David delivered a talk to students at Rothamsted, Lancaster, and Reading as part of the Waitrose-funded doctoral training centre, on policy impact. There was an engaging discussion about different methods…Read More >

Farming robots that can move autonomously in an open field or greenhouse promise a cleaner, safer agricultural future. But there are also potential downsides, from the loss of much-needed jobs…Read More >

Evidence provided by our ESRC funded project on the co-design of new environmental land management schemes, led by Dr Ruth Little at the University of Sheffield, influenced a key recommendation…Read More >

David was invited as part of three keynote speakers to talk at Eursafe 2021 about teaching methods involving in courses about the ethics of agricultural technologies. The session was organised…Read More >

Today, David was involved with the release of a report on engaging harder-to-reach farmers in the co-design and implementation of post-Brexit agricultural policy. This work was led by the University…Read More >

This week, David presented the Agricology-led work on digital extension to the Defra Test and Trials team. The full report can be read here. It was also pleasing to see…Read More >

The Change in Agriculture group, with the Centre for Effective Innovation in Agriculture and Agri-TechE, led a workshop on agri-tech adoption. This was attended by 40 key stakeholders in the…Read More >

David published a short article in the EURSAFE newsletter with Laurens Klerkx reflecting on an earlier paper about the so-called game-changing technologies of agriculture 4.0. The short follow-up poses important…Read More >

Davjd spoke to Bill Buckley on BBC Radio Berkshire about our project on farmer mental health. As a team (Reading, Sheffield, Exeter), we’ve now talked about this project on ITV…Read More >