IAgrE present a series of lectures 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 continues 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 Apple Podcasts, 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.

Why do we promote people to management… and leave them to struggle?

Paul Harris, REAL Success, May 2026

From Robots to Returns

Professor Simon Pearson, LIAT, April 2026

From Data to Decisions: weather station networks for arable crop disease management

David Whattoff, METOS UK, March 2026

The great Fen - a new wetland for Cambridgeshire

Lorna Parker, Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants, February 2026

Marketing To Farmers: Lessons from Five Years of Data

Ed Seed, Hillsgreen, January 2026

Aftrak - empowering African farmers

Jonathan Wilson, Loughborough University, December 2025

Crop Map Explorer: A New Tool for Farming Analysis

Mike Wooding & Tim Pearson, RSAC Ltd, November 2025

Understanding Agricutural Lubricants

Adrian Hill, Technology manager, Morris Lubricants, October 2025

Sparing cropland for Solar Energy or sharing though Agrivoltaics?

Paul Mwebase, SCAPES, Ints Sustainability, Energy & Environment, Uni of Illinois

AEF - Providing Electronic Communication to the Ag Sector

Norbert Schlingmann, AEF, August 2025

Farm Safety Week

Alix Morley, Farm Safety Foundation, July 2025

Performance & Powertrain Digital Twin

Steven Child, IPG Automotive with Partners, June 2025

Climate Change & Risk

Tom Barney, Howdens, May 2025

Employment & the law

Paul Harris, REAL Success, April 2025

Can regenerative agriculture work?

Professor Jane Rickson, March 2025

Agroforestry, a multifunctional 3D farming approach 

Dr Fabricio Camacho, February 2025

Inclusive Cultures in Engineering

Erik Tomlin, EDI Platform Manager, RAEng, January 2025

An introduction to the world of Competition Ploughing

Charlie Nicklin, CEO IAgrE, December 2024

The Power of Psychological Safety and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in STEM

Dr Mark McBride-Wright MBE CEng, Equal Engineers, November 2024

e-Agri - Integrating sensors to deliver Low Carbon, Smart Agriculture & Crop Phenotying

Professor Bruce Grieve, University of Manchester, October 2024

Integrating Renewable Energy to Rural Communities

Miles Messenger, Energy Engineering Director, Equans, Sept 2024

Quarry Restoration

Andy Littler, Chartered Mineral Processing Engineer, August 2024

Pitch Design & Construction

Dr Richard Earl, TGSM Sports Surface Consultants, June 2024

Food structures for a sustainable world

Seamus Higgins, Nottingham University, May 2024

Interviews

Paul Harris, REAL Success, April 2024

Decarbonising Agriculture: Machinery, Transport & Infrastructure

Nick McCarthy, Cenex, March 2024

Polymers to enhance emergence, stand establishment & yield

Dr Rob Simmons, Cranfield University, February 2024

New Powertrains and Efficiency Technology for Tractors

Alastair Hayfield, Interact Analysis, January 2024

Machinery for Harvesting & Processing Cereal Straw for Thatching

Dr Andy Scarlett, Scarlett Research Ltd, December 2023

Ideas (some that worked and some that didn't)

Richard Robinson, Autoguide Equipment Ltd, November 2023

Visualisation & Drones

Jonathan Gill, Ag RobotJon Consulting, October 2023

History, Data and Nutritional Values

Jonathan Lodge, City Farm Systems, September 2023

Sustainably co-locating agricultural and photovoltaic electricity systems

Paul Mwebaze, SCAPES, University of Illinois, August 2023

Recruitment & Retention

Paul Harris, REAL Success, July 2023

Michelin Tyre Technology

Tom Saunders, Michelin Tyre Technology, June 2023

The importance of consistent quality training on a Global scale

Richard Charles, AGCO, May 2023 

Enabling per-plant prescriptions with Robotics & Artificial Intelligence

Dr Tom Walters, Small Robot Company, April 2023

Taming the dragon; Understanding machinery safety circuit architecture

Mike Whiting MIAgrE, Newmac Ltd, March 2023

Electrify your Machinery & Equipment

Steven Noble, Electrofit Industrial Solutions, February 2023

The Digital Vineyard

Ian Beecher-Jones, JoJo's Vineyard, January 2023

How to build a Robot

Ray King, Small Robot Company, December 2022

Cyber Security - how to protect your business

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), November 2022

Wilding - opportunities for Agricultural Engineers

Mark Kibblewhite CEnv FIAgrE, October 2022

Feeding 10 Billion people by 2050, by data

Benjamin Turner, Agrimetrics, September 2022

Anaerobic Digestion - A "volatile" business

William Tuer, WTS Rural, August 2022

The energy self-sufficient farm?

Chris Mann, Bennamann, July 2022

Livestock Protection/Management

Julian Sparrey, Livetec Systems, June 2022

IP Litigation in Agricultural Engineering

Michael Moore, Marks & Clerk LLP, May 2022

Recycling Industrial Waste Water, Skillicorn Technologies

Mani Vannan, April 2022

Agricultural Science in the Caribbean

Marion Perrett-Pearson, March 2022

Reap what you sow - success & failure in bulk handling

Richard Farnish, February 2022

Regenerative Farming

Oliver Scott, January 2022

How a code of practice for crop robot equipment can be beneficial

The BSI, December 2021

How can the promise of precision farming be realised?

Hugh Crabtree, November 2021

Hi-tech in the Milking shed

John Baines, October 2021

The rise of simulation-led design

James Croxford, September 2021

IAgrE & AfroAgEng: Agricultural Engineering in Africa

Alastair Taylor, August 2021

Autonomous Agri Solutions

Tom Beach, July 2021

Nature Based solutions in the water industry

Alexandra 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 emissions

Craig Grant, April 2021

Saving the environment & money on the Cranfield University Estate

Gareth Ellis, March 2021

Demolition!

Richard Dolman, February 2021

How robots are redefining the future of farming

Kit Franklin, January 2021

Frederick Lanchester - Britain's Leonardo da Vinci

Paul Henderson, December 2020

Controlled Traffic Farming

Tim Chamen, November 2020

Soil conservation practices to prevent soil erosion

Prof Jane Rickson, October 2020

In situ Rheology Measurements

Daniel Hefft, September 2020

Tuberzone CropCast

Jim Wilson, August 2020

Automated Soft Fruit Picking

Prof Simon Pearson, August 2020

Precision Spraying with Precision Fruit Growing

Dr Andrew Landers, July 2020

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