Expo 2015

Chris F

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I was invited to Expo 2015 by New Holland in September. It was a very interesting experience, so I thought I would share it with all of you and I hope you enjoy the read and the pictures.

Now for those who don’t know much about the Expo (which included me), I’ll explain a little more.

The Expo isn’t an Agricultural Show, but it is most definitely about agriculture. It has been running from 1st May and continues on until 31st October. I’d not been to an Expo before so I had no idea what to expect and if I’m honest I was a little dubious about exactly what they are trying to achieve. The Theme is “Feed the Planet, Energy for Life”. Very big statements. But only 10% of the people who visit the show work in Agriculture. 90% are the general public. So you probably get the idea that they are trying to educate. As with all countries, the general public seem to know very little about where food comes from and how it is produced. And a lot of people have been visiting have been visiting this event. Up to 200,000 people a day. The UK stand told me they had had over 5 million visitors already. And they were just one of over 100 stands.

The Expo itself is made up of pavilions (stands). Countries and organisations can have a pavilion where they can educate the general public about farming and food in their respective countries. I would say it would take you a week at least to visit every Pavilion. To give you an idea of the scale, this is the map. The long walkway running from left to right feels like it’s about a mile long.

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So education is what it’s all about. Every country and organisation has gone about it differently, but they are all trying to teach people about the challenges farmer’s face, where our food comes from and how farming is changing to make it more efficient. It’s not an easy task, if you were given a blank piece of paper, how would you go about it? I know I’d struggle. But nonetheless, every country had gone about it in its own way. Another issue is that the pavilions all have to be able to be moved at the end of the show and therefore couldn’t use much in the way of concrete and had to be “sustainable”.

The Zero Pavilion is where it all starts when you enter the Expo. It is a walk through the history of farming and it’s mightily impressive, just by its scale.

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I’ve included a couple of pictures. What becomes clear is that farming was a very people intensive activity in the past, with most people trying to feed themselves, moving to a structure now, where the few feed the many. I feel this is so relevant now, with most people knowing so little about how food is created and more depressingly, I’m not sure how many in the UK actually care.

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As you walked in a video played on a massive wall, it depicted how farming took place over 10,000 years ago on an "each to their own" attitude.

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You were then taken through the types and stages of farming.

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To finally the commodity driven market of today.

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For the general public (the queue was over an hour most of the time to see this pavilion) - it was a good way to take people through farming. Although a massive simplification, it got the message across.
 
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Chris F

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UK Pavilion

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To give you an idea of what each pavilion was about, I’ll take you through the UK Pavilion. Visually from the outside, it wasn’t as impressive as some of the other Expos and to start with I really didn’t get what they were trying to say. But I soon got past that to find out it was all about bee’s, how farmers are doing their part to preserve them and their critical part in the lifecycle of grown products. Both myself and the other farmer (Dave Moore) I was with had a little chuckle at the concept given a lot of what has been said in the mainstream press about Neonicotinoids. I’ll take you through a little tour.

Our Pavilion starts in an orchard of traditional British apple trees. They said that each species will mature during the six months of Expo, going from blossom in spring to bearing fruit. The walls had small holes in them allowing visitors to watch short videos about honey bees and their role in agriculture.

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You then go round a corner and enter the wildflower meadow. Planted with traditional British wildflower species, heathers, buttercups and sorrel. It about a 40 metre long space has continually changed during the Expo as the plants grow. Plants are all in raised bed so they are at eye-level, supposedly giving visitors a 'bees-eye view' of the natural environment. I would have liked a little more about how UK farmers are preserving habitats, but I guess the whole expo was a tribute to what UK farmers do to value the honey bee.

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The last part is the Hive itself, it’s a 14 metre square honeycomb structure which is designed to allow you to see into an actual bee colony. They said that hive has over 169 000 individual parts. After a bit of queuing, when you enter the hive you are surrounded by pulses and buzzes, together with near 900 LED lights that continually flicker on and off. Each of the lights are linked to the movements of bees in a real hive located in the UK. It’s really very impressive, you can see and hear when the bee’s are sleeping and when they are awake. You do really feel immersed in it. The sound travelling much more through your bones and actually hearing it.

