Researcher
I am part of the weed research team, in ADAS crop protection. I joined ADAS in 2022 and I work on a wide range of weed management topics including grassland weed management, arable herbicide efficacy and selectivity, integrated weed management and herbicide resistance.
Content of interest
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ADAS are planning the annual Nutrition Challenge to compare the effect of different spring nutrition programmes on winter feed wheat yield, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) metrics and gross margin. The…
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The IPMNET (Integrated Pest Management Network) initiative aims to improve the practical understanding and application of IPM (for pests, weeds and diseases) for farmers, and inform policy design…
22 January 2026
Crieff Hydro Hotel
SAOS Conference returns to Crieff Hydro on January 22nd 2026.
PGRO, Thornhaugh, Peterborough
Ben Hague (Crop Physiologist)Ben.hague@adas.co.uk
Thomas Wilkinson (Crop Physiologist)Thomas.wilkinson@adas.co.uk
Pete Berry (Crop Physiologist)Pete.berry@adas.co.uk
Key Points:
• New analysis of…
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To build a socially and environmentally resilient and regenerative food system in a net zero landscape, the Sustainable Farm Networks initiative connects diverse demonstration farm networks across…
The Problem: In the UK, 6 million hectares are at risk of soil compaction and erosion. This soil degradation increases drought, flooding risk, water pollution, threatens biodiversity and reduces the…
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The Organic Research Centre (ORC) is the UK's leading independent organic research organisation. Changing the future of food and farming.
This guide from the TRUTH Project covers rooting, how to assess rooting systems, and practical guidance on optimising root growth.
Insight for farmers from new UK research on managing slugs in waterlogged fields
From grain store preparation to final dispatch, our guidance will help you minimise loss of premiums, through claims and rejections. It looks at how to identify and manage hazards/risks and details…
This project converts the information we have on PGR applications in the YEN into analysable data, and then explores associations between PGR use and crop yield, height, ears per m2 and other…
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The IPM Decisions project created an online platform that is easy to use for the monitoring and management of pests.
Access the platform now at https://platform.ipmdecisions.net/
Co-funded by the…
This SRUC guide provides practical advice on growing Organic Oilseed Rape in Scotland. The principles of this guide apply to organic Oilseed Rape growth in the whole of the UK and other locations.
The potential yield of UK oilseed rape crops is 6.5t/ha but until 2011 average farm yields had remained static since the mid 1980s at around 3.0 t/ha.
The AFN Network+ was established by UK Research and Innovation in 2022 to consider the challenge of transforming the UK’s food system to meet our climate commitments. Since then, we’ve built a…
Join us at Leckford Farm for a presentation of 3 years of intercropping trials from the LEGUMINOSE field labs and University of Reading.