This Friday at the Eisteddfod Dr Eurig Salisbury and Dr Cennydd Jones will be discussing the work of late poet Dic Jones and his references to the long tradition of breeding crops at Aberystwyth. 📅 Fri 7 Aug, 11am, Aberystwyth University Stand All Welcome. https://ow.ly/W6rs50Zw4TZ

Ddydd Gwener yma yn yr Eisteddfod bydd Dr Eurig Salisbury a Dr Cennydd Jones yn trafod gwaith y diweddar fardd Dic Jones a'i gyfeiriadau at y traddodiad hir o fridio cnydau yn Aberystwyth. 📅 Gwener 7 Awst, 11yb, Stondin Prifysgol Aberystwyth Croeso i bawb https://ow.ly/uMxb50Zw51T

Listen to Dr Judith Thornton from IBERS discuss methods to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Part of a recent BBC Radio Wales Science Café episode on Renewable Energy. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002zd4r

Science Café - Renewable Energy - BBC Sounds

Adam Walton explores renewable energy projects across Wales.

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PhD student Jhih-Sheng is working with @ibers.bsky.social and industry partner Germinal to develop practical genomic insights to uncover the genomic basis of cold tolerance in white clover - an important crop for livestock and soil health. www.earlham.ac.uk/articles/unl... #agritech #plantscience

Unlocking the agricultural value of clover

Across fields and grasslands, clovers often go unnoticed beneath our feet, but for PhD researcher Jhih-Sheng Liu, they provide a fascinating opportunity to understand how genomics can deliver tangible...

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We’re excited to announce that Prof. Mariecia Fraser from IBERS will be presenting on the "Impacts of grazing on biodiversity" on Wednesday 29/07/2026 at 13:00 as part of the Environment Platform Wales Insights Wales series. We hope you can join her. More information: https://ow.ly/PnC550ZohLl

Rydym yn falch iawn o gyhoeddi y bydd yr Athro Mariecia Fraser o IBERS yn cyflwyno ar Effaith pori ar fioamrywiaeth ddydd Mercher 29/07/2026 am 13:00 fel rhan o gyfres Environment Platform Wales Insights Wales. Gobeithiwn y gallwch ymuno â hi. https://ow.ly/Nt9450ZohP6

We were delighted to be part of an event at the Royal Welsh showground yesterday unveiling the latest developments in exciting plans for a new multi-million pound Innovation Park. https://ow.ly/tPzi50Zrphu

Gwych bod yn rhan o ddigwyddiad ar faes y sioe ddoe yn datgelu'r datblygiadau diweddaraf mewn cynlluniau cyffrous ar gyfer Parc Arloesi newydd gwerth miliynau. Manylion pellach: https://www.aber.ac.uk/cy/ibers/news/news-article/name-288476-cy.html

🎉🌾 Today at the Royal Welsh Show, we’re marking 90 years of the Farm Business Survey.. On the stand you'll find: 👩‍🔬 A chance to meet our experts 🎤 Talks from Germinal 🚁 Our large drone ➕ And much more... 👋 It's your last chance to see us at this year's show! #RoyalWelshShow

🎉 What a day at the Royal Welsh Show! The IBERS marquee was buzzing with visitors of all ages throughout the day. Thanks to everyone who stopped by – your enthusiasm, questions and conversations made for a brilliant day at the show. 🌾🚜 #RoyalWelshShow #IBERS #AberystwythUniversity #RuralWales 🌱

🚜🌱 The BIG Question What challenges do you think farming will face over the next 5–10 years? Have your say in our one question survey: 👉 https://zcform.eu/gTC2m Every response helps us better understand the issues that matter most to the future of agriculture.

🚜🌱 Y Cwestiwn MAWR Pa heriau ydych chi'n credu y bydd ffermio yn ei gwynebu dros y 5–10 mlynedd nesaf?   Dywedwch eich dweud yn ein  holiadur un cwestiwn: 👉 https://zcform.eu/gTC2m   Mae pob ymateb yn ein helpu i ddeall yn well y materion sydd bwysicaf i ddyfodol amaethyddiaeth.

🌱 One of the first visitors to our stand at the Royal Welsh Show this morning was the Welsh Government Minister for Rural Resilience & Sustainability, Llŷr Gruffudd MS. Diolch yn fawr, Minister, for calling by! 👏 #RoyalWelshShow #RWS2026 🌱🚜

🌱 Un o'r ymwelwyr cyntaf â'n stondin y bore yma oedd Gweinidog Llywodraeth Cymru dros Wydnwch a Chynaliadwyedd Gwledig, Llŷr Gruffudd. 🌾 Roedd yn werthfawr trafod hefyd sut y gall ein hymchwil greu cyfleoedd newydd a helpu i fynd i'r afael â rhai o'r heriau sy'n wynebu amaethyddiaeth yng Nghymru.