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Due to the mantra of sustainability, the UK Pavilion will be taken apart and be coming back to the UK so you may well get the chance to see it depending on where they choose to put.

What was really astounding was the sheer number of people there. Every Expo and there must be over 100 of them, was packed, with queues of people wanting to get in. There was a four hour wait if you wanted to see the Italian Expo. I couldn’t help be impressed by how many Italians were there at the event. They all wanted to see what agriculture from around the world had to offer. Would the British public be so keen to do the same? I’m embarrassed to say I’m not sure they would. But they most certainly should be and I think we are farmers would get a lot more acknowledgement, if there were more interested in this sort of thing.

As soon as they tell me where it will be placed in the UK, I will let you all know.
 

Chris F

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New Holland

The only agricultural company there was New Holland. Given how few of the visitors were farmers, this was a brave move for them, in my opinion. Albeit as an Italian brand, this was definitely the Expo for them to be at. Again their Expo was centred on sustainability and clean energy. But they have gone about it a different way. New Holland have centred their message on the farmers themselves and put them and their stories at the centre of what they are trying to stay. This is way very different to how every other pavilion I saw had gone about it, where they centred on farming, not the people doing it. For me this gave it a much more friendly tone, like most of us, I prefer to hear about farming from farmers themselves.

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Prominently sat on top of the grass roof of the New Holland stand was a methane powered tractor, currently just a prototype, but it certainly set the tone of what they were trying to say. Inside again, there was very little concrete, all glass and steel. There were only 3 machines, one of which was completely new to me being a vine harvester, which I’ll come back to later as it is a form of agriculture I like sampling, but know nothing about its operation (something we say about the public all the time). Here is a little Video of the screens they have inside and the machines:


Inside, visitors were taken through a tour, there two smaller rooms where you could take a farming quiz of yes/no answers. I and 8 other farmers had a go, we go 6 out of 10. Given each one was a 50/50 option, not exactly that impressive, maybe we needed to be learning too.

The next room had a number of screens and introduced visitors to the farmers themselves. Something which I hadn’t seen in any of the other pavilions and I think gave visitors a more real sense of what farmers do and face. New Holland had chosen a farmers from all different countries to give an idea of the different things farmers face around the world. Obviously these were farmers who use at least some New Holland Products. But even for me, offered a fascinating insight into how farming operates in different parts of agriculture. Each of these farmers had done videos that were continually being shown on screens around the pavilion. Watching people walking round it really worked too, people stood and watched the screens, learning about what actually happens on a farm and seeing farming in action. And more importantly, hearing about farming from farmers. New Holland had farmers from Italy, France, UK, Canada, Zimbabwe, Russia, China and Brazil. So quite a cross section and reflective of the International theme of the show. Some were Livestock, some arable, some wineries. I got to meet and chat to all of them (the best part for me) and I’ll come back to some of the bits I learnt in a bit.

The Machines

The one machine that intrigued me was the grape harvester. A tall machine that straddles the vines and “picks” the grapes. There were screens showing the machines in action and explaining how they worked. The speed this machine moved was amazing, also the volumes produced. A hectare of vines can produce up to 400 tonnes of grapes. That’s a lot of product to process! I had never really put much thought into how vineyards are harvested and the often tiny window (days) they have to do this in, so talking to the farmers (one French and one Italian) who owned and operated vineyards was eye opening for me.

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They also had a precision farming simulator for people to test their skills on (which I’ve inquired about borrowing for the TFF stand at Cereals this year). It really showed why precision farming is important, but this was done in a very personal and fun manner. I certainly feel a competition coming on for Cereals.

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Chris F

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The Farmers

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So back to the farmers. The really nice bit for me was meeting the farmers from around the world and hearing about how they farm and the issues they face. And no doubt they all had issues, many the same as we face in the UK. The overriding similarities were diversification and the role that individual governments played with regard to regulation and trade. I tell you a little bit about each one.

