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20 July 2011
This leading technical event for the fruit
industry brings growers together with key representatives of the
fruit sector to network and do business. You can meet with
more than 100 leading suppliers and over 1,000 fellow growers and
industry professionals.
This is an ideal opportunity to speak with
researchers from EMR and hear up-dates of their latest fruit
research on visits throughout the day. The scope of work at EMR is
hugely impressive from new varieties through to pest control and
water efficiency.
This year, the EMR tours will include the
following research up-dates:
Adam Whitehouse
Two new selections from the East
Malling Strawberry Breeding Club; everbearer EMR428 (proposed name
'Buddy') and late-season June-bearer F62 (proposed name 'Serenity').
Dr
Mark Else
Optimising water and fertiliser inputs
to improve profitability and sustainability of substrate strawberry
production.
Graham Caspell
Update on Sainsbury�s East Malling
concept pear orchard
Visit
www.fruitfocus.co.uk
for more details.
Tour Summaries
Two new selections from the East
Malling Strawberry Breeding Club; everbearer EMR428 (proposed name
'Buddy') and late-season June-bearer F62 (proposed name 'Serenity').
Adam Whitehouse
The East Malling Strawberry Breeding Club was
formed in 2008 with funding from Defra and seven commercial
partners:
BerryGardens
CPM Retail Ltd
East Malling Limited
Horticultural Development Company
Mack Multiples
Meiosis Ltd (representing a consortium of five UK
propagators)
ESNA (representing a consortium of nine
continental propagators)
The Club aims to develop an exciting range of
new strawberry varieties from the renowned EMR programme. The
principal aims of the programme are to produce high yielding
June-bearers and everbearers with larger fruit size, excellent
quality and higher % Class 1, and to extend the season with improved
60-day cropping. Strong resistance to fungal diseases is also a
priority
The programme also addresses environmental and
strategic issues related to Defra priorities and benefits from
associated EMR projects funded by Defra, BBSRC and the Technology
Strategy Board, which are developing molecular markers for improved
water use efficiency and resistance to Verticillium wilt and
powdery mildew.
Two new varieties, one June-bearer and one
everbearer have been chosen by the Club for release and are
currently undergoing trials in the UK and Northern Europe:
Serenity (formerly F62) is an improved
clone of the late season, June-bearing cultivar �Florence�, with a
paler skin colour . It has a more attractive appearance than
�Florence� but retains the desirable attributes of late season, good
eating quality and excellent disease resistance that this variety
offers. It is being evaluated by growers, marketing companies and
retailers this summer for a predicted release in 2012.
Buddy (formerly EMR428) is an everbearing
variety that was first trialled at East Malling in 2008 and was
quickly identified as a promising selection because of its
outstanding fruit quality. The firm, glossy, regular-shaped fruit
were judged to have the best eating quality in trial, with a good
balance of sugar and acid and high average Brix readings. In
addition the plants appear to show a useful level of resistance to
powdery mildew and crown rot, based on preliminary small-scale
trials at EMR. It is being evaluated by growers, marketing companies
and retailers this summer for a predicted release in 2012.
Both cultivars are being commercialised by
Hargreaves Plants Ltd.
Optimising water
and fertiliser inputs to improve profitability and
sustainability of substrate strawberry production (WU0110, SF 107)
Dr Mark Else
Soil-less soft fruit production continues to
expand, as problems associated with soil-borne diseases beset field
production and growers strive to reduce labour costs associated with
picking. However, current recommendations for irrigation and
fertigation (10 - 20 % run-off) in soil-less strawberry production
are unsustainable. Diffuse pollution (high nitrate and phosphate
concentrations) from agricultural / horticultural activities and
unsustainable abstraction, are amongst the major risks to failing
Water Framework Directive objectives in many river basin districts.
These increasing legislative pressures demand
new production systems that reduce water and fertiliser inputs and
improve the environmental sustainability of substrate soft fruit
production. At Fruit Focus 2011, research leader Dr Mark Else will
discuss recent results from Defra- and HDC-funded work which aims to
reduce water and nutrient inputs and manipulate the form of nitrogen
nutrition to improve berry yields, flavour and shelf-life
potential. Using scientifically-derived guidelines, a �low risk�
irrigation strategy is being developed that delivers substantial
water and fertiliser savings and maintains marketable yields and
quality.
