News and Events

9 June 2021

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Livestock tracking is generally performed by on-animal collar or ear tag systems
• Extensive systems can specifically benefit from tracking livestock remotely due to the wide areas of land able...

4 June 2021

Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

Take home messages:

• Current land management approaches will need to change in order to meet the challenges associated with net zero emissions.
• This will include increasing land management practices...

3 June 2021

Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• In response to DEFRA’s consultation on the regulation of genetic technologies in English agriculture, gene editing (GE) has become a popular topic of conversation.
• GE encompasses a variety of...

21 May 2021

Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

Take home messages:

• Natural capital is the part of nature that delivers goods and services of value to human societies.
• Increasingly, the value of natural capital is being incorporated...

20 May 2021

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Sustainable agriculture looks to maintain production whilst reducing detrimental outputs but can mean different things to different people
• For agriculture to be sustainable it must balance economic, social and...

12 May 2021

Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Good quality colostrum given in the right time frame and of the correct volume is essential for any newborn animal, containing vital antibodies, fat and protein.
• Significant variation in...

28 April 2021

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Technological advancement is undergoing rapid and continual development within the agricultural sector
• Technologies are moving towards more environmental considerations as a new focus for the sector as a whole ...

21 April 2021

Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• The environmental issues and emerging resistance to pesticides has prompted the consideration of alternative strategies, including biological agents.
• Toxins from bacteria have been incorporated into biopesticide formulations as efficient, specific...

15 April 2021

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Regenerative agriculture aims to shift away from productivity and sustaining outputs towards the four R’s, renewal, recovery, replacement and repair of ecosystems.
• Many farmers already use individual regenerative practices...

14 April 2021

Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

Take home messages:

• Mixed grazing systems can increase ruminant production potential
• Grazing multiple species of herbivore either simultaneously or consecutively can increase pasture usage efficiency and reduce parasite burdens
• This...