🔍 Spot a Dicot from a Monocot 🌿 🔬 Study microscopic leaf structure 🍃 🧠 Test your plant knowledge 🌱 Helen Whiteland, Big Science Project, will be on the #IBERS stand today with activities for children of all ages, and those ‘young at heart’. #RWAS #KnowledgeExchange #Education

🔍 Adnabod y gwahaniaeth rhwng Deicot a Monocot 🌿 🔬 Astudio strwythur deilen o dan microsgôp 🍃 🧠 Profi dy wybodaeth am blanhigion 🌱 Bydd Helen Whiteland, ‘Big Science Project’, ar stondin IBERS heddiw gyda gweithgareddau i blant o bob oed a'r sawl sy'n 'ifanc eu hysbryd'

Find out More - IBERS Stand, Royal Welsh Show, Wednesday at 3pm -- Dysgwch Fwy - Stondin IBERS, Sioe Frenhinol Cymru, dydd Mercher am 3yp

A busy Tuesday at the Royal Welsh Show, with the day’s programme spanning water, Welsh-medium agriculture and stand activity focused on insects. From the pavilion to the stand, the Future Fields theme continues to connect research, discussion and public engagement.

Dydd Mawrth prysur yn Sioe Frenhinol Cymru, gyda rhaglen y dydd yn cwmpasu dŵr, amaethyddiaeth cyfrwng Cymraeg a gweithgaredd stondin yn canolbwyntio ar bryfed. O'r pafiliwn i'r stondin, mae thema Meysydd y Dyfodol yn parhau i gysylltu ymchwil, trafodaeth ac ymgysylltu â'r cyhoedd.

A fascinating discussion at the Royal Welsh Show about agriculture's key role in the future of the Welsh language. It comes as we celebrate 20 years of teaching the subject in Welsh here in Aberystwyth. #RoyalWelsh @colegcymraeg.bsky.social @cefincampbell.bsky.social @ibers.bsky.social

Trafodaeth ddifyr yn y Sioe Fawr am rôl allweddol amaethyddiaeth yn nyfodol y Gymraeg wrth i ni ddathlu 20 mlynedd o addysgu'r pwnc drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg yma yn Aberystwyth. #SioeFawr @colegcymraeg.bsky.social @cefincampbell.bsky.social @ibers.bsky.social

Did you know that adding sheep's wool to soil can help mitigate the effects of drought on forage legumes? Siân and the team have been working on this research in partnership with British Wool. https://ow.ly/yrH550ZqI3y

💧🌱 Busy workshop this morning led by IBERS Disatance Learning and the Marches Forward Partnership / Severn Valley Water Management Scheme on improving water resilience in farming. #RoyalWelshShow #RWAS2026 #WaterResilience #KnowledgeExchange #IBERS #AberystwythUniversity

💧🌱Gweithdy prysur y bore yma dan arweiniad IBERS DL a Phartneriaeth Marches Forward / Cynllun Rheoli Dŵr Dyffryn Hafren ar gryfhau gwydnwch dŵr mewn amaethyddiaeth. 🚜💦

Research Scientist Rhun Fychan from our Agricultural Systems research group being interviewed on the Royal Welsh showground for Newyddion S4C about the impact of climate change on farming, in particular forage crops. Tune in at 7.30pm this evening to watch the report in full.

We officially launched the Future Fields Research Hub at the #RoyalWelshShow yesterday afternoon, with around 40 representatives from industry, research organisations and partner institutions attending the event. 🔗 Find out more: https://ow.ly/h9VW50Zqirx #AgriTech #ArtificialIntelligence

Cafodd Hyb Ymchwil Meysydd y Dyfodol ei lansio’n swyddogol ar faes #SioeFrenhinolCymru brynhawn ddoe, gyda thua 40 o gynrychiolwyr o'r diwydiant, y byd ymchwil a sefydliadau partner yn bresennol. 🔗 Rhagor o wybodaeth: https://ow.ly/HrVc50Zqit8 #MeysyddyDyfodol #TechnolegAmaeth #AI #Roboteg

🌱 Good morning from Day 2 at the Royal Welsh Show! What's On: 💧 8:30–10am – Water Resilience and Farming (In the Pavilion) 🦗 Insects as Food in the Marquee, including cricket brownie tasting. 🌾 2:00pm – Talk from Germinal. Come and say hello if you're at the Show today! #RWAS2026 #IBERS

🌱 Bore da o Ddiwrnod 2 yn Sioe Frenhinol Cymru! 💧 8:30–10am – Gwydnwch Dŵr a Ffermio (Yn y Pafiliwn) 🦗 Pryfed fel Bwyd yn y Babell Fawr, gan gynnwys blasu brownîs criced. 👨‍🔬 Cwrdd â'r tîm a sgwrsio â'n hymchwilwyr drwy gydol y dydd. 🌾 2pm – Sgwrs gan Germinal. #RWAS2026 #IBERS

A great start to the week at the Royal Welsh Show, with today’s Future Fields Hub launch bringing people together for discussion, presentation and reception activity, while visitors also explored our stand displays and activity across the day. #RoyalWelshShow #FutureFields #IBERS