🦉We have a couple of owl boxes on our HQ trial grounds between Cambridge and Histon, and this year they've produced seven youngsters between them! Last week they were fitted with rings by licensed bird ringers.
For last week's @mentalhealth#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek NIAB staff got involved with lunchtime walks, line dancing and pilates. The theme was moving more for our mental health
Following the recent review of Royal Patronages undertaken by the Royal Family, NIAB can announce that His Majesty King Charles III will become NIAB’s new Patron ➡️ ow.ly/A1KQ50REnKT
With a career spanning an astonishing 53 years at NIAB, Tricia Cullimore has been awarded the 2024 Bentley Nelstrop Medal for Enterprise and Innovation 👏
The award celebrates exceptional contribution to innovation and enterprise within NIAB ➡️ ow.ly/rvbi50Rc2Y3
The NIAB team in eastern England busy drilling an onion variety trial at Thetford in Norfolk. Chris is at the front, with Will, Adam and Shaun involved too.
ALT NIAB staff drilling an onion variety trial in Norfolk.
ALT NIAB staff drilling an onion variety trial in Norfolk.
ALT A tractor in a bare field - NIAB staff drilling an onion variety trial in Norfolk.
NIAB are leading a quick scoping project for Defra around paludiculture. As part of the project, we are also arranging two short online workshops on Tuesday 5th March.
More info and book your spot ow.ly/tJnq50QHREa
Last month, we heard the sad news that former NIAB scientist Professor Andy Greenland had passed away. Andy left a lasting legacy at NIAB in terms of the ethos of our crop genetic research and will be sadly missed. Here we pay tribute to his work at NIAB: ow.ly/jcMZ50OGK9N
‼️Book your FREE spot on the challenges of farming on lowland peat webinar on 10/10/22
Join us to discuss options available to tackle the issues across farming on lowland peat landscapes, with @FenlandSoil@UK_CEH and @wwf_uk
More info and book ➡️ ow.ly/ICis50KZOEA
Sing up for your place on the Countryside COP: Challenges of farming on lowland peat webinar.
Join us to discuss what options are available to tackle the issues across lowland peat landscapes.
Booking is essential ➡️ow.ly/Rrk250KP3xL
It is with profound sadness that we acknowledge the passing of our Royal Patron Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and offer our deepest condolences to His Majesty The King, the Queen Consort and the Royal Family.
Looking forward to running these workshops with @UK_CEH and @niabgroup talking to growers about their aspirations on preserving and managing their soils - and where veg production fits in the mix.
With @UK_CEH, #NIAB are holding a Regenerative Vegetable Farming on Lowland Peat.
It's part of a @wwf_uk - @Tesco project that aims to identify barriers and opportunities for regenerative vegetable production in lowland peat.
Book your spot➡️ow.ly/z5Xr50JgGZh