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Lunchtime Lectures

IAgrE present a series of lectures by members on a variety of topics of interest. 

The recordings may be found below or on our YouTube Channel - IAgrE Videos.

Don't forget that watching any of this content counts towards your annual CPD.  If you have any questions about CPD please contact Sarah, who will be pleased to help.

If you would like to give a lecture or recommend a speaker then please let us know. 

The lecture series will continue through 2025 with a full and varied programme programme.  Members will be advised of upcoming lectures and how to join the live meeting.  Don't forget to subscribe to our IAgrE Videos YouTube Channel to ensure you don't miss any recordings.  

We also have a series of Podcast interviews, see our Podcast webpage to listen or find them on Spotify or our YouTube Channel.

Below is a chart detailing our history of speakers and titles of their lectures with the date on which they were held together with links to the recordings.  All the videos may also be found on the IAgrE Videos Lunchtime Lectures Playlist.

The Power of Psychological Safety and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in STEMDr Mark McBride-Wright MBE CEng, Equal Engineers, November 2024
e-Agri - Integrating sensors to deliver Low Carbon, Smart Agriculture & Crop PhenotyingProfessor Bruce Grieve, University of Manchester, October 2024
Integrating Renewable Energy to Rural CommunitiesMiles Messenger, Energy Engineering Director, Equans, Sept 2024
Quarry RestorationAndy Littler, Chartered Mineral Processing Engineer, August 2024
Pitch Design & ConstructionDr Richard Earl, TGSM Sports Surface Consultants, June 2024
Food structures for a sustainable worldSeamus Higgins, Nottingham University, May 2024
InterviewsPaul Harris, REAL Success, April 2024
Decarbonising Agriculture:  Machinery, Transport & InfrastructureNick McCarthy, Cenex, March 2024
Polymers to enhance emergence, stand establishment & yieldDr Rob Simmons, Cranfield University, February 2024
New Powertrains and Efficiency Technology for TractorsAlastair Hayfield, Interact Analysis, January 2024
Machinery for Harvesting & Processing Cereal Straw for ThatchingDr Andy Scarlett, Scarlett Research Ltd, December 2023
Ideas (some that worked and some that didn't)Richard Robinson,  Autoguide Equipment Ltd, November 2023
Visualisation & DronesJonathan Gill, Ag RobotJon Consulting, October 2023
History, Data and Nutritional ValuesJonathan Lodge, City Farm Systems, September 2023
Sustainably co-locating agricultural and photovoltaic electricity systemsPaul Mwebaze, SCAPES, University of Illinois, August 2023
Recruitment & RetentionPaul Harris, REAL Success, July 2023
Michelin Tyre TechnologyTom Saunders,  Michelin Tyre Technology, June 2023
The importance of consistent quality training on a Global scaleRichard Charles, AGCO, May 2023 
Enabling per-plant prescriptions with Robotics & Artificial IntelligenceDr Tom Walters, Small Robot Company, April 2023
Taming the dragon; Understanding machinery safety circuit architectureMike Whiting MIAgrE, Newmac Ltd, March 2023
Electrify your Machinery & EquipmentSteven Noble, Electrofit Industrial Solutions, February 2023
The Digital VineyardIan Beecher-Jones, JoJo's Vineyard, January 2023
How to build a RobotRay King, Small Robot Company, December 2022
Cyber Security - how to protect your businessNational Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), November 2022
Wilding - opportunities for Agricultural EngineersMark Kibblewhite CEnv FIAgrE, October 2022
Feeding 10 Billion people by 2050, by dataBenjamin Turner, Agrimetrics, September 2022
Anaerobic Digestion - A "volatile" businessWilliam Tuer, WTS Rural, August 2022
The energy self-sufficient farm?Chris Mann, Bennamann, July 2022
Livestock Protection/ManagementJulian Sparrey, Livetec Systems, June 2022
IP Litigation in Agricultural EngineeringMichael Moore, Marks & Clerk LLP, May 2022
Recycling Industrial Waste Water, Skillicorn TechnologiesMani Vannan, April 2022
Agricultural Science in the CaribbeanMarion Perrett-Pearson, March 2022
Reap what you sow - success & failure in bulk handlingRichard Farnish, February 2022
Regenerative FarmingOliver Scott, January 2022
How a code of practice for crop robot equipment can be beneficialThe BSI, December 2021
How can the promise of precision farming be realised?Hugh Crabtree, November 2021
Hi-tech in the Milking shedJohn Baines, October 2021
The rise of simulation-led designJames Croxford, September 2021
IAgrE & AfroAgEng: Agricultural Engineering in AfricaAlastair Taylor, August 2021
Autonomous Agri SolutionsTom Beach, July 2021
Nature Based solutions in the water industryAlexandra Cooke, June 2021
Why are we still talking about Tractor-trailer braking in the UK?Dr Andy Scarlett, May 2021
Use of hydraulics to improve productivity and lower emissionsCraig Grant, April 2021
Saving the environment & money on the Cranfield University EstateGareth Ellis, March 2021
Demolition!Richard Dolman, February 2021
How robots are redefining the future of farmingKit Franklin, January 2021
Frederick Lanchester - Britain's Leonardo da VinciPaul Henderson, December 2020
Controlled Traffic FarmingTim Chamen, November 2020
Soil conservation practices to prevent soil erosionProf Jane Rickson, October 2020
In situ Rheology MeasurementsDaniel Hefft, September 2020
Tuberzone CropCastJim Wilson, August 2020
Automated Soft Fruit PickingProf Simon Pearson, August 2020
Precision Spraying with Precision Fruit GrowingDr Andrew Landers, July 2020
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