and other activities.
The Inaugural Meeting of the
All-Party Parliamentary Group
on Science & Technology in
Agriculture took place on
11 March 2008.
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NOTICE OF JOINT MEETING WITH THE ASSOCIATE PARLIAMENTARY GROUP FOR ANIMAL WELFARE (APGAW)
Focus on
large-scale livestock systems – production and
welfare implications 4.00 –
5.30pm, Monday 20 May, Committee Room 16, Palace of
Westminster
Keynote speaker: Kenn Buelow,
Wisconsin dairy farmer and vet
Guest
panellists:
David Alvis,
UK livestock consultant
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Feeding The Future - Innovation
Requirements for Primary Food Production in the UK
to 2030 Tuesday 4 December, Grand Committee Room, Palace of Westminster Jim Godfrey, Farmer and Chair, TSB Sustainable Agriculture & Food Innovation Platform Professor Ian Crute, Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board Paul Rooke, Agricultural Industries Confederation Jim Godfrey presentation |
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Unlocking the potential of UK agri-science Tuesday 6 November 2012
Guest Speaker:
René Custers, Regulatory & Communications Manager,
VIB, Belgium
Chair:
George Freeman MP |
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Producing more from less – new metrics for sustainable agriculture Fred Luckey, Chair, Keystone Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture Fred Luckey presentation Tim Benton presentation Guy Gagen presentation |
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Case studies in UK agri-food
innovation – challenges and
opportunities Wednesday 16 May 2012 Guest
Speakers Robert
James, Technical Director, Thanet Earth Nigel Kerby, Managing Director,
Mylnefield Research Services Ltd Gino de Jaegher, Managing Director, British
Sugar
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Agricultural innovation in high-growth BRIC economies Tuesday 17 April 2012 Guest Speaker
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Annual General Meeting Tuesday 29 November 2011 Beyond Foresight: What does 'sustainable intensification' mean for UK agriculture? Keynote Speaker: Professor Sir David Baulcombe, Regius Professor of Botany, Cambridge University Guest Panel: Peter Kendall, President, NFU Gareth Morgan, Head of Agriculture Policy, RSPB Professor Wayne Powell, Director, IBERS Professor Baulcombe presentation |
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Agro-chemistry: new directions,
new challenges? Monday 31 October 2011
Guest Speakers: Dr David Lawrence, former Head of
Research & Development, Syngenta Professor John Pickett, Michael
Elliott Distinguished Research Fellow, Rothamsted
Research
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Impact of the global food security crisis on consumer and media attitudes
to food science
Guest Speakers: Giles Shapley, Network Research Fiona Fox, Science Media Centre;
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Global GM Crop Adoption - Status & Prospects Monday 20 June 2011 Guest speaker: Clive James, ISAAA Clive James presentation |
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Bee Health and Pesticides Monday 4 April 2011 Guest speaker: Dr Jeff
Pettis,
Research Leader, USDA Bee Research Laboratory
Dominic Dyer, Crop Protection Association Dr Chris Hartfield, NFU Tim Lovett, British Bee Keepers
Association
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The role of new agricultural technologies in tackling climate change Tuesday 7 December 2010 Guest Speaker: Jack Bobo, Senior Advisor in Biotechnology, US Department of State Jack Bobo presentation |
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Unlocking our food production potential: the role of UK Agricultural Science Monday 15 November 2010 Guest Speakers: Jim Paice MP, Minister of State for Agriculture & Food, Defra Professor Ian Crute, Chief Scientist, Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board Ian Crute presentation |
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| APPGSTA Annual General Meeting Tuesday 23 March 2010 Guest Speaker: Professor John Beddington, Government Chief Scientific Adviser John Beddington presentation |
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| UK wheat productivity – research targets & needs – Tuesday 23 February 2010 David Sheppard presentation Richard Summers presentation Tina Barsby presentation |
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| UK livestock sector – research targets & needs, role of collaborative R&D – 19 January 2010 David Leaver presentation Geoff Simm presentation Chris Warkup presentation |
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| New models for collaborative R&D in agriculture – the Technology Strategy Board’s Agri-Food Innovation Platform – 1 December 2009 Paul Mason presentation Chris Warkup presentation |
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| UK horticulture sector – research targets & needs, role of collaborative R&D – 20 October 2009 Neil Bragg presentation Chris Atkinson presentation Simon Bright presentation |
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Rt Hon Jane Kennedy MP, Minister for Farming and the Environment, Defra – 19 May 2009 |
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| Annual General Meeting GM crops present & future – is it time to re-open the debate? – 24 March 2009 Graham Bookes presentation Julian Little presentation |
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| Agricultural science – bridging the gap between basic and applied research – 28 January 2009 Prof David Leaver presentation Prof Jonathan Jones presentation |
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| Wheat Quality Research, nabim reception – 16 December 2008 |
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| Professor Bob Watson, Defra Chief Science Adviser – 25 November 2008 Prof Watson presentation (5mb file) |
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| EU pesticide approval plans – 28 October 2008 Sean Rickard presentation |
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| Group Visit to NIAB – 23 June 2008 |
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| Inaugural Meeting – 11 March 2008 |
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