Agronomy: East Midlands
This event will provide information, thought-provoking conversations and opportunities to feed back on regionally relevant topics. We will be joined by a range of speakers from research, industry and farming to provide expertise from all areas of agriculture. Focusing on Integrated Pest Management, topics include the role of plant breeding and farming with fewer actives. Not only considering current challenges, topics will look at possible implications of farming with different chemistry and discussing alternative control methods.
Programme
09:30 - Registration and coffee
09:45 - Chair’s welcome Judith Stafford, AHDB
Session 1: Cereals and oilseeds
10:00 - Cabbage stem flea beetle Sacha White, ADAS
10:40 - The role of plant breeding in integrated crop management John Miles, KWS
11:20 - Refreshment break
Session 2: Preparing for change
11.40 - Making new technology cost-effective Rob Fox, Strategic Cereal Farm West host
12:20 - Brexit – preparing for change Sarah Baker, AHDB
13:00 - Lunch
Session 3: Potatoes
13:45 - Introduction to Session 3 Amber Barton, AHDB
14:00 - Controlling wireworm without Mocap Bill Parker, AHDB
14:30 - Alternaria – risk and control Mark Stalham, NIAB
15:30 - Event close
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