Lincolnshire farm breaks new ground with first English olive harvest
A Lincolnshire farm is redefining what can be grown in the UK as it completes the first harvest from…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #MediterraneanOliveOil #OliveOil #Britishagriculture #Climateadaptation #cropdiversification #Lincolnshirefarming #Mediterranean #Olive
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2429566/lincolnshire-farm-breaks-new-ground-with-first-english-olive-harvest/
Paper of the week - week 42:
Bančič et al. 2021
Modeling Illustrates That Genomic Selection Provides New Opportunities for Intercrop Breeding
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.605172/full
#benediktspapersoftheweek #CropDiversification #intercropping #PlantBreeding
Paper of the week - week 41:
Smulders et al., 2025
Resilience through diversity: The potential of modelling species and variety interactions to enhance resilience of production systems
Paper of the week - week 40:
Huan et al. 2024
Cultivar mixtures increase crop yields and temporal yield stability globally. A meta-analysis
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13593-024-00964-6
Field visit with #WUR colleagues at Vitalis (organic vegetable breeding branch od Enza Zaden today), close to Zutphen, The Netherlands.
Lots of research and breeding for strip cropping.
Crop diversification is crucial to Canadian resilience in a changing world
#Canada #Agriculture #CropDiversification #FoodSecurity #CanadianFarming #SustainableAgriculture #LocalFood #FarmersSupport #ClimateChange #SoilHealth #Farming #Crops #Tariffs
https://the-14.com/crop-diversification-is-crucial-to-canadian-resilience-in-a-changing-world/
Hello, my name is Benedikt Haug, and I am a researcher at the #PlantBreeding group of #WageningenUniversity. I will post here regularly on my work in breeding for biodiverse and resilient cropping systems, such as mixed cropping, strip cropping, agroforestry and agrivoltaics.
My main interests are in the role of the #PlantGenotype and its #Holobiont in...
#PlantBreeding #Agronomy #Agroecology #CropDiversification #Genetics #PlantPlantInteraction #PlantSoilInteraction #PlantMicrobiomeInteraction #NicheComplementarity #PlantCompetition #Facilitation #PlantCommunityEcology #RegenerativeAgriculture #OrganicAgriculture #MixedCropping #Intercropping #StripCropping #Agroforestry #Agrivoltaics
New study: #CropDiversification can help pollinators without taking land out of agricultural production, but only some #pollinator species may benefit. We highlight mechanisms on the spatial
and temporal #diversity of crops. Led by Thijs Fijen
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10980-024-02027-3
South Australian grape growers are facing another year of prices below production costs due to the wine industry downturn. However, with the world drinking less wine, a global olive oil shortage presents a new opportunity. Diversifying crops is key, and some growers are now turning to olive farming.
#Agriculture #WineIndustry #GrapeGrowers #OliveOil #CropDiversification #SouthAustralia #FarmingOpportunities