Victor Camanelli - Brazil

Apparently in Brazil, I was told how farmers are generated disliked by the general public. The public perception is that they rape the natural resources of the country for their own personal profit. This is despite there now been almost no food shortages in Brazil any more. Victor has 50,000 head of cattle and 15k hectares. But he has recently diversified into energy generation – meaning an 11MW power plant. He already grew a lot of sugar cane, he now harvest the sugar cane straw and burns this in a “small” power generation plant. Everything we was doing was complimentary and designed around building synergy between crops. He produced all his own feed for the cattle, the sweetness from the sugar cane being one item he felt helped the cattle both in terms of growth, but in taste of the meat too. He said pretty much all his meat comes to Europe.

Soil erosion is one of the main factors they are always fighting. Heavy rainfall would just wash away much of the soil if it was left unprotected. So a real challenge to try and keep soils productive over a period of many years. Although due to the climate, they can grow 3 crops a year. Also, I didn’t know that Farmers in Brazil are required to set aside between 20% and 80% of the land as non-productive. This meaning, it can’t be farmed at all. Imagine how much that must hurt.

Ilias Ganiev - Russia

Was also very interesting to hear from. We’ve all seen higher and higher yields coming out of the former Soviet Republic countries. In the last 5 years they have certainly moved into impressive territory. Ilias told us how the Russian Government had helped fund the new machines and technology he was able to buy for his farm. Helping him to automate processes and start using precision farming. This had basically revolutionised his farm and the way he farmed. The very common theme from all the farmers was the involvement of Government in farming. The change in economic strategy by the government combined with cheaper fuel has really made a difference to his business. With exports being a key aim for them. It also sounded like a very community based farm. Where lots of help comes from the locals and some of the produce is also given back to the local community.

This is one of the counties I would love to visit and see how they farm and how its developing at the moment. What they do and grow may well have an effect on how we have to farm in the UK.

Dave Moore – UK

Farming down in Chichester, David is one of the pioneers of New Hollands PLM (precision) farming in the UK. His business is focussed around supplying food to the largest supermarkets in the UK. He has used technology to try and help take care of the day to day management, which has freed up people to actually look at better ways to farm. For his farm, this has meant a shift into pig production with an accompanying energy plant. In a similar way to Victor, he has looked for types of farming that complement each other. He was also very useful as a drinking partner while at the show and joined me on the visits to the UK and other Pavilions:

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Francesco Condollo – Italy

Unlike many I met, Fancesco was always a farmer, although he grew up with his grandparents in their family vineyard. After more than thirty years in finance he decided to return to his passion of wine making and founded the Conde company. They have over 110 acres of vines and produce authentic Sangiovese di Predappio wine. Although their vines are relatively young, all were planted and grown themselves from nothing, the do all the harvesting by hand. An amazing achievement given the amount of grapes that are produced from just a single acre. Both Francessco and his daughter Chiara were at the expo and both had a real passion for what they do. As well as the vineyard they have added a hotel to their estate to take advantage of their location in Italy.

For them the target is about producing a quality product at a low price. For instance they said how it costs €2 just for the bottle cork and label. And the marketing of any wine was just as important as the wine itself. Then there is a 3-4 years wait from harvest until your product is ready for sale. Once you are in this cycle, then it’s not too bad, but imagine working for 4 years until you are even able to make a single sale. Not ideal for cash flow. They were also very quick to sing the health benefits of Italian red wine for a longer healthier life!

It you want to look through the wines they produce, they can be seen here: http://www.conde.it/en/our-wines.html

And if like me you would quite like to be in warmer Italy right now, then you can visit and stay at their resort Borgo Conde, you can read more about it here: http://www.borgoconde.it/

It certainly looks amazing:

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Gerry Manual – Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is very different to much of the world, all they actually want to be able to do is feed themselves. Something they have been able to do in the past, but this is country which is still trying to get itself back on its feet has quite simple aims. Gerry grows very perishable goods on his farm just 25km outside Harare, all of which he sells locally. What Gerry has done is make himself very self sufficient, has his own supply of seeds so he can grow what he wants when he wants. Water supply is always something they have to consider, using dams to store water at certain times of the year. They use overhead and drip irrigation in green houses to ensure the correct moisture content. The are spending more on disease control. They also have an advantage that labour is cheap so are able to harvest a lot of perishable items quickly.

Was very interesting to hear from Gerry, who was always making us laugh. In his words Africa has a lot going for it. They have plenty of sunshine, water and good soils. They should easily be able to feed themselves, however, the politics are very bad. The mis-management at a government level is astonishing means a lot of very productive land has gone to waste.

