June 12, 2019

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New 'early warning system' finds blackgrass evolving resistance to glyphosate - Researchers develop way to predict risk of resistance before it occurs in the field

June 4, 2019

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Foods enhanced with proven health benefits not making it to consumers quckly enough - Tools for tackling global epidemics of malnutrition, obesity and their associated health problems are stuck in ‘development limbo’, says GM expert

May 31, 2019

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Not all weeds are equal - New research shows wildlife refuges on farms need careful placement if they aren't to be overrun with the wrong type of weeds

May 24, 2019

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Rothamstedt Research to collaborate with BASF on sustainable agriculture - Long-term collaboration will combine expertise and support future scientists with a focus on research into sustainable agriculture and soil health

BASF collaborates with Rothamsted Research on sustainable agriculture

May 9, 2019

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United Kingdom - GM field trials approved - Five-year project will investigate field performance of plants making heart healthy oils

April 29, 2019

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New human health trial shows plant produced omega-3 fats are just as effective nutritionally as fish oil

April 24, 2019

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How fungi "taste" wheat could hold key in crop disease fight - Exploring how the hazardous FHB-causing fungus senses its surroundings during infections could help scientists give it a good licking

April 4, 2019

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PhD opportunities for the next generation of agricultural research scientists for Africa

February 22, 2019

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United Kingdom - Earthworm research sprust farmers to act - Mixed findings from first comprehensive worm survey of England's farmland.

February 8, 2019

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Rothamstedt Research applies to run new GM field trials - Permission sought from Defra to run a series of trials using genetically modified Camelina plants.

February 6, 2019

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United Kingdom - Calling all farmers: do you want to test your own theories? Thought up, co-designed, and run by farmers, all selected FarmInn projects will receive up to £3000

January 25, 2019

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Rothamsted Research convenes an international group of experts to help it evaluate the quality of its science and assess the benefits of its research.

December 19, 2018

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Gene edited food imports into the European Union will be almost impossible to spot - The scientist responsible for the only public trial of a gene edited crop in Europe has said the EU decision to reclassify the plants as GM will cause a regulatory nightmare for food standard agencies

And here is to the next 175 years at Rothamstedt Research - As this landmark year comes to an end, our Head of Communications, James Clarke looks back on an eventful 12 months, as well as a peek into what the future might hold for farming

November 16, 2018

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Future wheat harvests very vulnerable to disease, warn experts - Within two years a virus outbreak will likely hit European yields, leading to a hike in food prices across the continent.

October 24, 2018

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Scientists united to szafeguard precisoin breeding - Appeal comes in the wake of the European Court of Justice’s ruling that regulation of the technology should fall under existing GMO laws

October 17, 2018

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United Kinngdom - Teen survey reveals attitudes towards food and farming - Research reveals that despite teenagers feeling disconnected from farming, many of today’s young people are interested in how their food is produced and science’s role within that

September 13, 2018

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Call for clarity after EU ruling on gene-edited crops - An open letter, signed by leading research institutions, universities, plant breeders, crop agronomy companies and biotech multinationals, is delivered to Defra Secretary

August 17, 2018

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One giant leap for wheat - A major international research collaboration has revealed what makes wheat tick, promising discoveries to combat disease and produce higher yields more sustainably in tough conditions.

August 13, 2018

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VOX pops cereal challenge - A popular technique for studying genes from different organisms plus a new carrier to transfer them to plants have yielded a powerful tool for understanding crops better

July 30, 2018

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Viewpoint: Setback for gene editing - Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that a crop whose performance has been altered by a modern genome technique must pass the same checks as GM crops that include foreign genes

June 25, 2018

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Innovation fast-track - Rothamsted Research launches a collaborative programme of accelerated innovation that draws on European funding to develop research ideas from the agri-tech sector into new industries

June 22, 2018

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First step to lasting wheat health - Long-term trials at Rothamsted Research have confirmed how the devastating take-all root fungus of cereal crops can be contained by careful choice of the varieties grown

June 18, 2018

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United Kingdom - Multi-million pound boost for crop resilience - New funding to develop scientific breakthroughs in crop research and innovation

May 22, 2018

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Crop immunisation can root out take-all fungus - Natural use of biology to control disease in crops is the Holy Grail of agriculture, and a team of young researchers has found a way of easing cereals’ risks from a deadly root pathogen

May 18, 2018

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United Kingdom - Where GM meets GE - A new field trial of genetically modified Camelina, announced today by Defra, will be accompanied by one of the world’s first field trials of a genome-edited crop

May 17, 2018

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Food security and health: revenge of the nasty fungi - Knowledge of fungal disease in agriculture emphasises a "global collapse" in the ability of chemicals to control pathogenic fungi that threaten human health as well as food security

May 15, 2018

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Rothamsted Archive : Prized data, free and open to all - Progress to benefit modern sustainable agriculture, agroecology and the environment relies on earlier investigations in the field, and those going back 175 years offer a treasure trove

April 20, 2018

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The good, the bad and their fortuitous differences - Researchers have exposed weak spots in a fungal pathogen that wrecks crops by comparing it with a genetically similar fungus that yields mycoprotein for human consumption