What does seeding in south Iceland look like? Here's a long video about it, something for you lo-till enthusiasts: youtube.com/watch?v=VkvqjE…

Great day at Niab Cambridge today to see official seed testing and field trials for new crop varieties Defra UK APHA

Can't escape open day season without a few gail force winds and rain.

📢 Niab has awarded its 2025 Variety Cup at #Cereals2025 to the winter oat Mascani, honouring the variety’s longevity, dominance and success over 21 years in the UK marketplace. 👏 Bred by IBERS - Aber and marketed by Senovaltd in the UK, is highly favoured by the milling

Survived another cracking Cereals Event 🌾 Niab ❤️

Wooooo Mascani! We ❤️ oats 🥣

Yesterday @cerealsevent we awarded the 2025 Niab Variety Cup to the winter oat Mascani, honouring the variety’s longevity, dominance and success over 21 years in the UK marketplace ➡️ ow.ly/39tx50W8Wwr @senovaltd IBERS - Aber

Just a reminder that Israel’s government doesn’t want peace

Great to be Goldcrop in East Cork to talk about Yr15 and implications for yellow rust management for Irish growers. As usual brought a younger sibling with me, to see will she take to farming 🤣👩‍🌾👩‍🔬

'Fairly practical for a pathologist' might be the greatest compliment a man has ever given me 😍😍😍👩‍🔬 #OpenDayBanter

Happening now at #ICRPMC2025 Charlotte Nellist Charlotte Nellist of Niab reports the 1st confirmed breakdown of Yr15 resistance in the UK. New pathotypes of yellow rust are overcoming this key gene in widely grown wheat varieties and raising major concerns for resistance durability

A hugely enjoyable few days learning from John Dunne Teagasc Tillage Team Goldcrop Aoife O' Driscoll 🧫🧬🦠 LimagrainWheat and celebrating 40 years of Goldcrop’s business growth and commitment to Irish Agriculture

.Niab Morley open day today in 30 degree heat 🌞. All things rust, antimicrobial resistance and ergot! 🦠🌾

I'm not used to seeing snakes, after St Patrick drove them out of my homeland 100s of years ago🇮🇪 ☘️🐍, so was buzzing to see this fine specimen on the Niab trial ground. Big #Biodiversity tick box 🌲🌿🌻✅

Fab world food hour at Niab today with over 20 different cuisines. 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇦🇪🇨🇮🇸🇪🇫🇷🇵🇰🇫🇮🇪🇹🇧🇪🇹🇭🇲🇽🇵🇭🇮🇳

Feeling all zen and reconnected with my inner pathologist after some cool damp weather and proper disease in Ireland 🧘‍♀️

Wow! Perfect weather for visiting the country’s first commercial olive grove (and the most northerly olive grove in the world) - great effort and huge commitment from the Hoyles family ⁦David Hoyles⁩ ⁦Farmers Weekly⁩

High levels Gout Fly in late drilled and spring wheat across south of England. Peel flag leaf back from ears that haven't emerged or elongated fully and chances are there'll be feeding damage. Yield loss depends on timing and other stress. 2nd generation could be big problem!

Insecticide resistance in the English grain aphid Sitobion avenae has no impact on luteovirus transmission efficiency: bsppjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… #OpenAccess

Wheat’s Defenses Breached: New Strain of Yellow Rust Overcomes Key Resistance Gene Across Europe Niab Gates Foundation bgri.cornell.edu/wheats-defense…