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SLIMERS

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The farmer-led project to develop cost-effective digital autonomous slug monitoring, forecasting and precision-treatment tools.

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Introducing @PatrickLevinge - Fascinated by on-farm trials & driven to improve UK ag sustainability, Patrick has joined the SLIMERS project this year as a #SlugSleuth. See below to read more of why he has got involved👇 Meet the other Slug Sleuths: thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?thre…

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Community & collaboration is key to the BOFIN approach. The Slug Circle is the @slimersproject community bringing knowledge together on slug control methods🎯 Can you share any resources or tools that have been helpful in trying to control slugs?🤔👇 thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?thre…


Introducing Bruce Pattullo - Bruce is on Yr 2 of his work with SLIMERS & is looking forward to better understanding slug behaviour for controlled treatment. Click the image below to read why Bruce has got involved👇 Meet the other Slug Sleuths: thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?thre…

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Introducing Charles Paynter (@charlespaynter) - Charles is on his second year with SLIMERS & is excited to be at the forefront of slug-control research yet again. Click the image below to read why Charles has got involved👇 Meet the other Slug Sleuths: thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?thre…

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Dr. Simon Griffiths (@JohnInnesCentre) shares the story of the fascinating Watkins wheat collection - from 8 mins in you can hear of the trials we are carrying out as part of this project w @bofinfarmers Slug Sleuths! Read more👇 thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?thre…


Introducing Andy Barr (@EwenMcEwen) - Andy is now on his second year with the project, with hopes of finding a cost-effective form slug control. Click the image below to read why Andy has got involved and a bit of his farming background👇 thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?thre…

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Introducing: 'Meet the Slug Sleuth!' We will be introducing farmers who have joined the SLIMERS project to carry out trials this autumn 🧑‍🌾 Give us a follow to follow along & head to the Slug Circle where you will be able to ask the farmers questions 🔔👇 thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?thre…


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This is exactly what @bofinfarmers are developing with @slimersproject & we’ve a £2.6M budget to deliver it. It’s truly farmer-led & we’ve done work on assessing the value of beetles. If you want to know more & help shape SLIMERS, make yr voice heard on thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?foru…


How do you currently control slugs on your farm? Has this changed in recent years & if so, why? Have you tried biological control agents such as nematodes or predatory beetles to control slugs (or other pests)? What were the results? Get involved 👇 thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?thre…


Speaking SLIMERS with a malacologist, nematologist, parasitologist & entomologist - Part 2 OUT NOW! 🥳 Join @tomallenstevens (@bofinfarmers) & @Kerry_McD_H (@UKAgriTech) to discuss how the project aims to tackle arable farmings biggest pest! 👇 youtu.be/dieGbfYhPEI


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Getting the @tomallenstevens @bofinfarmers Watkins 788 slug resistant wheat & Slimers trials fully set out today with the valued & able help from @Cliveblacker and Mrs Paynter (ex Leeds Uni root counting lab technician) 👍😎

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Do you know what a malacologist, nematologist, parasitologist & entomologist is? 🤯 Listen to the latest BOFIN Buzz (@bofinfarmers) to be introduced to @Kerry_McD_H (@UKAgriTech), slug expert on the project🚜🔍 LISTEN NOW: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tom-a…


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It’s a pleasure & an inspiration to work with Simon. I’m one 6 farmers planting 3 Watkins lines or RILs this autumn to investigate slug resistant wheat as part of @slimersproject The journey we’re on is fascinating. @charlespaynter @becciberry

NEWS - Prestigious award recognises wheat researcher’s outstanding contribution to farming Congratulations to Dr Simon Griffiths, the 2024 winner of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) @RoyalAgSociety award for Science and Technology. okt.to/XQ94wb

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Promising signs from @slimersproject: @UKAgriTech Digital Phenotyping Lab @Kerry_McD_H is working with Rothamsted's Tom Ashfield to determine the spectral difference between slugs and soils, as well as whether plant damage is caused by slug feeding. aafarmer.co.uk/agronomy/promi…


🌱Farmers and scientists involved in the SLIMERS project are making strides towards finding sustainable slug control methods including ‘slug resistant’ wheat varieties. Read the @aafmagazine article in full ➡️aafarmer.co.uk/agronomy/promi…


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Scientific and technological innovation needs to be tested on real farms to assess its potential and value to farming and food security 🧬🚜👇 Be part of the next agricultural revolution and join our trials for 2024-5! Find out more at bofin.org.uk/getinvolved

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Get involved & get paid as Slug sleuth - we still have a few spaces available for farmers to help tackle arable farmings BIGGEST pest 👇

BOFIN farmers recognise that they can influence the industry’s direction of travel. Does this sound like you too? We’re recruiting farmers for trials in 2024-45. Get paid for your contribution and help shape farming’s future! Find out more: bofin.org.uk/getinvolved

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We're on the lookout for Slug Sleuths! Join the SLIMERS Project & be part of trials in 2024-25. This is a fantastic opportunity to get paid while helping to drive the industry forward. Register interest here: nt81r5aq6lg.typeform.com/to/ZtTv2pb8 Learn more here: bofin.org.uk/slimers/

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VACANCY - We're seeking 2 x Postdoctoral Researchers to join the Morgan group, focusing on the mechanism of meiotic recombination okt.to/PwuWXJ okt.to/OkrDRL Closing dates - 9 and 10 September 2024 Salary - £36,720 - £44,500 Contract - 36 months, full-time


Time-traveling slugs? Not quite, but scientists at @UniofOxford have unearthed a half-billion-year-old fossil that's changing what we know about slug evolution! Head over to the Slug Circle where Prof. Keith @HarperAdamsUni gives an explanation...👇 thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?thre…


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