Hearing him speak to see why he has made a success of his farm, he controls his whole supply chain, selling direct to the consumers. His farm is also central amongst the residents of his area, where many work of the farm, especially during harvest, but he also supplies much of their food as well.

Jordan Kambeitz – Canada

Jordan comes from a long line of farmers and he is the 5th generation of his family to run his farm in its current location. Being Canada, they have quite a bit of land – over 22,000 acres to be precise. He was joined by his wife and young baby and they were a real pleasure to be around and talk to. What I had never considered is the growing season in Canada. You get used to how our year works in the UK, but given the cold winters they can only seed in the spring and then have around 100 days to grow everything and get it out of the ground and harvested. Given this tight window efficiency is really the key and they will work 24 hours a day if necessary. Worldwide reduction of commodity rates has also made things difficult in Canada too. Agriculture is tough there too, which much lower margins now. They can no longer just do the things the way they used too, they have had to change.

So they have looked to diversify, just as many farms in the UK have. Only when you have 22,000 acres in Canada they have looked to things like mineral and oil extraction to complement their farming activities. Energy production is also something he is considering, but their remote location does not make this process easy. Was nice to hear Jordan spends a lot of nights on the Farming Forums in North America. Using them to talk to friends and learn more about how other farmers are changing the way they farm to increase their margins.

Xavier de Rozieres – France

I got to sit next to Xavier at a dinner so was able to really talk to him about how you make wine and manage such a big estate. What really is amazing is how much planning has to go into a bottle of wine. And the Chateau de Lastours vineyard he manages produces 500,000 bottles a year. Some things I didn’t know. Once a vine is planted, it will be about 5 years until is produces good grapes. After 15 years the grapes will be really good. They will continue to produce for up to 50 years, depending on how intensively they are harvested. So if you taste a wine this year and feel that it would benefit from the introduction on a new type of vine on your estate, then it will be 15 years before that vine would produce its best wine and then even once bottled you would hold it to up to 8 years before you sold it. So that 23 years to wait to realise (and monetise) an idea you have today. The timescales were in a different league to how I’ve viewed farming in the past.

Listening to how they test the grapes and wines, you are constantly making decisions for which you don’t see the reward for many years, even decades. And to a degree, you don’t know the value of the product you have produced until it has matured and been tested by the critics. They have also had to diversify though. Being based in the Languedoc in the South of France, like many of us in Cornwall, they have turned to tourism. But with some French flair! So the Chateau has a luxury hotel and gastronomic restaurant. It also has its own rally stage and they are able to host business seminars and events as well as being a tourist destination.

If you want to read a little more about his estate then you can do so here: https://www.chateaudelastours.com I am certainly planning a visit.

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Elke Pelz-Thaller – Germany

Elke has 110 acres in Germany that’s she farms with her husband. In the Bavaria area of Germany, smaller farms are much more the norm. While Elke spends plenty of her time getting involved at harvest time with her parents-in-law and children, she also gives lectures to other farmers. She specialises in how to deal with inter farm politics and conflicts with farming family members. I guess some things are the same in Germany as they are in the UK!

To her diversification has meant writing books and helping other farmers.

Claudio Destro – Italy

With over 35 years in agriculture, Claudio has seen a lot change. His farm is now extends to over 8000 acres and is a true mixed farm. He grows crops of Wheat, corn, Canola and potatoes, and also has over 3000 head of cattle. As a breeding farm they are also ISO certified.

Claudio described how innovation was the key to making farming work these days. Looking for complimentary farming practises that promote the sustainability of each farm. On his farm they have installed a biogas plant powered using cow manure. They are using GPS and precision farming to help reduce costs and improve yields. They work with the local universities to help improve practices on the farm with the aim being to reduce human error and increase efficiency.

Even with a farm of this size, they have also branched out into tourism as well, having a number of B&Bs on the farm. As about 400 acres of the farm are protected Mediterranean scrub, then this is a good way to capitalise from land that would otherwise be unproductive. Some land is also used by the WWF to manage the population of Hoopoes. Another initiative that would again attract tourists.

