Established by the Royal Agricultural Society of England in 2013, IfA works with a wide range of farmers, growers, land managers and researchers to make farming more sustainable, profitable and resilient for the future. We connect farmers with pioneering research and technology helping farmers to innovate and adopt new ideas. We take a bottom-up approach to knowledge exchange and co-develop the knowledge and technologies that will make modern farming more resilient in a changing landscape. Through practical and interactive workshops, farm walks, study tours and on-farm demonstrations, we help farmers to put this knowledge into practice. As a team of facilitators with varied specialisms across regenerative farming, soil health, water, animal health and welfare, we help shift farming practice to be more nature-friendly and adaptable in a rapidly evolving world.
Innovation for Agriculture (IfA) is an independent knowledge exchange charity that aims to bridge the gap between science and practice.
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The Farmer-Led Innovation Network (FLIN) are UK based organisations driving farmer-led innovation - working together to power up and increase the impact of farmer led innovation initiatives.
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This page is to connect organisations, projects and resources that have an interest in improving the quality of our water sources.
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Aiming to strengthen the impact and benefit of agricultural research at scale. Supported by the Elizabeth Creak Charitable Trust.
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There has been plenty of good analysis of why agri-food innovation is slow to make progress and often great science is not adopted. Rather than ‘more research’ we need better targeted research. We also need to spend existing money more efficiently and that is the focus of the actions outlined. My plan is informed by over 45 years of being fully immersed in our agricultural community and working at the interface of practical farming, research and government. Rather than another analysis of what is wrong it deliberately aims to focus on actions that I believe will move a great industry full of committed people forward to create a resilient industry that efficiently feeds the growing population and enhances the environment. This content was originally published on LinkedIn at Action plan to deliver impact from UK agricultural R&D. Please add any comment to that post.
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Farmers are invited to join RASE and Innovation for Agriculture for a two-day Farm of the Future study tour in the Midlands.
Farmers are invited to join RASE and Innovation for Agriculture for a two-day Farm of the Future study tour in Devon.
