As Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) I get ample chance to visit the scientific “gems” of the UK. This has included notable visits to laboratories as varied as the National Nuclear Laboratories in …
I recently headed out to the end of the DLR line, past the towers of Canary Wharf to the low rise distribution units of Becton to visit Unit 84 - home of GrowUp Urban Farms, London’s first commercial aquaponics urban …
Our innovative Agri-tech Catalyst project, led by the Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO), is developing a “lure-and-kill” approach to manage agricultural pests. Currently blanket sprays of insecticide are used against the pea and bean weevil (Sitona lineatus) which attacks …
As I was brought up next door to a farm, I am always interested in new technologies and scientific advances of relevance to agriculture. As the UK's leading public funder of agri-food related research I am pleased that BBSRC has …
The farming landscape is changing significantly, and entering a new era of technological change to meet population growth, climate change, changing diets, and competition for resources. Smartphone applications can help farmers better manage chemical input, watering, and machinery. Unmanned aerial …
Picture the scene. It’s 2050 and there are 2 billion more people walking the planet than in 2015. In line with predicted need for food, global production has been upped and sectors such as aquaculture have expanded and intensified to …
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