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Edward Dickin

@edwarddickin.bsky.social
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amateur plant breeder #nakedbarley population wheat #intercropping robot strip cropping

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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Sorting black barley seed for drilling trial plots next week.
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Philippa Borrill @philippaborrill.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join our team! They will work on homeolog-informed approaches to tackle cold tolerance in wheat @johninnescentre.bsky.social Please find out more and apply here: jobs.jic.ac.uk/Details.asp?... #plantsciences #plantscijobs
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John Innes Centre
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Organic Research Centre @organicrescent.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
📢 Big news! ORC joins ADAS! 🌳 #Agroforestryshow, grain changers, training, advice, events and more! #Organicdelivers Our September E-Bulletin is out! #Organicfarming @thesoilassociation.bsky.social @adasgroup.bsky.social #UKGrainLab mailchi.mp/organicresea...
Group of people standing around a soil pit on a farm. With ORC and ADAS logos and text Organic Research Centre joins ADASPlot combine harvesting a wheat trialCattle browsing a hedgeApple on a tree
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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Wakelyns YQ and Champion ( a great modern variety but sadly broken against a new yellow rust strain this year)
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nffn.bsky.social @nffn.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
More proof that nature-friendly farming helps farms stay profitable! #NFFN #natureFriendlyFarming
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International Barley Hub @intbarleyhub.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
A greener world & excellent career prospects Apply now for one of our #BARIToNECTP #PhD projects run in partnership with industry Deadline 15th June 2025 For more info visit: baritone.hutton.ac.uk/how-to-apply/ #barley #research
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Heather Campbell @scienceheather.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
It is my pleasure to announce that applications are now open for our FREE five-day (30th June-4th July2025 ) @royentsoc.bsky.social #entomology PhD/ECR summer school funded by NERC. Application deadline is 8th May. www.harper-adams.ac.uk/courses/shor...
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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Wheat meristem dissection with BSc 2 ag with crops @harperadamsuni.bsky.social Always an enjoyable class.
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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Naked barley (my Oak Ruby variety), beans and boats (beans & oats intercrop) strips being drilled autonomously Hands Free Hectare in the robot strip intercropping trial @harperadamsuni.bsky.social
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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Took a few photos on the way to work this morning. Old Fuji S5
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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
"There’s another insect with the potential to tell us about the 1930s and about the ongoing process of reconciling the prairie environment and large-scale agriculture – the wheat stem sawfly." - @stundenbower.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2020/04/09/s... #envhist #aghist #cdnhist
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Strip Farming and the Wheat Stem Sawfly on the Canadian Prairies, 1930s-1940s
Dust and grasshoppers dominated 1930s prairie agriculture, but wheat stem sawflies also impacted farming, complicating soil conservation and pest control efforts.
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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Walk to work this morning- open day
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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Winter walk earlier this week
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Mark Ramsden @ipmmark.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
⚠️ First case of glyphosate resistant Italian ryegrass confirmed in the UK 🌿 ADAS scientists @weedwiseuk have identified a single field population of #ItalianRyegrass (Lolium multiflorum) in Kent resistant to glyphosate at the field label rate ⬇️ adas.co.uk/news/first-c...
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First case of glyphosate resistant Italian ryegrass found in UK | ADAS
ADAS has identified a single population of Italian ryegrass resistant to glyphosate at the field label rate – the UK's first documented case.
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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Frosty walk to work
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Tom Sizmur @tomsizmur.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
I'm delighted to be a co-supervisor on three PhD studentships that are currently open for applications as part of the BBSRC FoodBioSystems DTP research.reading.ac.uk/foodbiosyste...
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PhD Opportunities - FoodBioSystems
Four-year funded PhD projects are available in areas that span the food chain from farm to fork. Closing date: 3 February 2024 (10:00 GMT)
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Tom Sizmur @tomsizmur.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
PhD studentship to work on earthworm responses to drought in the context of climate change supervised by my wonderful PhD supervisor @markehodson.bsky.social and there is also an opportunity to join a webinar about the project on Tuesday 3rd December www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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ACCE+ DLA programme: If it gets too dry do earthworms die? Earthworm energetic and population responses to drought frequency and duration at University of York on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - ACCE+ DLA programme: If it gets too dry do earthworms die? Earthworm energetic and population responses to drought frequency and duration at University of York, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Winter sky this morning
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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Walk to work this morning.
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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Walk into work this morning
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Dr Joe Roberts @joe-roberts.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
"Unlock Nature's Potential" Join @drjohnphreade.bsky.social, @ipmtom.bsky.social, @randybenjamin.bsky.social and me for a funded #PhD at HAU! Optimise plant essential oil biopesticides for integrated pest management. More info: warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fa... #Sustainability #AgTech #EcoFriendly
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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Autonomous drilling of the strip #intercropping 24 October
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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Busy spiders
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Edward Dickin @edwarddickin.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Giving this place a try. Will be posting usual stuff about crops and science.
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