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HGCA R&D conference 'Arable Cropping in a Changing Climate'

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United Kingdom
February 25, 2008

Source: Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA)

HGCA R&D conference 'Arable Cropping in a Changing Climate'
23 - 24 January 2008

A conference covering the potential impacts climate change will have on UK agriculture, how growers can adapt and the opportunities that may be presented.

Complete proceedings from Arable Cropping in a Changing Climate Conference (1695kb)

Contents

"The challenges of change for arable farming: weather, markets, support, climate"
Paper 1 (872kb) /  Presentation  (55kb)
Peter Kendal, NFU

"Defra's agriculture and climate change policy and research programme"
Paper 2 (122kb) / Presentation (322kb)
Victoria Turner, Defra

"Mitigating climate change: energy, carbon and nitrogen on the farm"
Paper 3 (105kb) / Presentation (2606kb)
Peter Gregory, SCRI

"Using genetic resistance to combat pest and disease threats"
Paper 4 (97kb) / Presentation (2425kb)
Bill Angus, Nickersons

"Breeding cops for winter stress"
Paper 5 (223kb)
Eric Ober, Broom's Barn Research Station

"Can disease management reduce greenhouse gas emissions?"
Paper 6 (121kb)
Neil Paveley, ADAS

"Getting the message across to UK farmers"
Paper 7 (77kb)/ Presentation (336kb)
Katie Zabel, Forum for the future

"Climate change projections for the UK: a farming perspective"
Paper 8 (380kb) / Presentation (1548kb)
Roger Street, UKCIP

"Adapting UK arable agriculture to climate change"
Paper 9 (103kb) / Presentation (1681kb)
Jo Hossell, ADAS

"Tracking changes in distribution of diseases"
Paper 10 (95kb) / Presentation (2324kb)
Judith Turner, CSL

"Climate change and phoma stem canker"
Paper 11 (380kb) / Presentation (2075kb)
Neal Evans, Rothamsted Research

"Control needs for changing pest distributions"
Paper 12 (163kb) / Presentation (2560kb)
Jon Oakley

"Changing weed species and management: then, now and tomorrow"
Paper 13 (205kb) / Presentation (2032kb)
Ken Davies

"UK biodiesel - establishing a 'producer to product' chain"
Paper 14 (72kb) / Presentation (6224kb)
Colin Merritt, Monsanto

"Opportunities for growing crops for biopolymers"
Paper 15 (79kb) / Presentation (1242kb)
John Williams, National Non-Food Crops Centre

"Developing and growing wheat for the biofuels market"
Paper 16 (162kb)
Roger Sylvester-Bradley,ADAS

"Implications for UK Farmers of greenhouse gas reporting under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation"
Paper 17 (111kb)
Jeremy Woods, Imperial College, London

Source: http://www.hgca.com/events.past_events/32/32/Events/Events/press%20releases.mspx?fn=showRelease&menuId=2904
 

 

 

 

 

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