UKCPVS stakeholder event 2025

Join us for the UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey (UKCPVS) stakeholder meeting at NIAB.

The UKCPVS project has monitored cereal rusts and mildews in the UK for over 50 years, detecting and warning industry and growers of new races of disease emerging on resistant varieties.

While the event is targeted primarily at breeders, crop scientists and technical agronomists, it will also be of interest to farmers.

The meeting will cover

• The latest UKCPVS results
• Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV)
• Ergot - the disease, its risk factors and the processor perspective on why it is such a significant food safety issue
• Ergot - a research update

Programme for the day

• 09:30: Arrival and registration
• 10:00: Chair's welcome and introduction - John Lucas, Rothamsted Research
• 10:10: UKCPVS reports from the 2024 season - Kostya Kanyuka and Huw Davis, NIAB/UKCPVS
• 11:00: Spring-sown winter wheat trials for testing young plant resistance - Sacha White, AHDB
• 11:15: Break
• 11:45: BYDV: challenges and opportunities for effective management - Lawrence Bramham, Rothamsted Research
• 12:15: Ergot: How a medieval mycotoxin is challenging the modern grain chain - Joe Brennan, UK Flour Millers
• 12:35: What is ergot? The challenges and solutions - Lesley Boyd, NIAB
• 12:55: Ergot: Updating UK management guidelines for ergot - Sacha White, AHDB
• 13:00: Closing remarks - John Lucas, Rothamsted Research

BASIS points are being applied for and the event is free to attend.