The 59th Annual BCPC Weeds Review is scheduled to take place as a live event on Thursday 3 November 2022 at the Sophi Taylor Building, NIAB, Cambridge.
BASIS and NRoSO CPD points will be applied for
10.00 Welcome, Review Chairperson
Bill Lankford, ADAMA
10.05 Overview of the current state of herbicides – perspective from an early screening R&D company
TBC (MOA technology)
10.25 Weed control in sugar beet – herbicide changes/impact/issues
Pam Chambers, UPL
10.40 Weed control in potatoes – herbicide changes/impact/issues
Graham Tomalin, VCS
10.55 Questions / discussion session one
11.05 Comfort break
HERBICIDES IN WATER SESSION
11.15 Voluntary Initiative update – herbicides in water / IPM survey
Neil Evans, Voluntary Initiative
11.30 Water Authority update/state of play: herbicides in water
Richard Reynolds, Anglian Water
11.45 Propyzamide case study: Practical reduction measures
Stephen Moss, independent consultant
12.00 Propyzamide case study: Stewardship
Joe Martin, Corteva
12.15 Aquatic invasives – problems and control options
Alex Brook, Ebsford Environmental
12.30 Questions/discussion session two
12.35 POSTERS – 3 minutes pitch slots PhD students
TBC
13.00 LUNCH BREAK AND POSTER SESSION
RE-GENERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND NEW TECHNOLOGY SESSION
14.00 Overview of sustainable farming incentive scheme
TBC
14.20 ELMS and biodiversity: IPM practical impact on weed management
Martin Lines, Nature Friendly Farming Network
14.40 The impact on weed control of developing rotational, cultivation and cover crop practices newly adopted on the Raynham Estate
Tom Pearson, Raynham Estates, Norfolk
15.00 Mechanical Weed Control – advances in arable crops
Will Smith, NIAB
15.20 Robotics – major advances in field crops for weed control
Barrie Heptonstall, Small Robot Company
15.40 Questions and Panel discussion
16.00 End