Live Projects

 Bird damage, particularly from pigeons, is a major challenge for UK brassica a

  • Salad crops

 Capsid bugs (Orthops spp.) are a major pest in UK celery production,

  • Fieldscale vegetables

Carrot growers face major challenges from foliar diseases like Alternaria leaf

  • Fieldscale vegetables

The adoption of indoor farming using total controlled environment agriculture (TCEA) systems can

  • Soft fruit

Mastitis is one of the most expensive and persistent problems in UK dairy farmi

  • Ruminants

 Sheep scab is a highly contagious ectoparasitic disease causing severe welfare

  • Ruminants

This farmer-led project will investigate the long-term use of anaerobic digestate (AD) as a ferti

  • Bioeconomy
  • Combinable crops
  • Novel food systems

This project explores the potential for growing hops in a controlled glasshouse environment, aimi

  • Novel food systems

This project, led by ShedField Growers Ltd at The Leen in Herefordshire, will develop a sustainab

  • Combinable crops

This project will demonstrate the conversion of a Massey Ferguson 290 tractor from diesel to gree

  • Bioeconomy

The agricultural sector is under pressure to adopt sustainable practices, reduce reliance on synt

  • Combinable crops

Our project, Evaluating Nutrient Efficiency While Enhancing Yield and Nutritional Value of Silage