Farmer Scientist Network

Farmers in the Vale of York are needed for a European project which aims to demonstrate how complex on-farm decisions can be when applying to agri-environment schemes. Academics at the University [...]

A new online portal to open up access to the expertise and facilities of the eight Northern universities that contribute to the N8 AgriFood programme will be launched in Sheffield. The N8 [...]

The new free alerts service from CropMonitor, which will be received by all registered users of the regional pest and disease forecasting system, has now been launched. This report is available [...]

Rural Community Energy Fund open for applications Clean renewable energy generation at the community level is beneficial both to the community and the wider environment. By reducing dependence on [...]

24 Hours in Farming is the agricultural industry’s biggest online event. Highlighting the pride of the nation’s food producers and encourages farmers to show the general public a typical working [...]

THE NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP SHOW 2019 Tuesday 8th – Wednesday 9th October 2019   For the second year running, The Yorkshire Agricultural Society is delighted to offer a targeted LAND BASED [...]

Supporting Early adoption of Agri-Tech Innovations Date: 25th June 2019 Timings: 9:30am – 5:15pm Venue: University of Sheffield (INOX), S3 7RL The Knowledge transfer network would like to [...]

University of Leeds N8 AgriFood Farm Open Day  Date: 21st June 2019 Timings: 1:30pm – 6:00pm Venue: Headley Hall Farm, Spen Common Lane, LS24 9NT   Farmers and agribusinesses are [...]

The restorative power of leys in arable farming An invitation is extended from the White Rose Sustainable Agriculture Consortium of the University of  Leeds, Sheffield, and York. To a one day [...]

Investigating the unique abilities of the Herdwick Sheep Breed Herdwicks are commercially farmed in Cumbria and provide income for their local communities. The breed consists of 65,000 sheep, [...]