Mark will also explain on-going trials at EMR in
which deficit irrigation techniques are being developed to deliver
further water and fertiliser savings while improving berry quality.
A �closed loop� irrigation system in which irrigation is switched on
automatically once pre-set trigger values are reached will also be
demonstrated and the potential of using this system to deliver water
and fertiliser savings across the soft fruit industry will be
discussed.
Update on Sainsbury�s East
Malling concept pear orchard
Graham Caspell
Unproductive old English pear orchards are being
grubbed at an alarming rate with many being replaced by apple
orchards. According to the recent �Feeding Britain� report between
1997 and 2006 there was a 40% decline in the area planted with pear
leading to a 14% decline in production. This is putting �Conference�
the UK�s favourite pear on the commercial �endangered list�.
Sainsbury�s, Chingford Fruit Ltd and East
Malling Research have joined forces facilitated through East Malling
Trustee Will Sibley, to create the Sainsbury�s East Malling Concept
Pear Orchard. Using technology that has transformed the Dutch pear
growing industry, the intensive pear orchard will deliver 55 tonnes
per hectare when established, compared to only 20-22 tonnes produced
in traditional orchards.
The East Malling orchard evaluates four
different planting regimes (traditional bush, multi-V system, double
head system and single stem �Run Thru�) and demonstrates that it is
possible to increase productivity per hectare in the UK and make
pear growing an attractive commercial proposition for the grower.
The orchard should demonstrate to British growers, which of the four
growing techniques is most productive in the British climate and how
they can improve the commercial viability of home-grown Conference
pears. The orchard produced its first fruits in 2010, compared to an
orchard planted in a traditional system, which is unlikely to fruit
until 2015. The concept orchard should produce nearly three times
the yield of fruit compared with a traditional system.
Currently, only 12,500 tonnes of pears sold in
the UK are British grown, the deficit currently being sourced from
the continent. However, if growers were to adopt the new improved
techniques, growers would potentially be able to increase this
amount to approximately 36,000 tonnes.
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BRADBOURNE HOUSE AND GARDENS
31st CONSECUTIVE OPEN DAY
18 September 2011
2-5pm
Come along and take one of the few
opportunities in 2011 for the public to view this privately owned
Grade 1 listed house and its gardens, including the Hatton Fruit
garden which is of particular interest to amateurs.
It is the first time for many years that the
gardens will be open at harvest time rather than blossom time, to
allow viewing of fruit rather than blossom on the unusually shaped
trees.
This is the 31st consecutive year of opening in
aid of the National Gardens
Scheme (NGS) and all proceeds are donated to its charities.
New attractions for 2011 include
apiary visits, candle rolling and demonstrations by Mid Kent
Beekeepers.
The house displays excellent examples
of Queen Anne period architecture disguising an original Tudor
period house, with fine rooms, halls, staircases and a unique
collection of watercolours and portraits.
The predominant feature of the Hatton Fruit
Garden, inspired by the fruit plantings in Louis XIV kitchen garden
at Versailles, is the use of pruning and training to achieve the
widest range of fruit tree forms in the country. It includes
cordons, pyramids and esplaiers and varients of these basic forms:
oblique and vertical cordons, cordon arches, double 'U' cordons,
step-over, goblet, crown, arcure, le bateau, winged pyramid.
In fact 25 different training methods are on display. In addition,
there are examples of 47 varieties of apple, 28 varieties of pear
and individuals of medlar, nectarine, peach and fig. Experts from
EMR will be on hand to give advice on how to create these forms.
At the event, The East Malling
Trust who owns the estate, will be presented with a plaque by the
NGS, to mark the 30th year of opening for the charity. All proceeds
are donated to the NGS and many thousands of pounds have been raised
for its charities over the years.
There will also be plant and produce sales,
children�s quiz, string quartet, and refreshments.
Admission �3.50. Children (under 16) free. Entrance on
New Road, East Malling, Kent off the A20.
For more information, please
contact Ursula Twomey, Telephone 01732 843833, e-mail ursula.twomey@emr.ac.uk
For more information on Bradbourne
House and Gardens visit
www.bradbournehousekent.co.uk
For more
information on the National Gardens Scheme, view
www.ngs.org.uk
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Kent Countryside Live
12 October 2011
Kent County Showground
Kent County
Agricultural Society is planning an exciting and
interactive, one day, event aimed at secondary schools, to increase
awareness of training, employment and recreational opportunities in
the Land-based sector.
