardian
    AudioPodcast: Rothamsted scientists answer questions about the wheat trial. - The Pod Delusion
  Rothamsted GM wheat trail, a local perspective - The Guardian
11 May  Interview with Dr. Gia Aradottir - biofortified.org
10 May  4,000 people back campaign to protect GM wheat trial - Farmers Guardian
9 May  Anti-GM farmer prepared to be arrested - Farmers Weekly
  GM supporters hit back in row over wheat trial - North East Business
  Misplaced protest: Rothamsted's genetically engineered wheat should be allowed to grow - Nature
  Rejecting GM could boost food ingredient prices - Food Manufacture
8 May  Scientists in plea to GM protesters - Hertfordshire Mercury
  Stephen Fry backs GM wheat trial - Farmers Weekly
6 May  Harpenden Rothamsted scientists' plea to GM crop protesters - Herts 24
4 May  Current weather slows beet growth to a crawl - Farmers Guardian
  Is autumn-sown sugar beet a viable option? - Farmers Weekly
  MP shows support for GM wheat trials - St Albans and Harpenden Review
  On the 3rd May, Prof. John Pickett contacted the protest group and said he was pleased they agreed with the need for public dialogue
  Opinion piece on GM - The Guardian
  Opinion piece on the Rothamsted GM wheat trail - The Guardian
  Protesters refuse to back down on GM crop trashing plans - Farmers Weekly
  Wheat Trial Q&A: Plant scientists answer your questions - Sense about Science
3 May  BCPC attacks anti-GM wheat stance - Farming UK
  BCPC deplores proposed attack on Rothamsted's GM wheat trial - British Crop Production Council
  Extended flowering prolongs sclerotinia risk period in OSR - Farmers Guardian
  GM protestors pledge to press on with 'direct action' - Farmers Guardian
  protecting scientific experimentation - The Independent
    AudioShould we worry about GM cross-pollination? - BBC Radio 4: Today
  Expert reaction to Open Letter from GM wheat field researchers at Rothamsted Research - Science Media Centre
    AudioGia Aradottir talking about the GM Wheat Trial. Item starts at 1h 26m 50s. - BBC Radio 4: Today
    AudioGM researcher: 'Please don't destroy our crop' - BBC Radio 4: Today
  GM scientists in open letter plea to protesters - Channel 4 News
    AudioGM scientists plead with protestors who have pledged to destroy vital trial crops. Item starts at 10m 09s. - BBC Radio 4: Farming today
  GM trials at Rothamsted Research - Society of Biology
  GM wheat scientists at Rothamsted make plea to protesters - BBC News
  Opinion piece on GM - The Daily Mail
  Respect the need to experiment with GM crops - New Scientist
  Rothamsted scientists appeal to protect their experiment - The Independent
  Rothamsted scientists appeal to protect their experiment - The Guardian
  Rothamsted scientists appeal to protect their experiment - The Telegraph
  Rothamsted scientists appeal to protect their experiment - The Times Higher Education
  Rothamsted scientists appeal to protect their experiment - The Daily Mail
  Scientists in plea to GM protesters - Yahoo! News UK & Ireland
  Scientists in plea to gm protesters - Scottish Daily Express
  Scientists in plea to GM protesters - Borehamwood and Elstree Times
  Scientists urge protestors not to trash GM trials - Farmers Guardian
  Spring barley at the right stage for herbicide - Irish Independent
  Wheat protest group agrees debate - Luton Today
1 May    AudioCould the new generation of genetically-modified plants offer real benefits for our health and environment? - BBC Radio 4: Costing the Earth
  In search of better cereal crops - Farmers Guardian
30 April  Keeping science connected. A view from the Brazilian agricultural frontier. John Lucas reports. - Global Food Security
  Orange wheat blossom midge resistance for easier crop management - Farming UK
27 April  BYDV = yellow crops = plan ahead - Farm Business
