CPNB 2022: spotlight on agriculture, environment, combinable crops and potatoes CPNB 2022 brings together agronomists, scientists, policy makers and representatives of agritech, breeder and agrochemical companies and all those concerned with recent advances in crop production and protection, to discuss crop production and protection problems prevalent in northern environments. “The CPNB conference is unique in being dedicated to the very practical issues attached to managing and growing crops successfully and sustainably in the north of Britain. The conference aims to present the very best in terms of technical information, tailored to the challenges and opportunities of farming the north” said Prof Fiona Burnett, chair of the Association for Crop Protection in Northern Britain. This year, CPNB offers a programme full of the latest scientific advances in three key topics: agriculture and the environment; combinable crops; and potatoes, featuring talks from industry representatives, policymakers, invited speakers and Scottish experts from the James Hutton Institute, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland (BioSS) and Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA). The conference will be opened by Prof Fiona Burnett, followed by Prof Mathew Williams, the Scottish Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser for Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, and Lorna Slater MSP, Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity. “CPNB 2022 will be an online event this year, and we hope this allows people who would not normally travel and attend a two-day conference to join the event and are particularly keen to promote the opportunity to more farmers, agronomists and students. We’d like to encourage agricultural students at all levels to attend” added Prof Burnett. Registration for CPNB 2022 is now open, with concessionary rates available for students. Visit www.cpnb.org to book your place and to see the full conference programme. CPNB 2022 is organised by the Association for Crop Protection in Northern Britain, with the support of the Scottish Society for Crop Research and AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds. Previous CPNB conferences have discussed cropping systems and environmental interactions; soils and water protection; soil health; sustainability and the application of new technology, integrated crop and pest management. 22 Hutton Highlights The Crop Production in Northern Britain Conference, the foremost summit discussing environmental management and crop production in northern environments, is back this year as an online event on 1-2 March. Some dates for your diary Date Event Location Notes 1 and 2 March 2022 Crop Production in Northern Britain (CPNB) Online event Registration open https://www.cpnb.org/ 9 March2022 SSCR Potato Winter Meeting Will be held virtually from 10:00am to 12.15pm. The draft programme can be found here. Please register your intention to attend by emailing: Jennie.Brierley@hutton.ac.uk by 7 March 22 March2022 World Water Day Invitation only Stakeholder event 25 April – 8 May 2022 COP15 Biodiversity Hybrid with mixture of both online and in person events (TBC) Stakeholder event 27-29 April 2022 ENFSI APST Annual Meeting The Animal, Plant, and Soil Traces expert working group (APST) supports the aims and objectives of the European Network of Forensic Science Institutes (ENFSI). This event is only open to ENFSI and associate members. 8 - 9 June2022 Cereals James Hutton Limited Stakeholder event 23– 26 June2022 Royal Highland Show Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston Stakeholder and general public event 5 July2022 Arable Scotland James Hutton Institute, Balruddery Farm Theme is net zero.Event is open for bookings: https://www. arablescotland.org.uk/ 21 July2022 Fruit for the Future James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie More information available soon 31 July – 5 August 2022 World Soil Congress Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Glasgow Stakeholder event 11 August2022 Potatoes in Practice James Hutton Institute, Balruddery Farm Event is open for bookings: https://pip.hutton.ac.uk/ The International Barley Hub (IBH) is holding a seminar series with events running every fortnight through 2022. To find current information on the next seminar please see their website. February 2022 23 Comments?
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