East Malling Research plans to showcase some research to provide
students with a greater understanding of the science behind food
production and environmental issues.
The event will be held at the Kent County Showground in Detling kent,
and will run from 9am to 2.30pm.
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CSI - Crop Science Investigations
National
Science and Engineering Week
2011
17 March 2011
East Malling
Research will host an interactive event for 16 -18 year olds on the
morning of Thursday 17 March, during National Science and
Engineering Week.
We hope to offer
students a dynamic learning experience offering insights in applied
plant research that cannot be gained in the school environment.
The event will
consist of lectures followed by hands-on activities in the field and
laboratory. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
Four
keen students are invited from schools within a 20 mile radius of
EMR. Although total places will be
limited, this will benefit students by allowing the activities to be
hands-on, encouraging them to become involved, allow more individual
attention and compliance with laboratory health and safety.
The proposed
schedule is as follows:
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9.30 am |
Arrive |
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9.35 |
Introduction to East Malling Research |
Dr Ursula
Twomey |
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9.50 |
TBC |
Dr Nada
Surbanovski |
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10.10 |
Fingerprinting fruit |
Felicidad
Fernandez |
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10.40 |
Activity 1
� Group 1 |
Dr
Chantelle Jay/Tom Passey/Laima Antanaviciute |
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Activity 2
� Group 2 |
Dr Michelle
Fountain/Adrian Harris |
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11.45 |
Activity 1
� Group 2 |
Dr
Chantelle Jay/Tom Passey/Laima Antanaviciute |
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Activity 2
� Group 1 |
Dr Michelle
Fountain/Adrian Harris |
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12.50 |
Lunch and
Depart |
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Auditorium
presentations will include a mixture of applied techniques and
theoretical biology.
Activity 1
The group will work
in a biology laboratory, where they will be split into four work
stations each with three students. This will allow all students to
be actively involved in the practical and it will make it easier for
additional helpers to move between the groups to explain the
methodology at each stage. They will use a BioRad Explorer ELISA kit
to detect a protein, which is designed for use in schools. They will
learn how the information can be applied to various real world
applications ranging from medical detection kits, to a technique to
determine the movement of insects in the field using protein
markers, currently being used in an actual research project.
Activity 2
The students will
collect insects from trees which have been banded overwinter in the
orchard and adjacent windbreaks. They will identify the insects
with the aid of magnifying lenses and keys, under the supervision of
task leaders. The students will determine and compare numbers of
insect species and numbers present in different species of tree.
They will learn about insect predation and how the presence of
predatory insects can be used in the development of integrated pest
control strategies. They will determine whether there are any
differences between the numbers and species in the different species
of tree.
Each task should
take one hour after which groups will swap and complete the other
activity.
With this event, we
aim to provide our local community with access to some of the R&D
knowledge of our world-renowned company. We hope to give students
an insight into the working day of a scientist and open their eyes
to the possibilities that a career in science has to offer. The
event will provide them with an opportunity to discuss and debate
scientific ideas and their industry applications. Small group sizes
will allow good interaction and more one-to-one discussion between
the scientists and students. Teachers may gain some ideas for
relatively cheap and simple experiments which can be repeated in the
school environment.
Interested schools can contact Ursula Twomey at
ursula.twomey@emr.ac.uk
or telephone 01732 843833 or 01732 523723 (DD) for information and
to book a place.
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EMRA/HDC
Soft Fruit Day
23 November 2011
East Malling Conference Centre
HDC is currently
funding 35 soft fruit research projects that aim to resolve key
problems faced by the industry. Are you acquainted with the work and
the results that could significantly improve your production
technology? This event will present results from some of the most
important and advanced projects being undertaken at East Malling
Research and other research sites.
The programme for this event is has not yet been
finalised.
For further information please contact:
Ursula Twomey, East Malling Research
Tel: 01732 843833
email:
ursula.twomey@emr.ac.uk
or
Scott Raffle, HDC
Tel: 07841497132
email:
scott.raffle@hdc.org.uk
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EMRA and Marden Fruit Show Society
Top Fruit Storage Day
East
Malling Conference Centre
Thursday 24 March 2011
This one day
event, will focus on scientific developments in the cold storage
of tree fruits. The morning includes the MFSS AGM and
presentation of Society Prizes followed by presentations by
experts from the UK and The Netherlands, on developments in cold
storage and cool chain technologies.
