Technology

An international consortium of academic and commercial seed companies from the USA, Canada, Europe and Israel have mapped the entire set of genes which make up canola (oilseed rape).

There is currently much talk about the benefits of regenerative agriculture and a research project is now looking at how the approach could be adopted on large commercial beef farms. Katie Jones and Hannah Park report.

A new £12 million research and development fund, Farming Innovation Pathways, has been announced by Defra and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Long established land drainage contractor Farm Services has seen renewed interest in the benefits of its services, as soil health continues to gain greater significance on farmers’ agendas. Jane Carley reports.

An ongoing English consultation into gene editing has stirred up a mixed reaction from industry, but behind this is a technology poised to accelerate genetic gain in existing breeding programmes according

Hunt Forest Group has announced an agreement to acquire neighbouring John Deere dealership C Smart Agricultural Services, in line with Deere’s ‘dealer of tomorrow strategy’.

A research project to tackle bovine mastitis is being launched by the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast.

A post-Brexit Oxford at the start of 2021 would have made for endless entertainment watching the reaction of conference attendees to George Eustice’s gene editing consultation unveiling.

Genetically edited crops have long been talked about in the arable sector, but growers could be one step closer to having them in their fields, following the launch of the Government’s consultation.

James Bailey, executive director at Waitrose, has said he suspects customers of the premium retailer will not want to buy gene-edited food.