The BOFIN Newsletter
British On-Farm Innovation Network (BOFIN)
A network of farmers who carry out their own on-farm trials and share the results, seeking progress through science
This month has seen plenty of media coverage of the PROBITY project including, most recently, our search for PROBITY Pathfinders. These forward-thinking and innovative farmers will help drive further discussion and shape the project going forward. Could this be you? Find out more in our ‘top stories’ below.
In this month’s newsletter you’ll also find details of our events at CropTec next month. As well as launching The Sequence Circle community and our #PROBITYPledge campaign we are hosting some inspiring NCS and TRUTH project sessions.
We look forward to seeing you there!
TOP STORIES THIS MONTH
Innovative and influential arable farmers are invited to apply to join a small team of ‘PROBITY Pathfinders’ to help steer the direction of a project exploring precision-bred crops.
Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs Daniel Zeichner has announced he will be advancing precision breeding legislation in England ‘as soon as parliamentary time allows’.?
OTHER NEWS
Tom Allen-Stevens discusses all things PROBITY in this interview with Food Manufacturer.
A reminder that farmer members of BOFIN are invited to take part in a free soil analysis offer.
Click HERE to find out more.
Agri-Tech Innovator of the Year: PES Technologies
Many congratulations to Andrej Porovic of PES Technologies who was named Agri-Tech Innovator of the Year in the British Farming Awards.
The PES team partners with us on the TRUTH project where our Root Rangers are helping trial Andrej’s device that provides in-field data on soil health.
Huge congratulations Andrej and team!
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LATEST VIDEOS & PODCASTS
Don’t forget! BASIS members can claim CPD points for listening to our most recent episodes of the BOFIN Buzz.
We catch up with Kerry MacDonald-Howard and hear about how their fascinating work on the SLIMERS project. Click the links below to listen via YouTube or search for BOFIN Buzz on your favourite podcast platform!
Part 1 HERE
Part 2 HERE
Meet Dr. Stacia Stetkiewicz of the University of Nottingham as we to dive into social science and gene-edited cereals as part of the PROBITY project.
Part 1 HERE
Part 2 HERE
Tom-Allen Stevens speaks to Johann Tasker as part of a longer piece on gene-editing in the Farmers Weekly podcast. ?
DIARY DATES
Don’t miss our special events held in The Oak Tree room at CropTec (adjacent to the main hall). This year our programme includes the launch of The Sequence Circle and our #PROBITYPledge campaign on day 1.
On day 2 hear the findings so far from the NCS and TRUTH projects from our researchers and farmer trialists.
Find out more and book your place HERE.
See our other top picks from this year’s CropTec programme HERE.
‘From Soya to Sustainability’
Look out for details of this brand new conference being launched by the NCS project. More details coming very soon… but in the meantime keep Wednesday 22nd January 2025 free in your diary!