Libby Pirie has been awarded the British Crop Production Council (BCPC) prize for the best poster by a postgraduate at the BCPC Crop Science and Technology Congress at Glasgow. Judges based their assessment on the quality of the poster and the ability of the student to explain the significance of the research.
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Libby is working at Rothamsted Research on resistance to canker and light leaf spot in oilseed rape. She is registered at Imperial College, and funded through a BBSRC CASE studentship, with HGCA and the breeding company CPB Twyford as industrial sponsors. |
See precision farming in practice
HGCA is holding a series of farm visits throughout the summer months to demonstrate how precision farming techniques are being used in practice. The visits are part of the year-long 'Be PRECISE' initiative providing information to growers about the benefits of precision farming.
5 Sep 2008 to 31 Jul 2009
Visit www.hgca.com/events for further details
7 Jul 2009
SCRI, Balruddery Farm, Invergowrie, Dundee, DD2 5LJ
HGCA 'Be PRECISE' Farm Visit - Inverness
7 Jul 2009
Midcoul Farm, Dalcross,; Inverness, Invernessshire. IV2 7JJ.