pathogen

Hi all, Looking for a risk assessment specific to TB testing cattle, to satisfy an insurance company. Any links appreciated Thanks

Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland An extra £2.35 million in funding has been allocated for the research of diseases spread by mosquitoes and ticks. The additional funding for the vector-borne diseases (VBD) was announced today (Tuesday, May 16) by the Animal and Plant Health...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The connection between plants and the rhizosphere is an area of huge interest to scientists. CPM learns how understanding these interactions may lead to the introduction of beneficial root traits on crop plants. By Heather Briggs...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Septoria tritici is the most important and damaging foliar disease on winter wheat crops grown in the UK and Ireland. The pathogen acts to reduce green leaf area for photosynthesis. It causes significant yield loss every year. It also affects grain...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Net blotch, which can result in yield losses of up to 40%, has been identified in winter barley crops in the UK and Ireland. The disease, which according to the Agriculture, Horticulture and Development Board (AHDB) can cause typical yield losses of...

Late blight disease caused by Phytophthora infestans. - Photo: Misset WUR researcher Daniel Moñino-López made a breakthrough in fighting late bligh disease. With the gene editing technology CRISPR/Cas, he made potato plants resistant to late blight disease caused by Phytophthora infestans...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The pathogen causing yellow rust has been changing its virulence profiles faster than you can say ‘variety resistance’ of late. CPM was at the UKCVPS stakeholder event last month to find out the status quo between winter wheat varieties...

Annual cases have gone from around ten a year to forty bTB in humans now accounts for 8% of all TB cases and in the South West it's a higher proportion The health service stopped giving BCG vaccine routinely in 2005 Bristol University is conducting a free test and triall study ...

Growers and researchers have joined forces to add scientific rigour to the art of compost making in a bid to improve yields, soil, and plant health. It is widely accepted that compost can help capture carbon, retain nutrients, and reduce the dependence on bought-in fertiliser by improving the...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Navigating disease control with an ever-declining chemical armoury is a challenge for many, so could leaning on historic natural options be beneficial in bolstering crop protection? CPM looks at the innovation behind two naturally-derived...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF The early bird catches the worm – so the saying goes, and this is no truer than when applied to getting ahead of disease in cereal crops. CPM explores how targeted early season agronomy can make all the difference. By Melanie Jenkins...

Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF A relatively warm and dry February saw field work resume in earnest. With yellow rust already at uncomfortable levels in some regions and the T0 timing on the horizon, CPM gathers thoughts on disease control at a roundtable event hosted by...

Does anyone believe anything that the mainstream media report around covid to be true? I’ve been pretty sceptical of the whole thing from the start, ie it’s origins and real impact, the measures used to control its spread, and especially the experimental gene therapy injections. There do seem...

Written by Matt Hopkins from Precision Ag OmniVis, which makes hand-held devices to detect pathogens, will use the funding to launch a field pilot. The post Purdue Ag-Celerator Fund Invests $100,000 in Pathogen Detection Company appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative. Continue reading on...

Saba Amir, IBERS, Aberystwyth University. Since the ban on the use of in-feed antibiotic growth promoters, gut health has been the focus of animal nutrition to improve performance and reduce the burden of enteric diseases A number of different feed additives, pre, probiotics and synbiotics...

Brazilian beef banned in China...... let me guess that we'll import thousands of tonnes without issue because it's cheap and we need cheap food.

A rapid test to identify two of the most damaging diseases in barley before they’re visible will be launched in March. The SwiftDetect test from Microgenetics has already proved to be invaluable in identifying diseases such as Septoria in wheat and the team has now developed new tests to...

Can anyone tell me much about this Heritage variety? Is it a winter or spring variety? Where can I buy a small quantity of seed from? 200 kg would be enough for now. The probable future use would be for distilling.

Hi all, I work for Sony in AgriTech and we're looking to host a focus group with arable farmers (winter wheat farmers) at our HQ in Basingstoke, Hampshire. The aim is to have a discussion around the issue of yellow rust and the challenge it presents currently. We will also demonstrate our...

Heys guys, in search of ideas for our farm project I found this and I thought it was pretty interesting. It's like a straw pack but instead cow are laying on a huge mattress and a robot is scraping it. What you guys think of it, anybody ever saw that before?