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The Greylag Goose: From farm to table

Published 29.06.2018

The greylag Goose can eat in excess of two pounds of grass per day. In sufficient quantities, these geese can put a substantial dent in roughage production.

Topsoil: out of use does not mean unusable

Published 26.06.2018

When government employees meet for surveying training courses, one of the topics of discussion is unused land areas.

Few pesticides in Norwegian food

Published 25.06.2018

NIBIO carries out annual inspections of pesticides in food on behalf of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. In 2017, we analysed 1,283 samples of fresh, frozen, and processed food. The samples were a combination of products from Norway, the EU, and outside the EU. None of the foods produced in Norway were found to contain traces of pesticides above the threshold value.

We want Norwegian strawberries

Published 23.06.2018

Flavour,quality, andthe our perception that Norwegian strawberries are safer than imported ones, means that we are willing to pay up to double the price for Norwegian berries.

100 years of mountain agriculture research

Published 06.06.2018

Mountain farmingis certain tohave a place in Norwegian agriculture in the future. Traditional operations, or so-called high-volume production, make up the backbone, but there is room for niches and new industries. This was the consensus when politicians, researchers, and industry professionals met in Løken last summer for a seminar on mountain agriculture.

New, aggressive blackleg bacteria foundin Norway

Published 19.05.2018

Stem rot and blackleg result in devastating losses for potato farmers across Europe. In the summer of 2016, many potato fields were struck by aerial stem rot, particularly in Eastern Norway. This bacterial disease causes plants to wither in the fields and infects tubers with blackleg.

Minor floods can be prevented

Published 07.05.2018

Large streams from little fountains flow, but fortunately countermeasures do exist. There are a number of steps we can take to prevent minor flooding

Improved soil conditions in European forests

Published 04.05.2018

International agreements on acid rain have been effective. A recent study shows that the amount of sulphate, nitrate and aluminium in European forest soil waters has decreased dramatically.

Testifying to the danger of ash dieback

Published 26.04.2018

European ash forests are at risk of dieback. New research finds that the epidemic, which began in the early 1990s, was likely initiated by just one or two spores of a fungus from Asia.

Studying antibiotic resistance in nature

Published 16.04.2018

The increased use of antibiotics has led to a growing number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. NIBIO is one of several research institutes that have examined the spread of these resistant bacteria in Norway’s natural environment.

Including bees and flowers in city planning

Published 05.04.2018

Including bees and flowers in city planning When cities expand, bees and plants lose important habitats. Researchers are investigating how we can protect pollinating insects in future city planning

Manure can meet Norway’s phosphorus needs

Published 12.03.2018

The amount of plant-available phosphorus found in animal manure in Norway could theoretically meet the entire country’s demand for phosphorus fertilizer.

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