Rothamsted Research

@Rothamsted

World's oldest agricultural research institute (established 1843). We develop environmentally sustainable solutions for food and energy production.

Harpenden, Hertfordshire, UK

Joined November 2009

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Rothamsted Research@Rothamsted · Nov 8

Meet Gwen 🐄 one of the residents of Britain's most-measured farm. She helps our scientists in Devon find out whether we can farm beef and dairy more sustainably. Watch part 1 of her new moo-vie now👇 Watch the full video: youtu.be/05HzQilaoV8 #STEMDay #farming #devon

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Nicola Spence CBE@plantchief · Jul 19

Recent visit to @Rothamsted to see the Broadbalk experiment and the spore and insect trapping

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Rothamsted Research@Rothamsted · 10 h

How do the microplastics in our bodies affect our health? ...and how can our long term experiments help inform the debate? bbc.com/future/article… via @BBC_Future

Rothamsted's tweet card. Microplastics have even been found inside our bones – but what impact are they having on our health? Here's everything we know about what they're doing to our bodies.

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Rothamsted Research@Rothamsted · Jul 24

A fabulous exhibit - was a great pleasure to be invited to the launch this morning and to see some of our our historic (and more recent!) artifacts on display...

SScience Museum@sciencemuseum · Jul 24

Our new free interactive exhibition, Future of Food, is now open! Exploring how food must change in the future to protect our planet and featuring objects ranging from cricket burgers to a bird-flu resistant chicken, be one of the first to experience this family-friendly summer…

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Rothamsted Research@Rothamsted · Jul 24

Great to welcome Shadow Chancellor and MP for Central Devon @MelJStride to our North Wyke Campus yesterday for a briefing on our research into climate resilient agriculture - pictured here with Science Director Adie Collins

Rothamsted's tweet image. Great to welcome Shadow Chancellor and MP for Central Devon @MelJStride to our North Wyke Campus yesterday for a briefing on our research into climate resilient agriculture - pictured here with Science Director Adie Collins

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Sci Envy@Scienvy · Jul 23

Rothamsted Research is the world's longest running agricultural research institution. This month, we are celebrating its rich historical legacy and world-leading research environment. @Rothamsted scienvy.co.uk/post/research-…

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AICC-UK@AICC1981 · Jul 19

How can farmers deal with resistant pests and diseases? The new Independent Agronomist Magazine looks at #IPM, traps, support tools, variety choices & other options to improve success rates. Take a look at this & other articles at aicc.org.uk/admin/resource… #independent #agronomy

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Rothamsted Research@Rothamsted · Jul 21

Is our food less nutritious than it used to be? The answer is complex, but higher yielding modern cereal varieties may have less dense nutrient profiles, according to studies based on samples from our long term experiments... lapresse.ca/actualites/sci…

Rothamsted's tweet card. Chaque semaine, notre journaliste répond aux questions scientifiques de lecteurs.

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Rothamsted Research@Rothamsted · Jul 21

Great to see the RothC model used for this new study of Lithuanian soil carbon 🇱🇹 @VGTU_university mdpi.com/2073-445X/14/7…

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Julian Smith@julianjsmith1 · Jul 18

Delighted to host @Defra Plant Health Team at @Rothamsted yesterday, alongside colleagues from @BBSRC and Defra pesticide area. Exploring all thing on how best to keep ahead of new entry and emerging pests and diseases. Big appreciation to all involved.

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Rothamsted Research@Rothamsted · Jul 17

Congratulations to our team at the @BritMycolSoc 2025 conference @RoyalHolloway. Fareed Bhatti & Patrick McClean won runner-ups for best ECR short talk & poster respectively. Thanks also to Jason Rudd, Chair of the Fungal Biology Research Committee who helped organise the conf.

Rothamsted's tweet image. Congratulations to our team at the @BritMycolSoc 2025 conference @RoyalHolloway. Fareed Bhatti &amp; Patrick McClean won runner-ups for best ECR short talk &amp; poster respectively. Thanks also to Jason Rudd, Chair of the Fungal Biology Research Committee who helped organise the conf.

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Rothamsted Research@Rothamsted · Jul 15

Nice to see @eRA_Curator Rothamsted long-term soil data used by these 🇩🇪 researchers looking at microplastics in soil @SamCusworth cen.acs.org/environment/po…

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Rothamsted Research@Rothamsted · Jul 15

How camera tech is speeding up dung beetle ID on-farm - Farmers Weekly @kelly_jowett fwi.co.uk/livestock/gras…

Rothamsted's tweet card. Artificial intelligence is being used on a Devon farm to help identify species of dung beetle and monitor their activity as part of a silvopasture trial.

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Frédéric Baudron@FBaudron · Jul 14

🚨📢#JustPublished by @CIMMYT @Cirad & @Rothamsted Our study led by @jcairns77 demonstrates that participatory #maize breeding trials in #Zimbabwe takes the diversity of smallholders into account, & highlights differences btw #women-headed households 👉 tinyurl.com/y3rpvc4m

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Sustainable Food Trust@SusFoodTrust · Jul 14

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "I think it’s about finding that balance going forward, and really not trying to make it a polarising debate where farmers either use herbicide or use a plough." – @Rothamsted, @wickedleeksmag wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk/features/the-g…

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