Second report from the TMAF Flux Towers monitoring carbon
In her second report on the carbon monitoring underway in Morley sugar beet, Dr Georgina Barrett of BBRO explains what has been going well so far– and not so well – in this field.
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Improving barley as a sustainable, healthy wholegrain food crop
Nupur Tailor’s TMAF funded PhD is looking at the beta-glucan levels in different barley germplasm with the aim of increasing the levels in the already established spring barley cultivars in the UK using multi-disciplinary approaches including crop management, trait introgression, and gene editing.
Not all soil carbon is equal
Louisa Moor’s TMAF funded soil science PhD will aim to explore soil health and carbon storage under regenerative compared to conventional agricultural management.
New arrivals: the Morley Flux Towers
Visitors to Morley and people who live locally are noticing a new arrival in one of our fields. Dr Georgina Barrett, the research scientist from BBRO overseeing the project hosted and funded by TMAF, describes what’s going on, why and how.
Next update on TMAF-supported beet virus yellow resistance research
Suzannah Harder, Postgraduate Researcher, discusses how she is investigating a little bit deeper into the varieties of sugar beet being developed to combat virus yellows, and how they perform with different strains of the virus that we find on farm.
New TMAF-supported PhD students start their training
TMAF is supporting five new PhD students. TMAF Board member Dr Steve Rawsthorne met all five PhD students as they begin their training in October 2022.
Can a smart phone app help you measure on farm soil aggregate stability?
David Clarke, who carries out research at Morley, joined the throngs at the world’s biggest gathering of soil professionals and enthusiasts. He has returned inspired to try out a time-saving new soil science smartphone app a try and invites others to do the same.
TMAF helps develop next agricultural scientists
The hunt is on for ambitious young researchers who want to make a positive difference to UK agriculture.
Trying to improve our Nitrogen Use Efficiency
TMAF’s Morley Farm is assessing Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) in wheat and spring barley to try to improve yields with less damage to the environment.
Weather or not to farm: meet our new Morley monitoring station
New weather monitoring at TMAF’s Morley Farm is providing interesting data for today and useful comparisons with previous times.