NIAB TAG Croft Open Day featuring Arable Connections - showcasing crop and variety advice and research

Join us at the Croft (North) Open Day for a NIAB field demonstration tour featuring Arable Connections 

The Croft Open Day is hosted by Croft Farms, in partnership with NIAB and Argrain.

Showcasing the latest arable advice and research from UK agri-businesses, breeders, manufacturers and research organisations at the forefront of agri-tech innovation and technology, research and commercial enterprise.

Free to attend, the event features a mix of exhibits and field-based demonstrations that enable attendees to interact with leading industry experts.

The tour includes a demonstration of AHDB’s winter barley varieties plot by a member of our Recommended Lists team.

Event timetable

• 9.30am Registration and farmyard exhibits open
• 10.15am NIAB field demonstration tours start*
• 12.30–1.30pm Hog roast lunch
• 3.00pm Final field tour starts
• 4.00pm Event closes

*Tour groups start from the farmyard at regular intervals from 10.15am through to 3.00pm. Allow two hours for full tour.

In the field

• Winter wheat varieties – Clare Leaman and Ian Midgley
• Oilseed rape varieties – Colin Peters and Andrew Watson
• Cereal disease management – Stuart Knight 
• Soil management and rotations – Elizabeth Stockdale

Additional field stops

• Barley varieties – AHDB
• Winter wheat breeders' plots

As part of this event is in the field, please bring suitable footwear and clothing.

Book your place via NIAB's website