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Philippa Borrill @philippaborrill.bsky.social · 11d

We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our team! They will work on homeolog-informed approaches to tackle cold tolerance in wheat @johninnescentre.bsky.social

Please find out more and apply here: jobs.jic.ac.uk/Details.asp?...

#plantsciences #plantscijobs

John Innes Centre

jobs.jic.ac.uk

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Organic Research Centre @organicrescent.bsky.social · Sep 9

📢 Big news! ORC joins ADAS! 🌳 #Agroforestryshow, grain changers, training, advice, events and more! #Organicdelivers Our September E-Bulletin is out! #Organicfarming @thesoilassociation.bsky.social @adasgroup.bsky.social #UKGrainLab mailchi.mp/organicresea...

Group of people standing around a soil pit on a farm. With ORC and ADAS logos and text Organic Research Centre joins ADAS

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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · Jul 14

Oak Farm Population wheat

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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · Jul 14

Wakelyns YQ and Champion ( a great modern variety but sadly broken against a new yellow rust strain this year)

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nffn.bsky.social @nffn.bsky.social · May 26

More proof that nature-friendly farming helps farms stay profitable!

#NFFN #natureFriendlyFarming

East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · May 25

Pesticides are under pressure – from rising costs, regulations, and resistance.

Now a long-trusted method is getting new attention: working with nature.

A closer look at how it’s helping UK orchards during the @nffn.bsky.social Nature-Friendly Farming Week:

The flower fix: how nature could slash farm costs

Planting wildflowers between apple trees could save UK farmers up to £3,000 per hectare per year

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · May 26

A greener world & excellent career prospects
Apply now for one of our #BARIToNECTP #PhD projects run in partnership with industry
Deadline 15th June 2025

For more info visit: baritone.hutton.ac.uk/how-to-apply/

#barley #research

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Heather Campbell @scienceheather.bsky.social · Apr 2

It is my pleasure to announce that applications are now open for our FREE five-day (30th June-4th July2025 ) @royentsoc.bsky.social #entomology PhD/ECR summer school funded by NERC. Application deadline is 8th May.

www.harper-adams.ac.uk/courses/shor...

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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · Mar 31

Naked barley 6 days after drilling

Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · Mar 27

Wheat meristem dissection with BSc 2 ag with crops @harperadamsuni.bsky.social Always an enjoyable class.

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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · Mar 26

Drilling, weighing beans, boats

Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · Mar 25

Winter wheat and oat strips were sown in October

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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · Mar 25

Naked barley (my Oak Ruby variety), beans and boats (beans & oats intercrop) strips being drilled autonomously Hands Free Hectare in the robot strip intercropping trial @harperadamsuni.bsky.social

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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · Mar 4

Took a few photos on the way to work this morning. Old Fuji S5

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Mar 1

"There’s another insect with the potential to tell us about the 1930s and about the ongoing process of reconciling the prairie environment and large-scale agriculture – the wheat stem sawfly." - @stundenbower.bsky.social

niche-canada.org/2020/04/09/s...

#envhist #aghist #cdnhist

Strip Farming and the Wheat Stem Sawfly on the Canadian Prairies, 1930s-1940s

Dust and grasshoppers dominated 1930s prairie agriculture, but wheat stem sawflies also impacted farming, complicating soil conservation and pest control efforts.

niche-canada.org

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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · Mar 1

Walk to work this morning- open day

Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · Feb 21

Winter walk earlier this week

Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · Jan 28

On the lane that leads to Flat Road

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Mark Ramsden @ipmmark.bsky.social · Jan 10

⚠️ First case of glyphosate resistant Italian ryegrass confirmed in the UK 🌿
ADAS scientists
@weedwiseuk
have identified a single field population of #ItalianRyegrass (Lolium multiflorum) in Kent resistant to glyphosate at the field label rate ⬇️
adas.co.uk/news/first-c...

First case of glyphosate resistant Italian ryegrass found in UK | ADAS

ADAS has identified a single population of Italian ryegrass resistant to glyphosate at the field label rate – the UK's first documented case.

adas.co.uk

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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · Jan 9

Frosty walk to work

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Tom Sizmur @tomsizmur.bsky.social · Dec 28

I'm delighted to be a co-supervisor on three PhD studentships that are currently open for applications as part of the BBSRC FoodBioSystems DTP research.reading.ac.uk/foodbiosyste...

PhD Opportunities - FoodBioSystems

Four-year funded PhD projects are available in areas that span the food chain from farm to fork. Closing date: 3 February 2024 (10:00 GMT)

research.reading.ac.uk

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Tom Sizmur @tomsizmur.bsky.social · Nov 26

PhD studentship to work on earthworm responses to drought in the context of climate change supervised by my wonderful PhD supervisor @markehodson.bsky.social and there is also an opportunity to join a webinar about the project on Tuesday 3rd December www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

ACCE+ DLA programme: If it gets too dry do earthworms die? Earthworm energetic and population responses to drought frequency and duration at University of York on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - ACCE+ DLA programme: If it gets too dry do earthworms die? Earthworm energetic and population responses to drought frequency and duration at University of York, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · Nov 22

Winter sky this morning

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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · Nov 20

Walk to work this morning.

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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · Nov 20

I’ve heard of a case of lambs dying after eating linseed cover crop. Young growth especially produces prussic acid (cyanide). Probably made worse as field had chicken muck so linseed put on a lot of lush young growth

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