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The IPMNET Conference took place on Thursday 13 February 2025 at the KingsGate Conference Centre, Peterborough

Keynote speaker: Sean Sparling, AICC

 

Website
https://yen.adas.co.uk/projects/ipm-net

During the conference expert speakers reviewed the disease, weed and invertebrate pest challenges in the UK during the 2023-24 season. In the afternoon there was an IPM workshops, supporting agronomists and farmers to review and improve IPM strategies.

Session 1 – Highlights from 2024

  • Defra Pest and Disease Survey                                                 Julie Smith, ADAS
  • Horticultural IPM                                                    Rosemary Collier, Warwick Uni
  • Weed management                                                                  Lynn Tatnell, ADAS
  • Pesticide Resistance Management,                                       Rosie Bryson, ADAS
  • Panel discussion

Session 2 – IPM on farm

  • Defra update on IPM                                                                Holly Alpren, Defra
  • Results from the IPMNET project                                           Ella Bradfield ADAS
  • Implementing IPM on farm                                           David Bell, Fairfield Farms
  • The benefits of an IPM Plan                                                     John Gadsby, ALM
  • Supporting resources for IPM                                             Mark Ramsden, ADAS

~Free networking Lunch~

IPM Scenario Testing Workshop

During the afternoon attendees took part in an IPM Scenario Testing workshop.

The aim of this workshop was to support farmers and agronomists assess how they might respond to potential changes in pest management options.

 

Post meeting resources

 

A recording of the morning session is availalbe on the ADAS YouTube Channel.

IPMNET Conference 2025 morning session recording

A summary of the meeting is availalbe as a pdf below, including highlights from the afternoon workshop.

 

 

IPMNET Conference 2025 Flyer212.28 KB
IPMNET Conference 2025 agenda96.08 KB
IPMNET Conference 2025 - Summary report585.34 KB

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