The 8th Steering Committee meeting of the China-CABI Joint Laboratory was held successfully in Beijing, China on 4 March 2016. Steering Committee members and other key delegates were delighted with the Joint Laboratory’s achievements and progress in 2015, and agreed its plans for 2016. The Joint Laboratory is now regarded as one of the top platforms of its type within the Chinese agricultural research and development community, and is drawing international attention as a model for others. The Laboratory’s Technical Advisory Group also held a one-day meeting on 2 March. Both this and the Steering Committee were held at the Nuoya Organic Farm in Pinggu, Beijing, highlighting the importance attached by all to environmentally-friendly agricultural practices and ‘greening agriculture’.