Nuffield Scholarships Annual Report 2020

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HAVE YOU CONSIDERED JOINING THE INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT? It has never been more important for those involved in farm management and food production to be able to demonstrate high standards of competence, integrity and ethics. How do you do this in an industry that is so diverse and disparate? By joining an organisation which is committed to: • Promoting high standards in the practice and management in agriculture • Promoting training and CPD in all aspects of agricultural business management and creating a demonstrable career progression

• Encouraging the provision and attainment of professional qualifications • Championing the achievements in high standards of agricultural practice • Providing unique opportunities to network and share best practice. That organisation is the Institute of Agricultural Management run by, and for, those committed to a vibrant, sustainable and socially-aware farming industry.

ABOUT THE INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT WHO CAN JOIN? Membership is open to those involved in farm, land and rural environment management including farmers, farm managers, consultants, advisors, lecturers, researchers and students.

ACTIVITIES

BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP

• The opportunity to progress through a structured career programme

• The opportunity to develop your skills and expertise to help develop your career

• Access to specially designed training programmes including the Leadership Development Programme and the Farm Management Skills Programme as well as an industry recognised Continuous Development Programme

• A structured career progression

• National events including a National Farm Walk and the prestigious National Farm Management Conference as well as our annual Question Time evening

• The chance to meet regularly with likeminded people in the industry and build a diverse and varied network • Involvement in a range of events • Access to the International Journal of Agricultural Management

• Regional branches organise a programme of meetings and events providing an excellent forum for networking and the exchange of ideas

01275 843825

enquiries@iagrm.com

www.iagrm.org.uk

THE INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL | MANAGEMENT PORTBURY HOUSE SHEEPWAY | PORTBURY | BRISTOL | BS20 7TE

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2021 Nuffield Farming New Scholars

2min
pages 80-81

The Farmers Club & Saffery Champness

4min
pages 82-84

2020 Nuffield Farming Scholars

1min
pages 78-79

2019 Nuffield Farming Presenting Scholars

1min
pages 76-77

RICHARD WALKER: The British Dairy Industry within a Global Market Context: Integrating British dairy products and ingredients with developing global markets

2min
pages 70-71

DUNCAN WILLIAMS: Dairy Antibiotics: Achieving Sustainable Use

4min
pages 72-73

CHARLES STEER: The Circular Farm. Minimising input for maximum output in a mixed farming system

2min
pages 68-69

BARRY O’BOYLE: Opportunities for farmers to grow wealth in the Fourth industrial revolution

3min
pages 74-75

JAMES SMALDON: Managing poultry welfare in a transitioning world of technology

2min
pages 66-67

VICKY ROBINSON: Farmer to Farmer Knowledge Exchange: Relevance and challenges during change

2min
pages 64-65

SARAH PICK: Heifer replacement strategies: cost reduction in the UK suckler beef herd

3min
pages 60-61

JOHN REMNANT: Ensuring the veterinary profession meets the needs of livestock agriculture now and in the future

3min
pages 62-63

GRACE O’GORMAN: Animal medicine best practice, unlocking the potential for UK farming

2min
pages 58-59

MARK LITTLE: Feeding for health, combating antimicrobial resistance

3min
pages 54-55

PENNY MONTGOMERIE: What role should young farmers groups play in the development of Scottish agriculture?

2min
pages 56-57

ALICE JONES: Cultivating elders for the UK processing industries

2min
pages 52-53

CLAIRE HODGE: Improving connectivity in seed potato supply chains

2min
pages 50-51

CHRIS HARRAP: “We shape our buildings, and thereafter they shape us” – a study into how farm building aesthetics affects the user experience

3min
pages 48-49

HEIDI HALL: The Power of the Microbiome to produce happy, healthy pigs

2min
pages 46-47

HANNAH EASTAUGH: Adapting UK egg production for an increasingly welfare-conscious market

3min
pages 44-45

DAN BURDETT: Regenerative Agriculture: How to make the change happen

2min
pages 42-43

Nuffield Anglian Region

2min
page 37

Nuffield Poultry Group

2min
page 39

Nuffield Central Region

1min
page 38

Nuffield Scotland

1min
page 35

The Institute of Agricultural Management

1min
page 33

Governance – an unofficial aide mémoire

4min
pages 30-31

Beeswax Dyson Farming

2min
page 32

Alumni Officer Report: Charlotte Merson

4min
pages 24-25

Nuffield Farming Lecture Update

2min
page 22

Let’s get virtual’ Communication Report

2min
pages 26-27

Nuffield Farming Finances – Update and Explanation

6min
pages 28-29

2019 Steven and Gillian Bullock Award

2min
page 20

2019 HSBC Salver & 2019 John Stewart Shield

1min
page 21

Appointments & Special Awards

2min
pages 10-11

Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust

1min
page 3

What Nuffield Farming did for me

5min
pages 18-19

The Story behind the cover

7min
pages 16-17

Chairman’s Report

5min
pages 12-13

Introduction

1min
page 4

Acknowledgements

2min
pages 6-7

Director’s Report

4min
pages 14-15
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