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Below you can find the key results found from the 2nd year of the HWSC project. Data was analysed by weed scientist Will Smith at NIAB after receiving weed samples from BOFIN member Seed Scouts. Let us know your thoughts...is this what you expected?

I'm a university student currently working on making a sustainable phosphate biofertiliser but have little farming background. As the markets are changing so quickly nowadays, I'd love to hear from arable farmers about their experiences with fertilizer (especially phosphate fertilizer) prices...

Hi Everyone! We are a team of scientists based in Sheffield that specialise in high altitude experiments and filming. In a nutshell, we create small experimental launch vehicles that are carried by large (around 3m diameter) space-capable balloons high above the Earth. The entire process is...

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...

This position is based at Corteva’s Global Research Station near Warwick. As a technician, you will contribute to a growing range of projects by preparing and maintaining experiments both on and off station. Your excellent knowledge of agriculture will help you to plan, implement, and manage...

Hi everyone, i'm martin form france ! i'm currently looking for ressources in english about soil, direct drill, earthworms, soil chemistery, cereal farming hanbook, conservation agriculture and so on (i'm already receiving the direct drill news paper)... we have many ressources in french about...

Here is the full info: https://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/farmers-wanted-count I’d really appreciate 100x volunteers to try out my earthworm test on one of your arable fields this Spring. It involves digging 10x spade size soil pits and categorising the earthworms. Then just post/email the...