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  • Careers & CPD
    Thinking about a career in landbased engineering?There has never been a better time to consider working in the land-based engineering sector. With the coming together (in what has become known as the "perfect storm") of climate change, scarce water, ever
  • Press Releases
     For details on all our Press Releases, please contact:Marion King Communications Officer The Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) gets behind the UK’s largest Armed Forces community event of its kind in the UK14 February 2025IAgrE is
  • Job Search
    If you would like to advertise your vacancy with IAgrE please contact Sarah for informationCurrent Vacancies Programme Manager - Rural Land Management at Plumpton CollegePlumpton College is seeking an experienced Rural Surveyor to join our agricultur
  • Our Academic Partners
    Craven College   Danielle FoxBishop Burton College     Bill MeredithDuchy College & Bicton College     Polly Pairman-PhillipsSMB College Group     Paul Dancer&nb
  • Our Commercial Partners
    AEA Ruth Bailey MIAgrEAGCO Ltd Richard Charles           Alvan Blanch Dev Co Ltd Christabel BlanchAutoguide Equipment LimitedRichard E Robinson Hon FIAgrE CEngBAGMAKeith Christian   CNH IndustrialMark
  • Helen Davies
    Helen Davies of Pwllheli, Gwynedd is the first member of the Land Drainage Association to achieve Chartered Environmentalist status through the Institution of Agricultural Engineers. Helen works for GT Williams Civil Engineering, the pipe laying and dr
  • 2016 Awards
    The 2016 IAgrE Awards were this year held after the AGM & Council Meeting  hosted by JCB Landpower Ltd at Rocester Citations for each award are available in the downloads section listed on the right. The Honorary Fellowship
  • Sawma journals
    In 1986, the Soil and Water Management Association (SaWMA) merged with the Institution of Agricultural Engineers where its activities were amalgamated with the IAgrE Soil & Water group. Prior to that date, SaWMA published its own journal. We do n
  • Halfords Trade Card
      IAgrE and Halfords have joined forces to offer IAgrE members the FREE Halfords Trade Card, so our members can benefit from Halfords extensive range of products at great trade prices.    As well as regular trade card discounts
  • Halfords Trade Card Sign up
     IAgrE and Halfords have joined forces to offer IAgrE members (in the UK) the FREE Halfords Trade Card, so our members can benefit from Halfords extensive range of products at great trade prices.  To sign up please complete this form. 
  • 2015 Awards
    The 2015 IAgrE Awards were this year held after the AGM & Council Meeting kindly hosted by AGCO Ltd, Stoney Stareton, Kenilworth.  Citations for each award are available in the downloads section listed on the right. The Honora
  • 2014 Awards
    Awards 2014 The 2014 IAgrE Awards Ceremony was held during the Annual Conference held on 21 May 2014 at Cranfield University.  Citations for each award are available in the downloads section on the right. The IAgrE Award O
  • 2013 Awards
    The 2013 IAgrE Awards Ceremony was held during the Annual Conference held on 14 March 2013 at Harper Adams University.  Several prestigious awards were made including the Award of Merit and the Award of Honorary Fellowship which are the highest honou
  • Northern Ireland Branch
    Northern Ireland's Branch Representative is:  Ian Duff - 028 8673 6977 The Northern Ireland Branch meet regularly through the year.  For further information and to book a place please contact Ian Duff, all events will appear on
  • Symposium Past Papers
    Click on the links below for papers from each symposium. 2016 - Engineering to Stem the Flow - Lessons Learnt - UK and Europe 2014 - Wildlife, Water and Weather - An Environmental Minefield - Programme / Alan Drake / Debbie Hemming&nb
  • Landwards 2015 - Too much or too little water?
    Engineering innovation for agricultural water management in a changing climate Delegate Pack with Biographies and abstracts Professor Mark Kibblewhite, Conference Convenor, President of IAgrE - For centuries, drainage and irrigation
  • Landwards 2014: Re-Imagining Agriculture
    Re-Imagining Agriculture Presentations:  Professor Mark Kibblewhite (Convenor, President of IAgrE) - Introduction Professor Tim Benton (University of Leeds) - Engineering landscapes for food and other services Professor Karl Ritz (C
  • Soil and Water Management in Response to Extreme Weather
    Presentations made at this meeting, held at Great Plains, Simba, on 23 May 2013 are available below:   Paula Misiewicz (Harper Adams University): Options for soil management that could support greater trafficability and workability, incl
  • Forestry Engineering Group (FEG)
    The aim of our Forestry Engineering Group is: To encourage and facilitate the exchange and expansion of knowledge, learning, and communication between the engineers and other professionals who develop, shape, and add value to the infrastructure
  • The Silsoe Story
    At our 80th Anniversary Awards Presentation, held at the historic Wrest Park in Silsoe, site of the Silsoe Research Institute and Silsoe College until the SRI closed in March 2006 and Silsoe College completed its move and merger with Cranfield University
  • Alasdair Wyllie
    A career in agricultural engineering could be the key to open a rewarding and interesting career   One IAgrE member, Alasdair Wyllie MIAgrE, CEnv, IEng has done just that.  Alasdair is the agricultural adviser to the Government of Trist
  • Your Knowledge
    Supporting Your Professional Life - Click on the icons for more ... YOUR NETWORKS ... YOUR STANDING ... YOUR KNOWLEDGE ...   Professional K
  • Conference 2019 - Lessons from the Land
    The afternoon session offers 2 Parallel Workships:  Emerging Research & Pollicy Themes and On Farm Developments Information about the speakers and their topics: Emerging Research & Policy Themes  Dr Nick Starkey, Director o
  • Past Presidents get together 1987
