Harper Adams University

Recent papers from Harper Adams University

1. Supporting the Adoption of Digital Technology On-Farm: Ten Tips for ExtensionJournal of Extension · 2026
2. Measuring Zoo Rhino Personality: Investigating Methods of Assessment and Relationships to BehaviorZoo Biology · 2026
3. The effect of dietary silymarin ( Silybum marianum ) at graded inclusion levels on production performance, gut morphology and hepatic antioxidant status in broilers not subjected to pathogen challengeArchives of Animal Nutrition · 2026
4. Crop landrace conservation, status, challenges and motivations in Great BritainPlants People Planet · 2026
5. An inventory, threat and conservation assessment of UK wheat landrace diversityPlant Genetic Resources · 2026
6. AKIS actors as ‘accidental counsellors’ in the landscape of support for farmer mental health: a critical frameworkThe Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension · 2026
7. Understanding positive animal welfare through good stockmanship: insights from UK sheep farmersFrontiers in Animal Science · 2026
8. A Patch-Aligned Multimodal Deep Learning Framework for Non-Destructive Freshness Monitoring of Postharvest Mushrooms Using Hyperspectral ImagingFoods · 2026
9. Exploring citizen science as a tool for engaging zoo visitors with animal welfareDiscover Animals · 2026
10. Ecosystem services in agriculture: How can annual plant mixes support pollinator populations?Agricultural and Forest Entomology · 2026
11. Targeted selective supplementation with local plants improves goat health and decreases anthelmintic treatment on Malawi smallholdingsScientific Reports · 2026
12. Bespoke Precision Agriculture for Small‐Scale Farming in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Defining Potential Benefits and PathwaysFood and Energy Security · 2026
13. SKD-1: A Modular Skid-Steer Unmanned Ground Vehicle Platform for Robotics ResearchHardware · 2026
14. Integrated environmental and nutritional efficiencies of local foods in Indonesia: a cradle-to-grave enviro-nutritional life cycle assessmentThe Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific · 2026
15. Biomass ash from combined heat and power plants as a sustainable soil amendment for the United Kingdom agricultureDiscover Sustainability · 2026
16. A cross-modal knowledge distillation framework transferring hyperspectral insights to smartphone edge computing for Agaricus bisporus freshness monitoringSmart Agricultural Technology · 2026
17. Industry perceptions of biological control in food manufacturing environments: A qualitative analysis of barriers and opportunitiesAnnals of Applied Biology · 2026
18. From Research to Deployment in Autonomous Agricultural Machinery: A Review of Path-Planning Technologies Against a Deployability Assessment FrameworkComputation · 2026
19. Disentangling global supply chains: A systematic map of research on the biodiversity and social impacts of European blue food consumptionCABI Agriculture and Bioscience · 2026
20. Behavioural responses of peach potato aphid, M yzus persicae S ulzer ( H emiptera: A phididae), to entomopathogenic fungi infected conspecificsAgricultural and Forest Entomology · 2026