Central (Cambridge) Open Day - 2 June 2026

Location map

Go to the North End Road entrance

Open to all, members and non-members, access Niab’s latest agronomy research and demonstrations at our Cambridge-Hinxton trials site. 

The Niab Central (Cambridge) Open Day is free to attend with a mix of inside exhibits and field based demonstrations that enable attendees to interact with Niab researchers and other industry experts.

Niab champions the role of independent variety and agronomic research with strong links to primary agriculture through its membership programme Niab Agronomy Membership. Members benefit from early access to information gathered through strategic Niab research as well as the extensive member-funded programmes delivering impartial, cost effective agronomy strategies.

EVENT TIMETABLE

Car parking at the farmyard with a short walk across to demo field, with refreshments and lunch in the main marquee.

9.45 am  Registration opens, marquee exhibits and refreshments
10.15 am  Welcome
10.30 am  Niab field plot demonstration tours start
1.00 pm  Lunch plus marquee exhibits

The Open Day features a single start time, with visitors split into groups with tour guides, circulating around the demos.

IN THE FIELD

• Winter wheat varieties - Clare Leaman and Ian Midgley
• Winter wheat disease management and biofungicides - Dr Aoife O’Driscoll and Akil Bonaparte
• Grass weed management - Sam Bousfield and Gary Rackham
• On-farm research opportunities - Dr David Clarke
• Reducing GHG in agriculture - from soil management to crop choice - Dr Elizabeth Stockdale and Eda Knights

IN THE MARQUEE

Additional static exhibits and posters will cover grass and broad-leaved weed control, wheat blends, protein and alternative break crops and plant pathology. Plus find out more about Niab Agronomy Membership services, pick-up information on Niab's Analytical Services, talk to our team about the range of agricultural and horticultural commercial trials services in the field and glasshouse, and learn about our extensive training platform, from agronomy and farm management, to crop inspectors and seed sampling.

BASIS and NRoSO points applied for.