With a love for fruitEmily worked in a store in an apple orchard in high school and really loved identifying problems with the fruit. She quickly became interested in studying apples and knew she wanted to work in science…
The action education component makes the agroecology program unique Peter found the action education component of NMBU’s agroecology program to be unique and helpful because we engage with a farmer implementing regenerative agriculture, and to communicate with the sys…
Functional feed protein makes young salmon more robustSmoltification and transfer to sea is a demanding period for a young salmon. However, a moderate amount of the fungal protein product Pekilo in the feed boosts the immune system and makes the young sa…
Major international research collaboration to promote cow-calf interactionThe goal is to improve animal welfare for the cow and her calf in a sustainable way
A large-scale award will strengthen Norwegian knowledge of plant genes and environmental adaptationWith NOK 60 million from the Research Council of Norway, NMBU and its partners will now be able to increase their efforts in important basic research in plant biology and plant genetics. These efforts…
New research can help fight disease outbreaks in farmed salmon without harming the fishReplacing live fish testing with lab models can help fight disease and reduce animal suffering.
Innovations that facilitate a national investment on sustainable feed in the blue and green sectorsAfter nine years of research in Foods of Norway, Norway's first Centre for Research-Driven Innovation in Food, Aquaculture and Agriculture can look back on significant advances in sustainable and reso…
PhD positions affiliated with a new international multidisciplinary training network to advance to the novel field of hologenomicsNMBU will coordinate a new Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Network that will advance understanding of how microorganism and host genetics interact. The network will train 11 doctorial students…
Master's students started their education with ice breaking and sustainability gamesThe new master's students in urban agriculture, sustainable food systems and agroecology hit the fast lane in the ‘getting to know each other’ phase in the August block.
This is how strawberries turn out when the insects haven't been at work long enough You have probably seen a nice red strawberry that has a slightly knotty and bumpy centre. This is the result of insects responsible for fertilisation have left a half-finished job.
