News and Events

24 February 2022

Dr Emma Davies: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• The development of short food supply chains offers farmers opportunities to increase their consumer base and diversify their farm business.
• One of the most important principles of short food...

23 February 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Crops grown under structural protection can achieve more consistent and often higher yields and quality, as they have fewer environmental impacts to contend with
• Both glass greenhouses and polytunnels...

18 February 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Bracken is a significant pest problem across the UK and has been for many years
• Bracken outcompetes other vegetation reducing total biodiversity and impacting landscape usage potential for strategies...

9 February 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) may have an increasing interest as our available land for traditional growth strategies diminishes
• Extreme weather that impacts outdoor crops also adds benefits to CEA...

7 February 2022

Dr Emma Davies: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Growing pharmaceutical crops could be an innovative way to diversify a farm business.
• As pharmaceutical crops are grown for a specialist end market, identifying the buyer of the pharmaceutical...

2 February 2022

Dr Emma Davies: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Biological indicators can be used alongside physical and chemical tests to monitor soil quality.
• A thriving soil ecosystem, consisting of diverse communities of microorganisms and soil fauna is associated...

25 January 2022

Dr David Cutress and Dr Gwen Rees: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Cryptosporidium species pose a significant risk to both human and animal health and welfare
• These protozoan parasites can pass from animal to animal and animal...

24 January 2022

Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

Take home messages:

• Current rates of climate and environmental change present numerous challenges for food production systems.
• Ecosystems that are in a degraded state will be more susceptible to...

14 January 2022

Dr Emma Davies: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Small farmland management changes can produce significant benefits for bird populations.
• Supplementary winter feeding reduces winter bird mortality, however, whole ecosystem changes are needed to reverse bird population declines...

5 January 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Feeding plants through their leaves is common for a boost in some nutrients but not for the main limiting nutrient, nitrogen, in crops and pastures
• Crops have shown some...