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3 April 2023

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Circularising energy on farms could reduce costs and greenhouse gasses and even generate revenue, or valuable by-products
• Technologies for producing energy for circular use on farms include those which...

21 December 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Circular systems and economies aim to improve efficiencies whilst reducing waste by recycling, reusing and refurbishing materials and energy throughout production
• Within agriculture, many production aspects are amenable to...

25 October 2022

20 October 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Seaweeds have long had suggested benefits for agricultural use
• Research suggests green seaweeds to be beneficial for soil/plant amendments and red seaweeds to have some potential for animal feeds...

27th of September 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Silicate and carbonate reactions could offer a route for long-term carbon storage
• Whilst issues surround carbonate minerals, silicates, like basalt rock, appear more promising
• Applying crushed silicates to agricultural...

27/09/2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University

• The development of synthetic nitrogen (N) production allowed a boom in agricultural yields and population growth worldwide
• Whilst N is growth-limiting, it is regularly applied at levels where less than half is...

22 August 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Symbiotic fungi mycorrhiza have important interactions with many plant species
• Mycorrhiza, in optimal conditions, can improve plant growth with fewer inputs, improve soils and protect from weeds, insects, contamination...

2 August 2022

Louis Gray, University of the West of England & Dr William Stiles, Aberystwyth University.

Take home messages:

• Increasing levels of CO₂ in the atmosphere are expected to change the nutritional composition of plants, and...

22 June 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Woodland creation is a core consideration for both UK and global greenhouse gas mitigation strategies and is set to increase in the foreseeable future
• Despite the environmental benefits of...

16 March 2022

Dr Richard Kipling: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• The potential to earn income from carbon trading is increasingly a factor of interest to land managers
• However, numerous factors can influence the potential for carbon sequestration, and accurately...