Press Releases
Clarkson’s Farm’s Cheerful Charlie discusses ‘The Farm of the Future’ at the Warwickshire Rural Hub’s first major farmer conference
The future of farming has been highlighted at the Warwickshire Rural Hub’s inaugural major farming conference.
‘Preparing for the Farm of the Future: What Will It Look Like?’ was hosted at the University of Warwick’s Innovation Campus Stratford-upon-Avon this week (12th March), with speakers including ‘Cheerful Charlie’ from Clarkson’s Farm – the popular Amazon Prime series.
University of Warwick's bean grower Andy Ward grapples with impacts of torrential rain
Lincolnshire farmer Andy Ward, known for cultivating the first British Baked Beans in partnership with University of Warwick scientist Eric Holub, is facing a harsh reality as standing waters inundate his farmlands.
He said, "There's nothing we can do when the fields are underwater."
The University of Warwick celebrates the successful harvest of "GODIVA" and ‘OLIVIA’ – two novel dry beans inspired by local cultural history.
Researchers at the University of Warwick have been working on ways to help UK farmers better serve public health using seed, soil and British sunshine. GODIVA is a blonde-coloured dry bean similar in size to a red kidney bean and named after the historical Coventry noblewoman, Lady Godiva. OLIVIA is a black bean named after a character from Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
National Organic Month: The University of Warwick’s pioneering research into low-input farming from the crop centre
During National Organic Month, the University of Warwick's Crop Centre takes a pioneering stance in the realm of low-input farming, shedding light on the concept of 'organic farming.'
The first British Baked Beans could be on the breakfast menu thanks to University of Warwick research
A pioneering project is set produce haricot beans, better known as classic-baked bean, in the UK for the first time.
£1.5m Crop Research Centre opens at University of Warwick
A facility using gene-editing technology to improve quality, resilience and sustainability of vegetable crops has opened at the University of Warwick.