YEN Awards 2018 - UK farmer defies science with his high yielding rye crop in the 2018 drought YEN Awards 2018 - UK farmer defies science with his high yielding rye crop in the 2018 drought ADAS Kirsty Castree / 21 November 2018 0 1116 The Yield Enhancement Network Competition attracted more entrants than ever in 2018. At the YEN Awards Conference on Thursday 22nd November top yields were around 16 t/ha for cereals and over 6 t/ha for oilseeds and, despite the drought,... Read more
TWIG JOINS THE RSK GROUP TWIG JOINS THE RSK GROUP ADAS Jessica Sparkes / 08 November 2018 0 519 ADAS parent company, RSK Group Ltd, today announced that it has acquired Twig Trading Ltd (Twig), a habitat management company specialising in ground maintenance, ecological contracting and solar farm maintenance. The Kent-based ecological... Read more
Showcase on ADAS #CropResearch Showcase on ADAS #CropResearch Jessica Sparkes Jessica Sparkes / 18 October 2018 0 5146 ADAS delivers applied research and knowledge transfer, focusing on the development of sustainable and profitable crop production systems. This includes the implementation of pest, disease and weed management strategies, improving arable and... Read more
New EU funding to boost crop yields with farmer centric yield testing ideas New EU funding to boost crop yields with farmer centric yield testing ideas ADAS Kirsty Castree / 13 June 2018 0 944 Yield Enhancement Network goes from strength to strength! The Yield Enhancement Network (YEN), set up to foster farmer, researcher and industry collaboration to find innovative ways to boost crop yields, has been awarded new funding to test... Read more
Drill for Yield – optimising plant populations and tiller number in cereal crops Drill for Yield – optimising plant populations and tiller number in cereal crops ADAS Kirsty Castree / 07 June 2018 0 1251 ADAS has recently been awarded funding from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development for a new project called Drill for Yield. The project will produce a tool to help farmers maximise yield by optimising plant population and... Read more
Grass and herbal leys farm network Grass and herbal leys farm network ADAS Kirsty Castree / 31 May 2018 0 996 In February 2018, ADAS, AHDB and Defra launched the Grass and herbal leys farm network. Read more
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