The National Institute of Agricultural Botany’s new visitor centre in Cambridge has been short-listed for an international ‘green’ construction award.
With a roof covered by living plants and photo-voltaic cells, rainwater harvesting, automatic ventilation, biomass boiler and a zero carbon construction, the Sophi Taylor Building has some of the most outstanding green building credentials in the UK.
Four UK crop science students have each been awarded a £3,000 bursary by NIAB for outstanding achievement in their studies.
Laura Bishop, Charles Garrard, Lauren Hladun and Tom Pope are winners of this year’s ASSET (Agricultural Science Student Education Training) prize, a joint initiative between NIAB and four leading crop science universities; Reading, Harper Adams, Newcastle and Nottingham.
NIAB has appointed Hamish Mulcock as its Technical Manager for Certification within the Agricultural Crop
Characterisation team.
A potato modelling system, which forecasts yield and tuber size, has won the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) and Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) Practice with Science Award. Developed by NIAB CUF, the tool can supply valuable data to the entire potato supply chain, to aid both in-field and processing practices as well as reporting.
Four students studying for a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Agriculture at Easton and Otley College have won the 2013 Countrywide NIAB Agronomy Cup competition.
Do you know your apical scur from your lower glume beak? Or whether a ventral furrow hair is present or absent? Due to high demand NIAB has added a second Cereal Crop Inspectors (Part 1) training course from 24th-27th February 2014 at NIAB Cambridge.
Become a qualified crop inspector and book your place now!
Improve your agronomy and crop management skills and knowledge with our classroom-based training courses available at locations across England, with bookings now being taken.
The NIAB National Agronomy Training courses are open to all, including non-members with discounts available for NIAB TAG members, and are suitable for agriculture students, farmers, agronomists and advisors.
The workshops include:
On Friday, October 11, a new Norwich - Cambridge Agri-Tech Cluster will be formally launched, helping to unlock millions of pounds and revolutionise agriculture.
The cluster is aimed at linking the world-class research capability within the two cities with the world class growing land and food and farming sectors in the adjacent rural areas.