26 April  Do biofuels have a sustainable future? - Responding to Climate Change
25 April  Arable innovations to showcase at Cereals - Farming UK
  Organic farming is rarely enough: Conventional agriculture gives higher yields under most conditions - Nature
  Plant perfumes woo beneficial bugs - Farming UK
24 April  Research sparks new approach to cereal disease - Farmers Weekly
  Science and industry club together to deliver better crops - BBSRC Food Security
  Science and industry join to research crops - Farming UK
23 April  Perfumed plants allure beneficial bacteria to their roots - University of Sheffield
  Planting delay will bring seed crops under early aphid pressure - Farm Business
  Rainfall buys time for weed control in beet - Farmers Guardian
21 April  Leading food industry figure calls for GM rethink - Farmers Guardian
  Monitoring aphid resistance to neonicotinoids in-field - Farmers Guardian
20 April  Cost-effective soil sampling strategies - Farmers Guardian
19 April  Food safety and the fungicide threat: pulp fiction or fact? - Food Processing Technology
18 April  Government's future cereal yield predictions questioned - Farming Life
17 April  Is it time we faced up to the reality of GM in modern world?l - This is Devon
    VideoMark Stevens finds virus yellows in sugar beet in Spain - Farmers Weekly
14 April  The pest defence - Herald Scotland
13 April  Government's Chief Scientific Adviser describes Rothamsted’s work on aphid resistant GM Wheat as "amazing" with "a real potential to reduce pesticide use" - Farmers Weekly
12 April  VIDEO: Alarm pheromone flushes out aphids - Farmers Weekly
11 April  Scientist talks about GM crop trials - St Albans and Harpenden Review
  Sugar beet growers warned on herbicide limits - Farmers Weekly
  Time to give GM trials a fair chance? - This is Devon (also several other thisis sites)
10 April    AudioThe future of genetically modified food, featuring Professor Huw Jones - London Bureau of The Voice of Russia
9 April  Evidence of aphid activity during mild winter as signs of BYDV appear - Farmers Guardian
  Rothamsted GM wheat trials: A farmer's view - Farmers Weekly
8 April  Working towards a more proactive protection policy for resistance development - Farmers Weekly
4 April  Timing is key for sugar beet weed control in dry conditions - Farmers Weekly
2 April  Latest newsletter available to Rothamsted Research Association (RRA) members, highlights the development and current status of insecticide resistance in the peach - potato aphid Myzus persicae and tries to predict future trends - Rothamsted Research Association
30 March  Children's 1933 letters to Rothamsted Director brought back to life thanks to film - Evesham Observer
29 March  A renaissance in GM - The Independent
  Early aphid alert issued - Farmers Guardian
  Exploiting the smell of genetically modified fear - BBC News
    AudioJohn Pickett on the aphid wheat trial. Item starts at 2h 48m 41s. - BBC Radio 4: Today
  Peppermint gene in GM wheat could mean no parking for greenfly - Earth Times
  Rothamsted' s GM aphid resistant wheat - The Telegraph
  Rothamsted' s GM aphid resistant wheat - The Guardian
  Rothamsted' s GM aphid resistant wheat in The Independent - The Independent
  Sweet smell of success for GM crop researchers - The Scotsman
    AudioThe GM wheat which scares off aphids by smell, being trialled by UK scientists. Item starts at 7m 12s. - BBC Radio 4: Farming today
28 March  'Whiffy' wheat 'new pest control' - Yahoo! News UK & Ireland
  Anti-insect wheat trials launched - BBC News
  GM wheat trial begins amid high security - Farmers Weekly
  GM wheat which repels aphids is planted at Rothamsted - Farmers Guardian
    AudioJohn Pickett on the Drive show, taking about the aphid wheat trial. Item starts at 9m 7s. - BBC Three Counties Radio