The afternoon session, will focus on pre- and
post-harvest factors affecting storage of apples and pears. This
event usually attracts BASIS and NRoSO points.
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10:00 |
Coffee and Registration
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Marden Fruit Show Society AGM
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Judges� Report � Long term farm-stored
classes |
Dr Martin Luton
(WWF Qualytech) |
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Presentation of the Marden Fruit Show Society
Prizes |
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Chairman for the morning will be Michael
Jack, President MFSS |
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12.20 |
Cold storage and technology development in
the cool supply chain.
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Judith Evans
(Refigeration Developments and Testing) |
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EU �Night Wind� project |
Sietze M. van der Sluis
(Saint Trofee
The Netherlands) |
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13.00 |
Buffet Lunch |
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Chairman for the afternoon will be Dr Mike
Solomon, Chief Executive for EMR |
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14.00 |
The hidden
benefits of pollination
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Robin Dean
(The Red Beehive Co. Ltd) |
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Using
Agrovista GCI to optimise pesticide applications for the
control of scab and codling moth.
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Alex Radu
(Agrovista Ltd) |
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Modulated
storage temperatures for Cox |
Dr Richard Colgan
(NRI) |
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Effects of
ethylene control strategies during Bramley storage
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Dr Deborah Rees
(NRI) |
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Future work
on apple and pear storage
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Dr Richard Colgan(NRI) |
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Update on the survey of rots in apples and
pears and mouldy core in Cameo and Bramley
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Dr Angela Berrie
(EMR) |
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16:00 |
Tea and Depart |
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East Malling Research
Association (EMRA)/Marden Fruit Show Society Members (MFSS)
�10
Non-EMRA/MFSS Members �20
To book a place at this event
or to become a member of the East Malling Research
Association, please contact:
Mrs Barbara Walsh
East Malling Research
Association
Telephone: 01732 843833
Fax: 01732 849067
E-mail: barbara.walsh@emr.ac.uk
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EMRA/HDC
Strawberry Walk
East Malling
Research
Tuesday 14 June
2011
EMRA and HDC are holding their annual
�Strawberry Walk� at which growers will be
able to see the most promising performers
within the EMR strawberry breeding
programme (SF96). The walk is being held at EMR at
6 pm in the evening, to allow
the maximum number of growers to attend
during this busy time of year.
This walk gives you the opportunity to view
and taste the most interesting new
selections from the programme.
The breeders welcome feedback from growers
and others involved in the soft fruit
industry and those attending will be asked
to complete data sheets giving their opinion
on the new selections.
David Simpson, Adam Whitehouse, and Abi
Johnson of EMR, will present results from
the trials and will be available to answer
questions and discuss the varieties.
This is the opportunity for
HDC and EMRA Members to influence decisions
on which lines will ultimately be released
to the industry.
On the same evening, Dr
Michelle Fountain will provide a brief
presentation on
�Monitoring European Tarnished Plant bugs
with new sex pheromone traps�. This
project will offer growers exciting
opportunities to enhance integrated pest and
disease management in strawberry production.
The Strawberry Breeding Club
at EMR
The objectives of the
Strawberry Breeding Club are to develop a
replacement for Elsanta, introduce improved
early and late season varieties to extend
the season and develop new varieties that
will enhance sustainability and reduce the
environmental impact of UK strawberry
production.
If you are
a Member of EMRA or HDC and would like to
attend this event, please contact Kirsty
Nichols by telephone on 0247 647 8677 or at
Kirsty.nichols@hdc.ahdb.org.uk by
Friday
10 June 2011.
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East Malling
Short Courses
Presents:
1/2 Day
Summer Pruning
Friday 22
July, 1-4pm
Click here for information leaflet
To reserve a place or
for more information, please contact:
Fran Gallwey
Tel: 01732 523755
E-Mail:
fran.gallwey@emr.ac.uk
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EMRA Members' Day
Food Safety
including
Amos Memorial Lecture
3 November 2011
East Malling Conference Centre
In 2011, the dangers that can result when
measures surrounding food safety fail, came
sharply to the attention of consumers
following a widely reported outbreak of
E. coli
across Europe. The crisis was made worse
for the fresh produce sector by uncertainty
over the source, with knock-on effects
across unrelated commodities.
