Organic sows and their piglets can be put out to roam on areas planted with trees. This can improve the health and wellbeing of the animals and is in…

New research project offers a multilateral approach to examine and develop a variety of methods to ensure quality, durability and yield in organic…

The Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation has invested in an industrial postdoc project at Aarhus University to explore and develop…

The EU project DSSHerbicide has had an outcome of results and experience on reducing herbicide use that can be directly transferred to farming…

Danish consumers have scant knowledge about a number of toxic chemicals in food. The toxins we know most about are those that worry us the most.

We must use our planet’s resources better if we are to provide food enough for everyone in the future. One of the options is to use plant breeding to…

With the appointment of Lotte Bach Larsen as professor in dairy protein science and manager of the research section Food Chemistry and Technology, the…

For the past five years new genetic technology has created a revolution in Danish agriculture. Productivity has increased, cows have become healthier,…

Niels Lorenzen from the Department of Animal Science, Aarhus University, has been appointed as professor with effect from 1 November 2013.

Scientists have discovered a mutation with a built-in dilemma for dairy cattle breeders. The deleted gene sequence has a positive effect on milk yield…