NIAB - National Institute of Agricultural Botany
Plant Science Into Practice
Future Events
NIAB TAG and National Agronomy Centre Events
Free events open to NIAB TAG members and non-members
| Date/Time | Title | Location | Description | Booking required? |
| 24 May 2012 18.00-20.00 |
NIAB TAG Open Evening | Cirencester, Gloucestershire | Open event | Book online |
| 29 May 2012 10.30-12.30 |
NAC STAR Open Day | Stanaway Farm, Otley, Suffolk | Open event | Email us to book |
| 7 June 2012 10.30-16.00 |
NAC Open Day | NIAB TAG Bainton, Yorkshire, YO25 9EH | Open event | Book online |
| 21 June 2012 10.30-16.00 |
NAC Open Day | NIAB TAG Morley, Norfolk, NR18 9DF | Open event | Book online |
| 26 June 2012 12.30-16.00 |
NIAB Open Day | NIAB Trials Ground, Whitehouse Lane, Cambridge, CB3 0LF | Open event | Email us to book |
| 28 June 2012 10.30-16.00 |
NAC Open Day | NIAB TAG Sutton Scotney, Hampshire SO21 3NE |
Open Event | Book online |
NIAB Innovation Farm - Specialist Workshops
Full day plus lunch = £36 per person
| Date | Title | Location | Description | Booking required? |
| 19 June 2012 | Cultivating food quality | NIAB Cambridge |
Find out how demand for crops with a range of end-use properties is driving breeders to explore inherent quality traits. In other crops traits are being manipulated through breeding to produce products with improved properties. |
Booking required. Contact Us for details |
| 28 June 2012 | Breakthrough technology: crops for the future |
Explore the potential contribution of new technology and breeding techniques, in collaboration with the Cambridge Partnership for Plant Sciences (CPPS) |
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| 5 July 2012 | Managing habitats for improved biodiversity | How research is influencing the content of environmental margins and encouraging a wider range of wildlife on farm | ||
| 18 July 2012 | Fodder and forage |
Highlighting the range of species used within the fodder and forage markets, as well as reviewing the limiting factors in sourcing good quality forage. Includes looking at the hybridisation work at IBERS |
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| 26 July 2012 | Diversity into industry |
An interactive event focusing on sources of genetic diversity in cereals for exploitation in industry. |
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| 12 September 2012 | GM: Is it time for a public good programme? |
Exploring how GM technology could be used to respond to the challenges facing the agricultural industry and discussions relating to barriers to its adoption, how we move forward and whether we can shape a public good GM programme |
NIAB TAG Training Courses
NIAB TAG Agronomy Training - at locations across the UK - click here for further details
| Date | Title | Location | Description | Booking required? |
| 5 June 2012 | Pulse crop inspectors course | NIAB Cambridge | Initial training and compulsory re-test training | Booking required |
| 14-15 June 2012 | Cereals crop inspectors course | NIAB Cambridge | Initial training (Part II), voluntary refresher, compulsory re-test training | Booking required |
| 9-10 October 2012 | Fodder and oilseeds crop inspectors course | NIAB Cambridge | Initial training and compulsory re-test training | Booking required |
Industry Events
NIAB TAG Vegetable Variety Open Days 2012
Contact Bruce Napier for further information
| Date | Title | Location |
| 21 June, 10.00-12.00 | Early sets - field walks | Suffolk |
| 26 or 28 June (TBC), 11.00-16.00 | Salads | Cambridgeshire |
| 3 July, 10.00-12.00 | Onion sets - field walks | Lincolnshire |
| 10 July, 10.00-12.00 | Onion sets - field walks | Suffolk |
| 14 August, 14.00-17.00 | Onion seed - field | Essex |
| TBC | Brassicas | Kirton, Lincolnshire |
| 22 August, 11.00-13.00 | Courgettes | Cambridgeshire |
| 30 August, 11.00-13.00 | Onion sets | Cambridgeshire |
| 4 September, 11.00-13.00 | Sweetcorn | Cambridgeshire |
| 1 November, 14.00-16.00 | Onions seed (dried) | Cambridgeshire |