Carlo Lambro

I also got to speak to the worldwide Brand President for New Holland Agriculture Carol Lambro. Given the massive expense of the Expo it was interesting to find out why they had chosen to be at the expo. Especially given the relatively small numbers of farmers there. He explained that although there is always a responsibility to the shareholders at New Holland, they were there also there to help educate and inspire a generation.

Carlo also sat in on a conversation on how climate change was effecting farmers in different countries around the world. I suggested that with a bit more temperature the wines of southern England would be more than a match for Italian wines, I’m not totally sure he agreed with me.

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The Future

What was amazing was that every farmer I spoke to was passionate about farming. Each invited me to go and see their farms at some point and see how they do everything and learn more about how the rest of the world farms. While we often say that the general public know nothing about farming, I also felt a little guilty after speaking to them about how little I knew about how the rest of the world farms. So I was glad I finally got out there and learnt myself.

I have added quite a few more photos from my trip so you can get more of an idea of what the Expo was like. I will definitely be planning to take my family to the next one if I get the chance, as I think my children would love it and learn so much.
 

Chris F

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Thanks - the next Expo is in Dubai in 2020. It doesn't sound like it will have such an agricultural theme, but its sure to still be interesting.
 

llamedos

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A couple of Chris's post above show a large structure, this was called the Tree Of Life.
Came across this video earlier.
Quite something. Best watched in full screen mode


In the framework of EXPO 2015, hosted by Milan in Italy from May 1rst until October 31rst 2015, ACT lighting design was commissioned to create and develop the lighting scenography of an iconic installation: the "Tree of Life" / "Albero della Vita".

The project was inspired by the drawing of Michelangelo Buonarroti and designed by Marco Balich and studio Gioforma, artistic director of the Italian Pavilion of Expo 2015. The structure was built by Orgoglio Brescia. Koert Vermeulen joined the creative team as Lighting Designer & Director of Mise-en-Scene.

Installed in the middle of Lake Arena, the "Tree of Life" interactive structure with an inner skeleton made of steel and an outer cover in wood, is over 30 meters high. On top of this gigantic trunk stands a hat that simulates the intertwined branches of a tree, with a diameter of 45 meters.

For this monument with its advanced technology, constantly illuminated with LED lights, Koert Vermeulen & ACTLD created in total 1260 shows to produce the genuine dynamic effects through a play of light, video, water, fireworks, as well as bubbles and sounds. The Tree of Life change as the hours go by, becoming the center for many of the events in the Pavilion's extensive schedule.
A project by Balich Worldwide Shows
Concept: Marco Balich
Design: Studio Gioforma
Lighting Design & Direction of Mise-en-Scene : Koert Vermeulen & ACT lighting design
Constructor : Orgoglio Brescia
Technology set-up: RTI Agorà, Botw and Ternana Impianti
Music of the main show by Roberto Cacciapaglia
Video by Luigi Caterino
 

llamedos

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Critically acclaimed UK Pavilion from Milan Expo 2015 finds new home on British soil from June 2016

After a spectacular run as the centrepiece of the gold medal winning UK Pavilion at the 2015 Milan Expo UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) and theRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, announced today (29 January 2016) that the stunning structure, The Hive, will take up its new home within Kew Gardens from June 2016.

Soaring 17 metres in the air, designed by Wolfgang Buttress and created by BDP, Simmonds Studio and Stage One, The Hive is an immersive, multi-sensory experience inspired by UK groundbreaking scientific research into the health of bees. Showcasing British creativity, innovation and leadership in overcoming global challenges, this magnificent aluminium structure will draw visitors into the space via a wildflower meadow, as though they were worker bees returning to the hive. The wildflower meadow will serve to build understanding and appreciation of these habitats, and their significance for insect pollinators.

Hundreds of glowing LED lights bring this 40 tonne lattice structure to life, while a beautiful symphony of orchestral sounds fills the air, with an atmospheric undercurrent of buzzes and pulses. Triggered by vibration sensors within a real beehive, the sound and light intensity within the pavilion increases as the energy levels in the living hive surge, giving visitors an incredible insight into the ever moving life of a bee colony.

As visitors wander through this continually changing space, they will begin a journey, exploring the vital role of bees and other pollinators in feeding the planet - of the 100 crop species that provide 90% of food worldwide, 70 are pollinated by bees.

