Recent Innovations in Agricultural Research

Researchers from Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales look at developments of direct relevance to farmers in the fields of grassland management, beef cattle genetics, upland farming and agroforestry.

Professor Rainer Roehe, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)
Rumen microbiome – a new selection criteria to reduce methane emissions and
improve feed efficiency in beef cattle

Professor Jim McAdam, Queens University Belfast
Agroforestry - trees on farms and carbon neutral livestock systems

Dr Mariecia Fraser, IBERS, Aberystwyth University
Elements of upland farming

Dr Sarah Morgan, Rothamsted Research
Grassland management and Innovative grazing strategies