Theme tbc

The 10th Pests and Beneficials Review will be held on the 5 December 2024 at the Sophi Taylor Building, NIAB, Cambridge.

Theme: Mind the Gap – Managing pests successfully with a decreasing choice of chemical options.

Programme

9.30: Registration and Coffee
10.00: Welcome – Chairperson Elizabeth Stockdale, Head of Farming Systems Research, NIAB
10.10: Future of food production in the UK – TBC
10.35: Pesticide usage – TBC
11.00: EU and UK on pesticide availability – Dr Jonathan Blackman, Horticultural Technical Manager, Hutchinsons
11.25: Coffee
12.00: Perspectives on managing pests with reduced synthetic chemical options

• Paul Cobb, Farm Environment Adviser, FWAG South East
• Georgie Bray, Hope Farm, Cambridgeshire, RSPB
• John Cherry, Lannock Manor Farm, Herefordshire
• Marion Raegan, Hugh Lowe Farms Ltd, Kent

12.40: Poster Session and Short Talks by early career researchers and PhD students:
• Paul Allison, University of Newcastle
• Giulia Steinfatt, Imperial Collect London
13.00: Lunch
14.00: Bring stakeholders together – Dr Una Fitzpatrick, Senior Ecologist, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland.
14.25: Ecological innovations; new nature-based solutions for effective crop protection – Dr Felix Wackers, Director Research & Development, Biobest Group.
14.50: Discussion
15.10: Review summary – Chair
15.20: Close

To view presentations from the 9th Pests & Beneficials Review, 2023, click here

The objective of the meeting was to discuss to what extent adoption of the Sustainable Farming Incentives scheme promotes the use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM). The meeting also highlights where IPM tools contribute to profitable farm businesses that benefit from SFIs.