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Call for Participants: Advancing Fairness in the UK Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Sector – University of Leicester

Are you into fresh fruit and or vegetable cultivation in the UK? University of Leicester are conducting a study on advancing fairness in fresh fruit and vegetable sector and would love to hear from you!

Participation in the study involves farmers who are into the cultivation of fresh fruits and vegetables in the UK and who are suppliers to large retailers in the UK.

All data collected will be handled with the utmost confidentiality and anonymity based on University of Leicester's guideline and used solely for academic purposes.

To participate or learn more, please VisitÌýÌýor contact Nike directly throughÌý[email protected].

Members support would be invaluable to the success of this research.

Questionnaire for pilot study -

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Calling all golfers, formed over FOREty years ago, Nottinghamshire NFU golf Society currently have matches each year against Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Yorkshire NFU Societies. We also have four quarterly meetings at various courses around the county.

We are looking to recruit new golfing members from the Farming or Country loving communities to join this friendly society. Golfers of all standards would be very welcome.

Their 2024 AGM and Winter Meeting is on 4 November at Newark Golf Club.

Please contact Iwan Jenkins on 07795 414778 if you would like to join us or have any questions about the group.

Farm Tour

We are pleased to have been invited to University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonnington, LE12 5RD this year for our farm walk on 10 July. The event starts at 2pm (we will confirm in due course where we are meeting on Campus) and there will be some light refreshments provided at the end of the tour.
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Professor Paul Wilson will discuss developments at the University Farm and Agriculture Department, followed by a tour of the Hounsfield Centre and see how the CT Scanner is helping with their plant research. Ìý

We will then go onto the international wheat centre to see their work genetic cross breeding wheat. ÌýThe university has an excellent international reputation for this research, and it will be fascinating to see what they are working on.

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Date

10 July 2025

Venue & Timings

2pm at University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonnington, LE12 5RD

How to Book

Please could we ask you kindly to book in with the branch office on 01636 705663 or email: [email protected] as soon as possible. Ìý

Booking is essential as we need to reserve parking in advance, please could you kindly let us have your registration number when you register. Where possible please share transport as parking spaces are scarce.

Farmer perceptions of police resourcing and training in response to farm crime.

Andrew Corner is a PhD student at Harper Adams University studying the relationship between police and farmers within England and Wales.

As part of the study, he is asking farmers to take part in an online survey which you can view . If you would like to take part, please do so before 1 July 2025.

Are there differences in colostrum quality between UK dairy breeds

Megan Edwards is in her final year as a master’s student at Aberystwyth University.

As part of her end of year dissertation, she is investigating the following title: Are there differences in colostrum quality between UK dairy breeds?

In order to obtain research for this title, she is naturally trying to collect data representing a wide range of dairy breeds from across the UK.

If you would like to take part in the research, please click (completion takes around 15 minutes)