The British On-Farm Innovation Network (BOFIN)
Co-create ~ Share ~ Progress
WHO ARE WE?
Welcome to BOFIN
BOFIN was founded in September 2020. We currently have over 3400 members, a large percentage of whom are farmers who carry out their own on-farm trials and share their results, seeking scientifically robust ways to progress their farm practice. The rest of the membership are scientists who carry out this work, innovators, knowledge exchange managers and citizen scientists. Find out more about us here.
How you can get involved:
Gene-Edited Crops
Find out more about the PROBITY Project: A Platform to Rate Organisms Bred for Improved Traits & Yield.
Slugs
Find out more about the SLIMERS Project: Strategies Leading to Improved Management & Enhanced Resilience against Slugs.
Pulses
Find out more about the NCS Project: Nitrogen Efficient Plants for Climate Smart Arable Cropping Systems.
Soil
Find out more about the TRUTH project: Thriving Roots Underpinning Total soil Health.
NEWS & EVENTS
BOFIN News
Take a look our latest news stories about BOFIN and the projects that we are involved with. You can also find lots of videos & podcast episodes to dive into which give more details around the projects we are involved with. Let us know what your favourite episodes are!
Tom Allen-Stevens
Founder
Oxfordshire arable farmer and award-winning journalist with 23 years’ experience in communications to an arable farming audience. Wider network of 500+ progressive farmers, 5000+ Twitter followers, strong industry contacts; Former director & chair of Oxford Farming Conference.
Skye Melita
Community Manager/Social Science Research Assistant
MSc in Psychology and background in website building, media & effective marketing. Accomplished, enthusiastic and prolific on social media. Although new to the world of agriculture, is keen to bring a fresh perspective.
Laura Beaumont
Head of Projects
Prince 2 qualified project manager with a BA History degree. Laura has a keen interest in agriculture with experience farming both in Herefordshire & Australia. Laura Is looking forward to merging both her skills in project management with her passion for agriculture.
