The British On-Farm Innovation Network (BOFIN)
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WHO ARE WE
BOFIN is a growing network of farmers, scientists, researchers and citizen scientists. United by a passion for innovation in agriculture, the network is facilitated by a dedicated team of four. Click the button to find out more about BOFIN.
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WHAT WE DO
BOFIN leads three Innovate UK funded projects exploring gene-edited cereals, sustainable slug control and soil health, and is partner in a fourth project exploring pulse production. With expertise in project management, farmer engagement and communication the BOFIN in-house team also supports commercial projects. Click on the tiles below to find out more.
NEWS & EVENTS
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Farmers needed for paid on-farm trials
The search is on for forward-thinking farmers to take part in trials exploring soil health, the potential of pulses and sustainable slug control.
SLIMERS
Farmers to train robots to spot slugs
Farmers are being called on to help train robots to spot slugs and the damage they cause to arable crops. The ground-breaking trial, set to start in t…
HWSC
Join the quest for weed seed solutions
Will Smith, research agronomist at NIAB will talk through how to sample crops, the help provided to Seed Scouts and how the trials will be run with th…