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News, social and science posts from the Farm Platform, Rothamsted Research North Wyke. https://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/national-capability/north-wyke-farm-platform

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Farm Technician in EX20 2SB, Devon, UK | Rothamsted Research View details and apply for this Farm Technician vacancy in EX20 2SB, Devon, UK. Are you passionate about farming and looking for a hands-on role where you can make a real impact? Do you like le...

Great Opportunity to join the fantastic team at Rothamsted Research, North Wyke.

jobs.rothamsted.ac.uk/vacancies/80...

12.03.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Moving sheep from one field to another on the Farm Platform.

13.01.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Exploring the hidden microbial diversity of England’s rivers In a blog, Dr Amy Thorpe, a molecular ecologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, discusses the findings of the first national survey of microbial eDNA in English rivers, involving the…

Did you know the study of environmental DNA (eDNA) of microbes could transform how we understand and protect freshwater ecosystems?

Dr Amy Thorpe, a molecular ecologist at UKCEH, shares insights from the first national survey of microbial eDNA in English rivers πŸ¦ πŸ”¬

12.01.2025 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ›οΈ We're hiring! Join the Oxford Martin Programme on AI Threat Detection as a Research Associate / Senior Research Associate and play a vital role in an interdisciplinary team on AI cybersecurity research.

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13.01.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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One of our three Feed Pushing Robots This one is operates in our Farm Platform Winter Housing. Where we measure feed intake, greenhouse gas emissions and animal welfare until the cattle go out to pasture in the Spring.

10.01.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sensing Daisy - EPSRC Sensor CDT Team Challenge
YouTube video by CEB Cambridge Sensing Daisy - EPSRC Sensor CDT Team Challenge

The North Wyke Farm Platform is a great place to support post-grad research and training. Our Open Data is available for research projects and our facilities are exceptional. Take a look at a recent project with the University of Cambridge.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AGY...

09.01.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The North Wyke Bulls. Breakfast on a frosty January 2025 morning. Happy New Year.

03.01.2025 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The #Rothamsted North Wyke Farm Platform #NWFP is now here - follow them at @thefarmplatform.bsky.social. the NWFP is a fab research infrastructure providing >100 million data points from 3 pasture farmlets and 1 housed farm. Well worth a look! #AgSky

13.12.2024 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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LEAP conference 2025 New LEAP conference to be held in 2025

The #LEAPconference will be returning to Oxford in 2025! Sponsored by @oxmartinschool.bsky.social @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social, we will be at Lady Margaret Hall on Tuesday 8 April. Come along to discuss meat and dairy production and consumption!
www.futureoffood.ox.ac.uk/article/leap...

06.12.2024 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just finished installing Smart Scales alongside our Greenfeed Methane monitors on our Farm Platform cattle housing. More capability for us to share.

09.12.2024 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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