NIAB - National Institute of Agricultural Botany
Plant Science Into Practice
Livestock Crops
Contact: Don Pendergrast
Services
- Experience in forage crops and alternative use for key forage crops e.g. maize biogas
- Ability to deliver Variety, Agrochemical, Fertiliser, Plastic Mulch and other input/management trials
- Standard and specialist field trials equipment, including Haldrups and Forage Harvesters
- Oven drying facilities for measuring dry matter content
- Crop specialists and pathologists to advise and support agriculture businesses
- Some examples of projects recently undertaken/ongoing:
- Phyto-toxicity trials of spray chemicals on maize varieties
- Official National List and RL/DL trials for grasses, clovers and maize
- Evaluation of maize varietal performance under plastic mulch
- Variety performance of grasses/clover under low input and organic management
- Evaluation of the potential of maize as a biogas feedstock in the UK
Cutting grass plots with a Haldrup at Headley Hall
Locations
These represent the main regional climatic locations for intensive animal production:
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Crop capability
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Service Support
- Trials are supported by NIAB’s scientific laboratory and research services
- Feed evaluation trials can be provided through links with other scientific animal research organisations.
- Evaluation and characterisation of germplasm
- Data handling and statistics analysis
- Significant market influence, through publications, press releases and demonstrations