Tillage
Scientists at the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (Niab have welcomed the entry into law of a new UK precision plant breeding act
Europe’s first gene-edited wheat and barley crop trials, to be held on conventional farms, will soon get underway in the UK.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the 60th anniversary of the official opening of the Crops' Research Centre at Oak Park, Co Carlow.
Future EU policy making, where the development of plant genetics is concerned, has been the subject of two recent public consultations
The European Union (EU) looks set to recognise and endorse the use of new plant breeding technologies as a matter of some priority.
The European Commission has proposed legislation to allow new genomic techniques (NGT) to be used in the EU to alter the genetics of plants.
Tillage News
There is a growing expectation that plant breeding will be to the fore in delivering sustainability for the Irish tillage sector.
Wheat varieties with improved drought resilience may soon be grown in fields across the globe, following an exciting scientific discovery.
Rothamsted scientists have found a new way to switch on dormant plant genes, one which does not require the insertion of foreign DNA.
The Crops 2030 report stated that GPS technology was among the most popular used by tillage farmers.
The Government's recent decision on GMO restrictions could consign Irish agriculture to the "scrapheap of history", UCC scientists warn.