This EMRA event aims, not only to review the
lessons learned from events in 2011 and how
this might have been prevented, but also
considers wider issues that link public
concerns over the means by which safe food
can be grown and delivered to consumers.
The event will be followed by the Amos
Memorial Lecture, a biannual Lecture
delivered by an expert of note in their
field. The topic of this years lecture will
cover biopesticide registration and the
politics of the food chain.
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09.45
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Registration and Coffee
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10.15
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Lessons learned from
E. coli outbreaks
in 2011
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Sian
Thomas,
Fresh Produce
Consortium
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Managing food safety issues in
agriculture
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Dr
Chris Hartfield,
NFU
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Prevention of outbreaks of food
borne illness in horticultural products
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Dr
Linda Nicolaides,
NRI
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CMi certification
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Robert
Evans,
NSF-CMi Certification
Ltd
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Threats to fresh produce and grains
during transportation
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Dr Roger
Bancroft,
NRI
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12.20
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Lunch
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13.15
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Food safety issues related to the production of organic food
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Ben
Raskin,
Soil Association
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The safety of pesticide-treated
fruit
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Dr
Stephen Humphreys,
Bayer Crop Science
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IPDM programmes
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Prof. Jerry
Cross,
EMR
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14.35
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Tea
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15:00
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Amos Memorial Lecture:
Safe, Sustainable, Sufficient: the
challenge for food
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Prof. Wyn Grant,
University of
Warwick
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16:00
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Tea
and Depart
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Cost including lunch:
EMRA Members and Students - �10
Non-EMRA Members - �20
To book a place, please contact Mrs Barbara Walsh, EMRA
Secretary on Tel: 01732 843833 or at
barbara.walsh@emr.ac.uk
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AMOS MEMORIAL LECTURE �
�SAFE, SUSTAINABLE, SUFFICIENT� � PROF. WYN GRANT, UNIVERSITY OF
WARWICK
East
Malling Conference Centre
Thursday
3 November 2011, 3.00 p.m.
These Amos Memorial Lectures were established in 1947 in memory
of Jesse Amos, Manager/Recorder at the East Malling Research
Station.
EMR
continue to support these public lectures, delivered by a
recognised authority in a particular field, to highlight
important advances and issues in horticultural science.
The 2011 lecture will be delivered by Prof. Wyn Grant, Senior
Tutor of the Political and International Studies Department at
the University of Warwick.
His research interests lay in comparative public policy
with particular reference to the European Union and the United
States. The main policy areas in which he is interested are
economic policy, trade policy, government-business relations,
agricultural policy, environmental policy and the political
economy of football. For the last five years his work has
principally been in collaboration with biological scientists.
This lecture will focus on biopesticide registration and
politics of the food chain, with particular attention given to
food safety.
The lecture is free and starts at 3.00
p.m.
The
Amos Memorial Lecture has been scheduled to follow the East
Malling Research Association Members� Day on Food Safety, which
may also be of interest to you.
The �Food Safety Day� will
review the lessons learned following
outbreaks of E.
coli in fresh produce
in 2011, where uncertainty over the source of the outbreak, led
to knock-on effects across unrelated commodities.
The event will examine how this might have been
prevented, but will also consider wider issues that link public
concerns over the means by which safe food can be grown and
delivered to consumers.
The cost, including lunch, is �10 for EMRA members and students,
or �20 for non-members.
Booking is essential with places allocated on a
first-come, first-served basis.
The event will be registered for BASIS and NRoSO points.
Click here for a programme
for the EMRA Food Safety Day
For more information, please contact Ursula
Twomey on Tel: 01732 843833 or at
ursula.twomey@emr.ac.uk
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EMRA/HDC Soft Fruit
Day
23 November 2011
East Malling Conference Centre
HDC is continuing to fund a wide range
of projects for soft fruit growers which focus on the major
problems currently challenging the industry. Many of these
include insect pests and diseases, but water, nutrition and
variety breeding and development also use a significant share of
the research budget. This event will provide growers with a
resumé of the results provided this year by some of the
most advanced projects being undertaken at East Malling Research
and elsewhere.
