Articles

The distinct flavour of Cider from Hardanger

Published 22.10.2021

Researchers are investigating which characteristics of apples are key to creating the desired flavour of cider from Hardanger. Yeast, sugar and acid – they all work together.

A climate-smart success story for African agriculture

Published 14.10.2021

InnovAfrica has taken an innovative and integrated approach to improve the food and nutrition security for thousands of smallholders in six African countries.

Climate-smart rice cultivation system shows promising results

Published 13.10.2021

Results from the Resilience project in India show that direct seeding of rice is a viable option for climate-smart rice production in water-scarce areas.

Researchers hope to get more out of biogas

Published 12.10.2021

Increasing biogas use is an important environmental measure in Norway’s transition to a low-emission society. At the biogas lab in Ås, researchers are developing new solutions to make better use of biogas.

Mapping the spruce bark beetle genome

Published 11.10.2021

The European spruce bark beetle can kill more than 100 million cubic meters of forest in a year. Now, researchers hope that a complete map of the beetle’s genetic material will help limit its destructive potential.

Integrated pest management in grain farming

Published 03.10.2021

In 2015, integrated pest management became mandatory in Norwegian grain production. It has been an eye-opener for Norwegian grain farmers.

Popular technology day at Apelsvoll

Published 22.09.2021

Agriculture has undergone a tremendous technological development in recent decades. New agriculture technology is under continuous advancement, with the aim to increase profitability, ease farmers’ daily life and reduce negative environmental and climate impacts.