The ASSIST End of Programme Event, 'Future farming: bringing together the best of nature-based and agri-tech solutions', took place at the Rothamsted Conference 皇冠体育国际娱乐 on 30th March 2022.It was an opportunity to present key outputs from the five-year programme.

The ASSIST End of Programme event, Future farming: bringing together the best of nature-based and agri-tech solutions, took place at the Rothamsted Conference 皇冠体育国际娱乐 on 30th March 2022. It brought together the key outputs of the programme over the last 5 years, with a focus on the following themes:

  • Understanding the crop yield gap 
  • Managing the impacts of farming on the environment 
  • Nature based solutions in arable farming systems 
  • Multi-functional grassland systems
  • Designing future farmed landscapes
  • Data and tools

Event programme

Presentations

To view the recordings (hosted on Youtube), please click on the session or talk titles. Please be aware that many of the presentations contain preliminary results that are not yet published.

Welcome and opening remarks

  • Speaker: Angela Karp (皇冠体育国际娱乐 Director, Rothamsted Research)

SESSION 1: Improving the efficiency and resilience of food production

[Session 1 slides]

  • (Speaker: Ian Shield, Rothamsted Research)
  •  (Speaker: Andy Tye, British Geological Survey)
  • (Speaker: Emily Upcott, UK 皇冠体育国际娱乐 for Ecology & Hydrology)

SESSION 2: Managing the impacts of farming on the environment

[Session 2 slides]

  • (Speaker: Susan Jarvis, UK 皇冠体育国际娱乐 for Ecology & Hydrology)
  • (Speaker: Jon Storkey on behalf of Helen Metcalfe, Rothamsted Research)
  •  (Speaker: Vicky Bell, UK 皇冠体育国际娱乐 for Ecology & Hydrology)
  • (Speaker: Niall McNamara, UK 皇冠体育国际娱乐 for Ecology & Hydrology)

SESSION 3: Integrating nature-based and agri-tech solutions on the ASSIST commercial farm network

[Session 3 slides]

  •  (Speaker: Sam Cook, Rothamsted Research)
  •  (Speaker: Ben Woodcock, UK 皇冠体育国际娱乐 for Ecology & Hydrology)
  • (Speaker: M. Jordana Rivero, Rothamsted Research)

SESSION 4: Discussion session

SESSION 5: How has ASSIST helped me? A Farmer perspective

[Session 5 slides]

  •  (Speaker: Julian Gold, East Hendred Estate)

SESSION 6: Designing future farmed landscapes

[Session 6 slides]

  •  (Speaker: Tom August, UK 皇冠体育国际娱乐 for Ecology & Hydrology)
  •  (Speaker: John Redhead, UK 皇冠体育国际娱乐 for Ecology & Hydrology)
  • (Speaker: Alice Milne, Rothamsted Research)

SESSION 7: ASSIST impacts and what鈥檚 next

[Session 7 slides]

  •  (Speakers: Claire Carvell and Richard Pywell, UK 皇冠体育国际娱乐 for Ecology & Hydrology) 

SESSION 8: Discussion session

  •  (Speakers: Karen Hangh酶j, 皇冠体育国际娱乐 Director, British Geological Survey, and Mark Bailey, 皇冠体育国际娱乐 Director, UK 皇冠体育国际娱乐 for Ecology & Hydrology)

End of Programme event files