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Transforming UK Food Systems: NIAB EMR joins consortium to create innovative Centre for Doctoral Training
16th October is World Food Day – and this year’s theme is ‘Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together.’ It seems a fitting day to announce that a consortium of nine UK universities and research institutes, led by the Natural Resources Institute of the … Continue reading
Funding offers greater grape-to-glass research support for wine sector
As the country’s vineyards harvest this year’s crop, Kent-based scientists are raising a glass after securing funding to create a Wine Innovation Centre and being joined by other industry experts. The team of viticulturists and scientists at NIAB EMR, together … Continue reading
New partnership to deliver innovative digital tools to boost viticulture sector
Horticultural research institute NIAB EMR has announced a digital solution, delivered by ABACO, to drive further quality improvements and profitability of the UK viticulture sector. The partnership between NIAB EMR and ABACO, Europe’s leading provider of software solutions for land … Continue reading
Crop damaging invasive pest trapped for first time in the UK
A shield bug responsible for decimating crops of apples, pears and soft fruit around the world, has been trapped for the first time in the UK. The invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) has been intercepted using a pheromone trap … Continue reading
Funding backs world-class horticultural industry in Kent
Plans for an Innovation Campus for horticulture in Kent have moved a major step forward after the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) agreed to back the project. The East Malling Advanced Technology Horticultural Zone (AHTZ) is one of three … Continue reading
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Transforming UK Food Systems: NIAB EMR joins consortium to create innovative Centre for Doctoral Training
16th October is World Food Day – and this year’s theme is ‘Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together.’ It seems a fitting day to announce that a consortium of nine UK universities and research institutes, led by the Natural Resources Institute of the … Continue reading
Funding offers greater grape-to-glass research support for wine sector
As the country’s vineyards harvest this year’s crop, Kent-based scientists are raising a glass after securing funding to create a Wine Innovation Centre and being joined by other industry experts. The team of viticulturists and scientists at NIAB EMR, together … Continue reading
New partnership to deliver innovative digital tools to boost viticulture sector
Horticultural research institute NIAB EMR has announced a digital solution, delivered by ABACO, to drive further quality improvements and profitability of the UK viticulture sector. The partnership between NIAB EMR and ABACO, Europe’s leading provider of software solutions for land … Continue reading
Crop damaging invasive pest trapped for first time in the UK
A shield bug responsible for decimating crops of apples, pears and soft fruit around the world, has been trapped for the first time in the UK. The invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) has been intercepted using a pheromone trap … Continue reading
Funding backs world-class horticultural industry in Kent
Plans for an Innovation Campus for horticulture in Kent have moved a major step forward after the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) agreed to back the project. The East Malling Advanced Technology Horticultural Zone (AHTZ) is one of three … Continue reading