  Rothamsted' s GM aphid resistant wheat - The Daily Mail
  Trials start of GM wheat that terrifies aphids - Reuters
27 March  Can you help in a Rothamsted Research project on pollen beetle risk forecasting?
23 March  Rothamsted 's work to create healthy oils - Financial Times
22 March  Aphids are expected early but virus risk to sugar beet is low - Farmers Guardian
21 March  Be vigilant for first signs of pollen beetle - Farmers Guardian
19 March  Positive GM survey backs Bill Gates' view - Food and drink manufacturing news
17 March  Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Conventional, Organic, Reduced till and Integrated farming systems compared - Simple Climate Blog
16 March  Rothamsted Scientists make a significant discovery on how Gibberellin effects plant fertility and floral organ growth - Plant Cell
15 March  North Wyke School Science Fair 2012
13 March  Can GM make food healthier? - The Daily Express
  EU attacked after GM rule relaxation hits deadlock - Farmers Weekly
  GM foods are becoming more appealing as health benefits become clearer - Wales Online
  Model could reduce excess pollen beetle sprays - Farmers Weekly
  Modifying foods and health - The Guardian
9 March  Storm of spider silk drapes Wagga Wagga - Discovery News
7 March  Sugar beet yield broken - Farmers Weekly
1 March  Scotland’s James Hutton Institute shares in £7 million cereals project - Biotechnology in Dundee
29 February  Increase in oilseed rape area to blame for rising beet cyst nematodes numbers - Farmers Weekly
28 February  New research links crop disease and climate change
  NFU Sugar launches second young growers initiative - Farmers Weekly
27 February  Ivan Hoo and Sniffer Bees - UKStartUp
  Meet the techno-greens - Responding to Climate Change
24 February    VideoRothamsted on BBC Daily Politics – modern genetic modification of food and "Green GM". Item starts at 21 mins. - BBC Daily Politics
23 February  Studying Link Between Crop Disease And Climate Change - Eurasia Review
16 February  Bill Clark to join NIAB - Farming UK
14 February  Beet the Best: Crop losses and clamp design stump growers - Farmers Weekly
12 February  Resource management in ant colonies may have lessons for politicians and economists - Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
10 February  In depth: Crops' guide to soil organic matter - Farmers Weekly
  Sentry Conference: Farmers face up to The Necessity for Change - East Anglian Daily Times
  The importance of organic matter in soil health – an in-depth guide - Farmers Weekly
9 February  Tapping new energy from plant fiber: new R&D - Biofuels Digest
7 February    VideoCan GM crop technologies work with agronomy and agro-ecology to provide real world benefits?
A European view (short video).
- EuropaBio
3 February  New report says biofuels will add £100bn to fuel bills - Responding to Climate Change
31 January  New rhizo resistance-breaking strain spreads into north Norfolk - Farmers Guardian
  Planning to benefit from beet breeding developments - Farmers Guardian
  Resistant Myzus persicae aphid threatens virus yellows control - Farmers Guardian
  Scientists discover genes to better grass to energy production - Biofuels International
  Wild beet offers a new disease control path - Farmers Guardian
30 January  Aggressive rhizomania spreads to North Norfolk - Farmers Weekly
  Tight rotations have an impact on OSR yields - Farmers Weekly
29 January    AudioMark Stevens at the British Beet Research Organisation Winter Conference 2012. Item starts at 8m 23s. - BBC Lincolnshire
28 January  Bright future for East Anglia’s beet growers - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press
25 January    AudioBill Gates on the importance of research into agriculture. Item starts at 1h 33m 15s. - BBC Radio 4: Today
24 January  New BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnerships
23 January  Don't ignore benefits of GM, says chief scientist - Farmers Weekly
14 January  Bed bugs: A new debugger. How to get rid of bloodsucking insects - The Economist
12 January  Can Politicians learn lessons from how ant colonies allocate food?
  Rothamsted's science collaboration with Brazil - BBSRC
9 January  Rothamsted Scientist invited to speak at first ever ICC India grain conference - Food & Beverage News
6 January  Cultivating collaboration: AGRI-net examines food, fibre and fuel requirements of an ever-increasing population - Royal Society of Chemistry
4 January  Rothamsted building "New frontiers in food security" between Brazil and the UK - BBSRC Food Security