Overview by Holly Jones

Yorkshire Agricultural Society

The European Agricultural Fundor Rural Development:Europe investing in rural areas

• The Farmer-Scientist Network, established by the Yorkshire Agricultural Societyin 2012 as part of its charitable and educational activities portfolio.

• Made up of scientists, senior representatives from relevant governmentalorganisations; and farmers, spanning small and large successful businesses in theregion and across the UK.

• The group discusses farming practises, food security, sustainable productivityencouraging and supporting the changes that are urgently needed to bringinnovation into farming

• Innovation as a two way process

Working with a group of farmers and scientists comparing the

effectiveness of synthetic and “biologic” products on different wheat

varieties’ disease resistance, yield and quality.

This is a practice demonstration on real farms

Trial sites

1. Stockbridge Technology Centre, Yorkshire

2. Cockle Park farm, Northumberland

3. Nafferton farm, Northumberland.

Operational Group Members

• Prof Rob Edwards, Chair, Farmer-Scientist Network and Head for the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, University of Newcastle

• Dr Roma Gwynn, Biopesticide Strategist, BioRationale

• Tom King, UK Regional Base Manager, Eurofins

• Tori Morgan, Combinable Crops Advisor, NFU

• Richard Bramley, Practicing Farmer, Manor Farm, York

• Michael Langdale, Stockbridge Technology Centre

• Julie Langdale, Stockbridge Technology Centre

• James Standen, Cockle Park Farm, University of Newcastle

• Dr William Taylor, Nafferton Farm, University of Newcastle

• Holly Jones, Farmer-Scientist Network, Yorkshire Agricultural Society

Work Package 1

February 2017, Spring Wheat

• 2 Varieties:

KWS Willow and Mulika

• 3 variants:

Conventional, IPM, Biocontrol

• 1 replicate

Work Package 2

September 2017, Winter Wheat

• 2 varieties: Skyfall and Leeds

• 3 variants:Conventional, IPM, Biocontrol

• 6 replicates

Past and future outreach

Previous

Crop Health North Conference, November 2017

Can the project demonstrate financial viability?

Can the project access crop monitor farm data as a comparison?

What is the perception of biologicals with farmers and the general public?

Demonstration Day, Cockle Park Farm, July 2017

Future

Seminar by Dr Roma Gwynn and Prof Rob Edwards, Great Yorkshire Show, 2018, Tues 10th

to Thurs 12th July 2018

Demonstration Days at Cockle Park/Nafferton Farms TBC

Seminar by Dr Roma Gwynn and Prof Rob Edwards, Crop Tec Show 2018, Peterborogh, Wed 28th and Thurs 29th November 2018

Partners:

www.crophealthnorth.co.uk

To register for updates, please contact:

Holly Jones

Email: hollyj@yas.co.uk

Tel: 01423 546 251 (Mon & Thur)