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Scientists at Aberystwyth University are exploring how peas, beans and oats added to wheat flour can boost white bread's nutritional value.

Researchers from Aberystwyth University are hoping to rechart the nutritional benefits of the nation’s much-loved white bread, which has traditionally received a bad rap because of its ‘poorer’ nutritional profile compared to whole grain or whole wheat bread.

A team of researchers at Aberystwyth University are looking at ways of boosting the nutritional value of white bread. The project has been dubbed exciting for "those who favour" white loaves.

Red clover silage leys respond well in a multicut system, with best results from mowing every five weeks. Cutting at the red bud stage just before

A scholarship worth £3,000 has been launched for Welsh young farmers looking to learn more about agriculture in other countries.

A major research project has been awarded almost €4m to fund on-farm testing of a new approach to grassland farming that seeks to eliminate the dependence of nitrogen fertilisers on grassland farms.

The UK Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has awarded £3.3m in funding to a major on-farm trial and research project that seeks to eliminate the dependence of UK grassland farming on applied nitrogen fertilisers.

Establishing buffer strips, resting fields and using precision technology to aid the timing of nutrient applications could all help drive improvements in

Aberystwyth University scientists have joined forces with the best plant breeders from around Europe to promote crops that can replace imported protein.

As well as offering long-term, consistent income, and environmental benefits on less productive, flood prone or high-risk land, miscanthus is now more