Dr Louise Manning on a collective approach to food integrity
Dr Louise Manning writes about the need for a collective approach in ensuring integrity in the UK's food supply chain …
Read More →
Posted 7 November 2018
Thought for Food
Why fusarium risk is rising in wheat and how to manage it
Share
31 May 2018
Professor Simon Edwards writes for Farmers Weekly
With rising incidence of fusarium ear blight and changes to mycotoxin legal limits on the horizon, experts are advising wheat growers to adopt a more water-tight, integrated approach to minimising the problems in future seasons.
Fera started recording incidence of Fusarium ear blight symptoms in 1991 and since that point, there have been three seasons of severe infection: in 1998, 2007 and 2012 (see graph 1).
While there have been fluctuations after each disease explosion, levels have never returned to pre-epidemic heights and each has represented a step change in risk to the yield and quality of UK wheat crops.
Subscribe
Related Posts
Dr Louise Manning on a collective approach to food integrity
Dr Louise Manning writes about the need for a collective approach in ensuring integrity in the UK's food supply chain …
Read More →
Posted 7 November 2018
Where have all our insects gone?
Professor Simon Leather speaks to Observer Science Editor Robin McKieWhen Simon Leather was a student in the 1970s, he took a summer job as …
Read More →
Posted 17 June 2018
Health and Harmony: the future of UK Agriculture
On his blog (charlescowap.wordpress.com) Harper Adams University's Charles Cowap writes ahead of the deadline for responses …
Read More →
Posted 8 May 2018
The Gender Pay Gap – reflections from a woman in academia.
Louise Manning, Reader, on how we address the mobility of women of all ages into areas of the work environment that historically have not be …
Read More →
Posted 6 April 2018
- You are here
- News
- Blogs
- Thought for Food
Cookies on the Harper Adams University website
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the website. However, you can change your cookie settings at any time.