Forthcoming Events

Western Branch

Western Branch AGM & Talk - CNH Methane Tractor

Alistair Walshaw will update us on the CNH Methane Tractor, which goes into commercial production very soon. Alistair, a member of IAgrE, is the CNH Tier 4 Ag Team Leader.

16/03/2022 - TBC

Lackham College, Lacock, Chippenham SN15 2NY

Going green: alternatives to conventional agrochemicals and how to protect them

About this event

When it comes to crop protection, the benefits of IP aren’t just confined to conventional synthetic compounds. A new range of chemical treatments based on natural materials is being developed: from semiochemicals, including pheromones, to plant extracts and companion crops.

As innovators seek to secure investment for growth or protect their products in international markets, IP continues to play a critical role.

Going green doesn’t have to mean going to market unprotected.

What you’ll learn

Using real-world examples, this webinar will illustrate the different forms of IP available to agrochemical innovators as they embrace natural products. It will provide an insight into the benefits if you obtain IP protection – and the pitfalls if you don’t.

• Practical considerations around obtaining IP protection for innovation using natural products. • Top tips for identifying the IP in your innovation • Myth-busting: clearing up some of the most common misconceptions about IP

• Obtaining IP protection on a budget • What to do if your invention is copied

16/03/2022 - 1pm-2pm Lunchtime Lecture - Agricultural Science in the Caribbean

In April 2019 Marion Perrett-Pearson was approached by Macmillan Education (part of the Nature Springer group) to write a GCSE level textbook for agriculture students in the Caribbean. The deadline was August 2019 and included a trip to the Caribbean to write case-studies and take photographs. While plenty of people offered to carry her laptop, the Caribbean tour was 6 flights, 3 islands, 24 farm visits and 4000 photographs in 9 days! This talk is about the farming, farmers and students she met in the Caribbean islands of Trinidad, Grenada and Jamaica.

Marion Perrett-Pearson is a Senior Agricultural Adviser for Severn Trent, responsible for the Upper Avon and Leam priority catchments (in Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire). Marion works with farmers in these catchments to reduce diffuse pollution using Severn Trent funded schemes. Before working for Severn Trent Marion was Head of Geography in secondary schools and Chief Examiner of GCSE Agriculture and Land Use in Northern Ireland.

15/03/2022 - 1pm-2pm

Online via Zoom