Edward Dickin
@edwarddickin.bsky.social
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amateur plant breeder
#nakedbarley
population wheat
#intercropping
robot strip cropping
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Philippa Borrill
4 months ago
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
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John Innes Centre
https://jobs.jic.ac.uk/Details.asp?vacancyID=20689
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Organic Research Centre
5 months ago
📢 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...
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Wakelyns YQ and Champion ( a great modern variety but sadly broken against a new yellow rust strain this year)
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7 months ago
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Edward Dickin
9 months ago
More proof that nature-friendly farming helps farms stay profitable!
#NFFN
#natureFriendlyFarming
add a skeleton here at some point
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Edward Dickin
International Barley Hub
9 months ago
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
11 months ago
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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Wheat meristem dissection with BSc 2 ag with crops
@harperadamsuni.bsky.social
Always an enjoyable class.
11 months ago
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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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11 months ago
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Took a few photos on the way to work this morning. Old Fuji S5
12 months ago
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NiCHE Canada
12 months ago
"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
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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.
https://niche-canada.org/2020/04/09/strip-farming-and-the-wheat-stem-sawfly-on-the-canadian-prairies-1930s-1940s/
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Walk to work this morning- open day
12 months ago
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Winter walk earlier this week
12 months ago
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Mark Ramsden
about 1 year ago
⚠️ 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...
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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.
https://adas.co.uk/news/first-case-of-glyphosate-resistant-italian-ryegrass-found-in-the-uk/
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Frosty walk to work
about 1 year ago
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Tom Sizmur
about 1 year ago
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...
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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)
https://research.reading.ac.uk/foodbiosystems/apply-for-a-foodbiosystems-phd/for-phd-students-2/
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Edward Dickin
Tom Sizmur
about 1 year ago
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...
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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
https://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/?p178512
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Winter sky this morning
about 1 year ago
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Walk to work this morning.
about 1 year ago
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Walk into work this morning
about 1 year ago
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Dr Joe Roberts
over 2 years ago
"Unlock Nature's Potential" Join
@drjohnphreade.bsky.social
,
@ipmtom.bsky.social
,
@randybenjamin.bsky.social
and me for a funded
#PhD
at HAU! Optimise plant essential oil biopesticides for integrated pest management. More info:
warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa...
#Sustainability
#AgTech
#EcoFriendly
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Autonomous drilling of the strip
#intercropping
24 October
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about 1 year ago
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Busy spiders
about 1 year ago
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Giving this place a try. Will be posting usual stuff about crops and science.
about 1 year ago
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