The programme
09.45
Arrive & coffee
10.15
Reducing residues in raspberry and strawberry (Jerry
Cross, EMR)
10.45
Managing red berry in blackberries (Adrian Harris, EMR)
11.00
Identifying the sex pheromone of blackberry leaf midge (David
Hall, NRI)
11.20
WFT
control on protected strawberry: the role of predators (Jude
Bennison, ADAS)
11.45
WFT
control on protected strawberry: the role of semiochemicals
(William Kirk, Keele Uni)
12.05
Aggregate pheromone for the control of vine weevil (Scott
Johnson, James Hutton Ins.)
12.30
Lunch
1.30
Latest research on strawberry crown rot control (Angela
Berrie, EMR)
1.45
Identifying new herbicides for raspberries (John Atwood,
ADAS)
2.00
SCEPTRE � New crop protection methods for soft fruit (Tim
O�Neill, ADAS)
2.20
Water savings in field and substrate grown strawberry
(Mark Else, EMR)
2.50
Tea
3.10
The new generation of strawberries from East Malling
(Adam Whitehouse, EMR)
3.30
Soil grown strawberry variety trials (Chris Creed, ADAS)
3.45
Summer fruiting raspberry variety trials (Janet Allen,
ADAS)
4.00
Close
The event is free to EMRA and HDC
members. If you would like to attend this event, please contact
Kirsty Nichols on 02476 478677 or at
Kirsty.nichols@hdc.ahdb.org.uk by
Monday 14 November 2011.
HDC, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth,
Warwickshire, CV8 2TL, Tel: 02476 478677 Fax: 02476 478905
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Improving water productivity,
yields and quality in UK agriculture and horticulture
1 February 2012
East Malling Conference Centre
Members and non-members of EMRA and UKIA are cordially invited
to this event focussing on the efficient use of water in
agriculture and horticulture.
Improving consistency of supply and product quality
whilst optimising the use of natural resources is a global
challenge, and current issues facing
UK and overseas growers will be
discussed. Short, medium
and longer term solutions to improving water productivity in UK
agriculture and horticulture will be presented and topics will
include water benchmarking, precision irrigation, deficit
irrigation techniques and marker-assisted breeding of new lines
with improved water use efficiency. This event will be of great
interest to the agriculture and horticulture industries and
associated land-based businesses.
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09:30
09:55
10:00
10:25
10:50
11:15
11:50
12:15
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Registration and Coffee
Welcome to EMR
Using water wisely � challenges facing UK agriculture /
horticulture (TBC)
Commissioning research to provide supporting evidence
for Defra Water Policy (TBC)
Current and expected demands on water supplies for the
horticulture / agriculture sector
The Water and Food Connection: exploitation of the plant
biology underpinning crop yielding and water saving
under drought
Irrigation scheduling tools � what do the various
sensors tell us?
Lunch
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Dr Chris Atkinson
EMR
Mr Melvin Kay
UKIA
Dr Dan McGonigle
Defra
Ms Gemma Avory
Sourth East Water
Prof. Bill Davies
Lancaster University
Dr Martin Wood
Earthcare Environmental Ltd
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Chair for afternoon session: Prof. Peter Gregory
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13:00
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Water footprint and benchmarking irrigation water use of
strawberries in Huelva, Spain
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Dr Tim Hess
Cranfield University
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13:25
13:50
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Improving water use efficiency, yields and product
quality in UK soft fruit
production
Developing precision irrigation in field scale
horticulture
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Dr Mark Else
EMR
Dr Jerry Knox
Cranfield University
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14:15
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Developing strawberry cultivars with improved water use
efficiency
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Dr David Simpson
EMR
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14:40
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Improving the effective use of water in UK wheat
varieties
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Dr Eric Ober
Brooms Barn
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15.05
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Improving yields and WUE
performance of salt tolerant and moderately tolerant
crops under saline soil environments (TBC)
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Dr David Midmore
University of Reading
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15:30
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Tea break
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16:00
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Bewley Lecture: 'Water Productivity in Open and
Protected Cultivation'
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Prof. El�as Fereres
Castiel
University of Cordoba
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17:00
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Tea and depart
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Cost for EMRA and UKIA Members including refreshments is �10
Non-EMRA guests may attend at a cost of �20
Deadline for returns is 25 January 2012
To book your place, please contact Barbara
Walsh, EMRA Secretary on 01732 843833 or at
barbara.walsh@emr.ac.uk
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