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See below for the latest news from the Warwick Crop Centre.
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Rosemary Collier awarded Carlo Naef Trophy 2012
The Carlo Naef Trophy for 2012 has been awarded to Dr Rosemary Collier in recognition of her contribution to the UK flower bulb industry over the last 20 years. Rosemary is the Director of Warwick Crop Centre, part of the School of Life Sciences, which specialises in research and training for land-based industries.
Pest forecasts for 2012 are now on Syngenta web site
The HDC Pest Bulletin for 2012 is now up and running on the Syngenta web site. Updates will be made each week.
Warwick scientists take part in food futures debate
Researchers from the School of Life Sciences, including Warwick Crop Centre (Rob Lillywhite, Vicky Buchanan-Wollaston, Laura Green) took part in a New Optimists Forum debate on 1st March.
The Forum is generating a series of scenarios set in the particular geography of one city, Birmingham in the English Midlands, and within the time scale of some 40 years; i.e. to 2050. It is garnering the informed perspectives of a wide range of scientists, most of whom live and work in the region. It is involving plant scientists, epidemiologists, engineers, medics and geographers to name but a few disciplines.
Rob Lillywhite on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today programme
Rob Lillywhite from Warwick Crop Centre spoke about water footprinting on 'Farming Today' (Saturday, 25th February) in a programme focusing on water use in agriculture. You can listen to the podcast. Rob leads a Defra-funded project on water footprints.