research

Researchers from the University of Birmingham (https://futureflightsocial.ac.uk/) are keen to understand the farming communities hopes, concerns and expectations about possible future low-flying (around 500ft) aircraft and the impacts or benefits they could have in rural areas. This is part of a...

Hi, I have been working on some research which involves forecasting potato yield - specifically focusing on how the size band distribution develops so that growers can plan to burn down to give them the highest marketable yield. We have been working with just fresh table varieties (Maris...

Help needed!! I have already post this but have not received as many responses as needed!!! Any responses would be really appreciated!! For my undergraduate dissertation, I am looking at farmers attitudes towards the current issue of sheep scab in the UK. I have created a survey to gain...

Are you interested in helping shape avian influenza research? We are researchers at the University of Bristol conducting a study of poultry farmers and people who have contact with birds in the UK. We are looking for UK poultry farmers to advise on the study design. It would involve a 30-60...

Hi All! I'm a student at Bangor University working on my Master's Degree in Conservation and Land Management. I've made a survey to measure how grassland farmers feel about the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI), and how it may affect you and your farm. The questionnaire should only take...

Good afternoon, dear farmers. I am a marketer at a company that manufactures grain cleaning machines, and I would like to ask you a couple of questions: 1) How much do you need grain separators? 2) Where do you look for such machines? 3) What is the key factor for you in choosing this machine?

Hi, My team and I are running a relatively new farmer research panel called Five Bar Gate. We are pretty familiar with farming and farmers as most of us are wives, daughters, siblings or farmers ourselves but we want to make sure we are doing what we set out to do and getting farmers heard and...

Dear farmers, I am conducting some research into sustainable business practices for livestock farmers. In order to make the research viable, I really need a good sample size of respondents. Therefore if you can spare a few minutes, it would be greatly appreciated. Most of the questions are...

Hello everyone!🐮🌾 My name is Gemma Bradshaw, and I am a BSc (Hons) Bioveterinary Science student at Hartpury University, and I am also a part time dairy farmer. I am currently researching the impact of pre-milking teat hygiene and cluster cleaning on bovine mastitis, by asking farmers about...

Scientific paper just published: Roques, S., Kindred, D., Berry, P., Helliwell, J. (2022). Successful approaches for on-farm experimentation. Field Crops Research 287 108561 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378429022002222?dgcid=coauthor Abstract: On-farm experiments are...

Do you work with cows or sheep in Cumbria or Northumberland? I'm a researcher from the University of Gloucestershire and would like to learn about your perspectives on sustainability. I’m researching how the UK livestock sector is responding to public criticism about cows, sheep, and climate...

Hello, I'm a student at Queen's University Belfast, and as part of my project, I intend to conduct a survey of farmer management in Northern Ireland in relation to liver fluke control. Please, if you're from NI, could you assist me in collecting data for my research project? It will only take 5...

Hello, I'm a student at Queen's University Belfast, and as part of my project, I intend to conduct a survey of farmer management in Northern Ireland in relation to liver fluke control. Please, if you're from NI, could you assist me in collecting data for my research project? It will only take 5...

My name is Rachel and I'm a User Research Consultant from a design consultancy called Hippo Digital. With my colleague Charlotte, we're working on a 6 week piece of discovery research on behalf of Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). We'd like to speak to Farmers and...

I’m writing my master's thesis on changes of sustainable intensification of agriculture in the UK and especially what the motivations of farmers are behind those changes. For this I am looking for farmers in the region of Devon that I could interview about how and why they have changed or...

Hi all, I hope it’s okay for me to post this ! I’m a researcher from the University of Exeter undertaking a project (in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency) investigating Pheasant diseases (a focus on Lyme disease) and the risks they can have for the health and performance of...

The ADAS Soils, Crops and Water team is looking for a small number of Field Research Scientists from an agricultural background to work on exciting scientific Crop Pathology and Physiology projects. We have vacancies in the team for both Field Research Scientists and farm machinery operational...

Hi all, My name is Lucy and I am currently in my last year at the University of Birmingham studying Geography. For my final year dissertation, I will be looking to research the potential changes within livestock farming practises following Brexit, with particular focus on how animal welfare...

I am an MSc student at the university of Lincoln researching liver fluke in the UK, particularly the prevalence of liver fluke (and how it is managed) to provide an up-to-date view of its distribution and attitudes of farmers towards it. Data will be collected through a questionnaire directed at...

I am an MSc student at the university of Lincoln researching liver fluke in the UK, particularly the prevalence of liver fluke (and how it is managed) to provide an up-to-date view of its distribution and attitudes of farmers towards it. Data will be collected through a questionnaire directed at...