As Miyoba’s placement with FA Bio comes to an end, she reflects on nearly 10 months of learning, growth and hands-on scientific experience that has helped shape both her confidence and future ambitions.
FA Bio has reported encouraging results from its 2025 maize biostimulant field trials, demonstrating consistent positive performance across diverse European growing conditions. The results mark an important step forward in accelerating the company’s lead fungal biostimulant candidates toward commercial development.
At the start of the month, I had the opportunity to attend TechTour Resilient Ag 2026, where founders, investors, corporates and policymakers gathered to discuss one of the most pressing questions facing global food systems, ‘how do we build true resilience into agriculture’?
The UK’s ambition to remain a global leader in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) depends not only on technical capability, but on people and their ability to contribute fully, challenge ideas and innovate without fear.
Each year, millions of tonnes of nitrogen fertiliser are lost to the environment, contaminating waterways and releasing potent greenhouse gases. With fertiliser prices soaring and soils under strain, the need for nature-based nitrogen solutions has never been more urgent.
At FA Bio, the ability to scale microbial candidates from early-stage research to field-ready solutions is central to discovering products that meet the needs of growers while supporting natural ecosystems. A key part of this journey is our bioreactor.
Harpenden, UK — FA Bio, a pioneer in microbial solutions for regenerative agriculture, today announced a sponsored proof-of-concept (PoC) with Bayer’s Crop Science division, co-sponsored by EIT Food, to advance fungal bioinsecticides targeting Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle (CSFB) in oilseed rape (OSR). The collaboration validates FA Bio’s discovery platform with one of the world’s largest agriculture innovators to support the discovery of nature-based regenerative alternatives to conventional pesticides.
FA Bio, a pioneer in microbial solutions for regenerative agriculture, proudly announces the successful completion of its Novel Dual-Action Biopesticide for wheat project, aimed at transforming crop protection for UK wheat farmers. The project, funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and UKRI’s Transforming Food Production Challenge under the Farming Innovation … Read more
In the rapidly evolving Agri-tech landscape, FA Bio is integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to accelerate microbial discovery, making our approach more efficient and data-driven. We restore soil health through fungi, collecting large, unique datasets across our pipeline. By applying AI and ML, we refine microbial candidate selection, expedite discovery and speed … Read more
Defra, through The Farming Innovation Programme, funds FA Bio’s mission to reduce reliance on synthetic fertilisers in wheat farming