Crucial links between food security and pollinators will come alive, as Kew scientists share their solutions for pollinators under pressure, from their innovative research into the plant chemicals in pollen and nectar that enable bees to overcome disease, to the development of high quality wildflower seeds by Kew’s UK Native Seed Hub.

Richard Deverell, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew said:

We are truly delighted to announce The Hive’s move to Kew, both for its magnificent aesthetic appeal and for the resonance it has with our work – I can think of no better home for this remarkable marriage of architecture and science.

The Hive creates a powerful, immersive space for us to explore the urgent issues we face in relation to pollinators, their intimate relationships with plants and their vital role in helping us feed a rapidly growing population. To be able to bring those stories alive here at Kew – a centre of scientific knowledge and expertise and one of the planet’s most biodiverse city landscapes – is a true honour.

Lord Maude, Minister of State for Trade and Investment, said:

The UK Pavilion at the Milan World Expo 2015 was an outstanding success. It was visited by over 3.3 million people in just 6 months, with a further 450 million people viewing it across the world’s media and online, and it received multiple awards, including the Expo’s gold medal for best architecture and landscape design.

Our business legacy is already secured with over £800 million in business wins from the global Grown in Britain and Northern Ireland business programme. As a physical legacy, it is fantastic that more of the UK public will have the opportunity to experience the Hive for themselves in the perfect setting at Kew. The Expo focused on sustainable ways of feeding a growing global population whilst protecting our environment: I cannot think of a better home for it now that the Expo is over.

Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Lords Spokesman for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said:

Pollinators like bees and other insects are integral to our natural environment, and play a vital role in our food industry.

The Hive is an extraordinary structure, which symbolises how the UK champions the protection of bees and nature. I am delighted to see it make a return to the UK at Kew, where it will continue to amaze the public and raise awareness of how vital pollination is.

To reflect the Expo 2015 theme of “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life” the UK Pavilion highlighted the groundbreaking UK research in pollinators, principally the bee, and their role in the global food chain, including by renowned scientist Dr Martin Bencsik, who has been conducting pioneering research into bee vibration and communication patterns.

  1. During its time in Milan, the Hive structure proved a huge success: attracting millions of visitors and winning the gold award for architecture and landscape. It showed a powerful symbol of UK strengths in innovation, creativity and global leadership to a worldwide audience, whilst helping to drive exports and attract international investment.
  2. Pollinators are an essential part of the UK environment and play a crucial role in food production, which is why a priority for this government is protection to help bees and other pollinators thrive. Read more on theNational Pollinator Strategy
The Hive has won the following awards:
  • Gold Award for Architecture and Landscape – BIE Awards, UK Pavilion Milan Expo 2015
  • Best Pavilion Architecture Award – Italian Association of Architects and other Italian
  • National Construction and Landscape bodies, 2015, UK Pavilion Milan Expo 2015
  • Best Public Use Project with Public Funding – Blueprint Awards, UK Pavilion Milan Expo 2015
  • Best of Best for Event/Exhibition – Iconic Awards, UK Pavilion Milan Expo 2015
  • Best Landscape Scheme, High Budget – Darc Awards, UK Pavilion Milan Expo 2015
  • Winner ‘Lighting Projects’ – WIN Design Awards, UK Pavilion Milan Expo 2015
  • Best Lighting Design – FX Design Awards, UK Pavilion Milan Expo 2015
  • Building of the Year – Manchester Architects Awards, UK Pavilion Milan Expo 2015
  • Best Completed Community Building – Manchester Architects Awards, UK Pavilion Milan Expo 2015
  • Highly Commended, Landscape Award – WAN Awards, UK Pavilion Milan Expo 2015
  • Highly Commended, Temporary Landscape Design – Landscape Institute Awards, UK Pavilion Milan Expo 2015
  • Commended, Exhibition Lighting and Temporary Installations – AL Awards, UK Pavilion Milan Expo 2015
  • Best Exhibit Winner - Exhibitor Magazine
  • Iconic Award for 2015 – Best of the Best for Event/Exhibition. German Design Council
 

SFI - What % were you taking out of production?

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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

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