Farming Futures

1: Strike a pose - bringing crop analysis into the 21st Century with automated field phenomics https://t.co/rzGz59dGyc @TGAC @JohnInnesCentre
2: Balancing greenhouse gas and agricultural production targets on Irish Farms https://t.co/pO0DjIxlz3 @AFBI_NI
3: Bioenergy integrated in the bio-based economy crucial to meet climate targets https://t.co/bHPzmzgChN @KTN_Bioscience
4: Some implications of Brexit for UK agricultural environmental policy https://t.co/waVQrbaBND @cretweeting
5: True cost estimate helps organic cause https://t.co/SWLhGGPBya
6: Sustainable oil production via fast pyrolysis of low input high diversity biomass https://t.co/cr5XyJMjtz @ibers_aber
7: RT @UKconservation: How can farming work in harmony with conservation? Share your ideas with us on Thursday #revitalisecons #twitterchat https://t.co/0emGVpsdUs
8: Rotational grazing key to optimising production on Perthshire farm https://t.co/QPm3gmipQd
9: How do soil bacteria affect agriculture and global climate? https://t.co/lN33IrJ09Q @Rothamsted
10: RT @RuSource: The latest RuSource Daily! https://t.co/dsDmOIEDh1 Thanks to @ADASGroup

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Agrimetrics: focussing on 3 strategic priorities

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Ruth Wonfor: IBERS, Aberystwyth University ~ 26th Sep 2016 ~ 7am

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ScienceDaily ~ 23rd Sep 2016 ~ 2pm

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Improving soil biology for better yields Designed for Farmers and others within agriculture who want a better understanding of soil biology, its...

ARTIS Training ~ 23rd Sep 2016 ~ 8am