VCS (UK) Ltd Elsoms Seeds Tozer Seeds Ltd Ecorobotix Frederick Hiam Ltd James Rimmer James Fortune Rowan Venables British Society for Plant Pathology Chartered Institute of Horticulture HortNews CPM Magazine Great event as usual many thanks to all the team Frederick Hiam Ltd VCS (UK) Ltd #Parsnips

We were at the British Onions Producer Association technical day at Niab! It was a great day to discuss and learn about the new developments in the #onion industry! We hope everybody enjoyed Angus Hill’s presentation about our Ecorobotix precision spot sprayer! #agtech

Big thanks to Emma Cowley, PhD and James Fortune for sharing their journeys at #DTAAutumnConnect23. Great insight to the various career paths that are possible following a PhD.

In this blog post, Dr Réka Haraszi, Innovation Sector Lead at CHAP, delves into the complex landscape of alternative proteins. Discover the challenges and exciting opportunities faced by this sector in the UK. ➡️ow.ly/rGem50Q9Qy3

Great discussions today at the Crop Health & Protection - CHAP hosted alternative plant protein workshop in Birmingham! It was great to work together from in cross-discipline groups to create a shortlist and highlight some of the practical barriers for incorporation into commercial agriculture!

Roll on 2024!!! VCS Trials 2024 are up and running on this bright but rather chilly Monday!

This project is working with stakeholders to revolutionise Fusarium basal rot (FBR) detection and control using cutting edge molecular diagnostics, agronomic insights and advanced technologies to empower onion growers with novel tools to combat FBR at every stage of production.

Fusarium Basal Rot (FBR) represents a significant threat to the UK onion industry, with losses reaching 40% & costing the industry over £10M per year🧅 A research project has been launched to combat the devastating pre & post-harvest losses caused by FBR ow.ly/3sy750QFAyf

*New R&D Project* 🧅🧅🧅 Excited to be involved in the FUSED project, developing new IPM practices for Fusarium basal rot of Onion with B-hive Innovations and others. 🚜👩‍🔬📷🧬 A great example of stacking technologies from pre-planting through to post-harvest. Crop Health & Protection - CHAP

Which diseases are named correctly? @MichaelJP1986 James Rome @mattbean76 Steph Beavis James Fortune Angela Huckle Dr Richard Binks 🇺🇦🐝 Jon Telfer Alexander Silverwood Rob Watson Richard Jeremy Booth Rebecca Stilton James Johnson Hanko Blok Chris Taylor Produce Solutions

Keen as mustard our BASIS Arable students. Nice gilets too! Chris Tolley @BenHipperson charles anyan Ⓜ️ Nigel W Kingston 🇬🇧 Produce Solutions Kelly Hewson-Fisher Andrew Knaggs Alison Hardesty luke palmer Ron Granger David Craig Charlotte ‘Garbs’ Wright Gary Willoughby Dr. Syed Shah Jade Prince

Can you identify the grasses in the attached images? Chris Tolley @BenHipperson Nigel W Kingston 🇬🇧 Lucy de la Pasture John Sedgwick Andrew Knaggs luke palmer Spunhill Ltd Alison Hardesty Ana Reynolds Matt Jeremy Squirrell Denise Thomas Jon Telfer Hanko Blok Chris Hewis 🚜🐂🏃🍷💦 Dr. Syed Shah

All kicking-off in our untreated plots, with stem infections prominent. Tomorrow, I'll be back with my FAB sampling kit. Chris Tolley John Sedgwick Jon Rooke luke palmer Alison Hardesty David Hoyles Jon Telfer Hanko Blok Angela Huckle Billy Hoddy-Brown Produce Solutions James Fortune

Ecotobotix spot sprayer demo today ADAS @weedwiseuk OPER8 James Fortune

Fantastic turnout at our Ecorobotix demo event showcasing the #ARA precision smart sprayer with the #OPER8 alternate weed control project with ADAS! James Fortune also outlined the research that we do and introduced our 2 Innovate UK projects - #INSPeCT and #FUSED!

Which images are correctly labelled? Chris Hewis 🚜🐂🏃🍷💦 Dr. Syed Shah Ron Granger Jade Prince Gary Willoughby Steve May James Fortune Kelly Hewson-Fisher Richard Tomlinson Chris Taylor David Craig Charlotte ‘Garbs’ Wright James Johnson John Hegarty Produce Solutions Jon Rooke @MichaelJP1986

Thanks to all taking part in the weekend ID. The answer is that only image 4 is correctly labelled. 1=Black Bindweed, 2=Common Speedwell & 3=Fumitory. Congrats if you are in the 76%. James Johnson James Fortune Sam Cook Richard Tomlinson Spunhill Ltd Ron Granger

Sadly topical. Which attached pics show Late Blight (Phytophthora infestans)? Chris Tolley Nigel W Kingston 🇬🇧 John Sedgwick Andrew Knaggs luke palmer David Hoyles Denise Thomas Jon Telfer Hanko Blok Ana Reynolds Alison Hardesty Angela Huckle Matt @MichaelJP1986 Jade Prince

🚜 @james_fortune11, VCS (UK) Ltd research consultant, shares insights on MagicTrap and how tracking flea beetle migration can provide early indications for farmers.

For the penultimate SDSA session, we have James Fortune from VCS (UK) Ltd presenting on 'FUSED - Integrated fusarium early diagnostic and management’.