    The Presidents 1987, Wrest Park Top Row left to right:  J C Turner 1980-81, J C Weeks CBE1978-80, B D Witney 1988-90, B A May 1984-86, J G Shiach JP 1982-84, G E E Tapp, Secretary 1985-91 Front Row left to right:  C Culpin OBE 1971-72, T S
  • Press Releases & Feature Articles
    Press Releases Only 1 press release in 10 is published by any newspaper and the proportion they are accepted by a broad spectrum of press is lower still. Three main reasons for failure are: A release may not contain news or if it does it is so
  • Richard Robinson CEng HonFIAgrE
    Testing Times - the unexpected development of the New Holland 276 Baler I started my first job at New Holland in Aylesbury as the first Engineering Trainee (£10 per week), my programme involving work in most departments for a couple of month
  • 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
  • NI Technical Talk - Running a modern agricultural contract business
    A recent Zoom online presentation to members of the Northern Ireland Branch of I Agr E was given by James Townley who, with his father Roy, now runs the 75 years established agricultural contract business of James D Townley and Son based at the family f
  • Election of President 2024
    We invite you to elect your IAgrE President for 2026-8.  In order to be eligible for election you must have first served as a Vice President on the IAgrE Council and Executive.  Former Vice Presidents were approached last Autumn and asked if the
  • IAgrE Council & Executive Members
    The Institution is governed by the Executive Committee and the Advisory Council.   We are delighted to have many excellent volunteers at IAgrE and a good number serve on our Advisory Council. The Council is composed of the President, Presid
  • Kit Franklin
    Kit Franklin is a Chartered Agricultural Engineer, part time Senior Engagement Fellow in the Engineering Department at Harper Adams University and current President Elect of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE). His expertise covers a range
  • Bruce Grieve
    Prof Bruce Grieve, Director of the e-Agri Sensors Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK Prof Grieve is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering & Technology, Vice President & Fellow of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers and a Fe
  • Rob Simmons
    Dr Rob Simmons is an applied soil scientist with >25 years’ experience of sustainable soil management founded on a robust understanding of the associated processes. Robs current research activities focus on applied solutions to control runoff and
  • Graham Higginson
    A Fellow of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE), Graham has been fully active in the sphere of agricultural engineering since being able to swing a big hammer, from hand-held devices for the agricultural crop trials industry right through to
  • Old Road Map of Procedures
    Ref Procedure Title Appendices Assoc Guidance Documents MEM/16/FORMS Membership Application Forms Appendix A1 - IAGRE Application for Admission Transfer RegistrationAppendix A2 - IAGRE Membership Enquiry FormAppendix A3 - Acceptance of
  • James Sweetman MBE IEng MIAgrE
    Thank you very much for the 50 year certificate; I have enjoyed very much browsing the IAgrE magazine and keeping up with the incredible developments over the half century; particularly the work towards a more sustainable future. My student days in Agric
  • Dr Geoff Freedman CEng CEnv HonFIAgrE
    Geoff Freedman, who died aged 76, was a leading rural engineer and bridge designer who spent much of his working life with the Forestry Civil Engineering division of the Forestry Commission. Apart from work (and vacation) related international travel, he
  • Crop Sprayer Developments and Technology
    The guest speaker at a recent technical meeting of the Northern Ireland Branch of IAgrE was Mr Kerry Day from Spraysure Ltd.  He started this company 20 years ago following his career experience with GEM Sprayers, CASE IH and Househam Sprayers. His c
  • 2023 Awards
    We were delighted to be able to welcome our Awardees to collect their Awards in person at our Awards Presentation, kindly hosted by Amazone Ltd near Donacster on Wednesday 3rd May 2023.  We had a wonderful day celebrating excellence in the land-based
  • NI Branch Visit - SlurryKat
    Members and guests of the NI Branch of I Agr E recently enjoyed a visit to SlurryKat manufacturing base near Waringstown in Co Armagh. This included a conducted illustrated tour by Jonathan Hassin (Operations Manager) and Michael Crozier (Design Engineer)
  • NI Branch Talk - CNHi Methane Tractor & on-farm biogas
    Northern Ireland I Agr E Branch members and guests recently enjoyed presentations at AFBI Hillsborough on both the biogas production research there and the commercial development story of the world’s first methane powered tractor from New Holland.&n
  • Visit to RL Produce
    Northern Ireland I Agr E Branch members recently enjoyed a visit to RL Produce at Newtownards, Co.Down. This told the story of the business’s origins in 1980 and its continuous development to now being a main specialist supplier of fresh horticultur
  • Election to Council - Member Grade
    We invite IAgrE Member grade members to vote for their representatives on Council.  We have 2 places for Member representatives this year and 6 candidates.  All are listed below in alphabetical order by surname, together with a summary of their
  • 2025 Awards
    We were delighted to welcome members to the IAgrE Presentation Day this year held at AGCO in Stoneleigh on 30 April.  We had a wonderful day with great hospitailty and it was the perfect opportunity to celebrate success in the land-based industries.A
  • Three Mills Visit PTSG
    On Wednesday 25 September 2024, the IAgrE Pioneering Technology Special Interest Group (SIG) joined the Midlands Mill Group (MMG) on their autumn guided tours of three water mills.Churchill ForgeThe day started by visiting Churchill Forge,
  • Visit to Marton Museum of Rural Bygones
    West Midlands Branch visit to Marton Museum of Rural BygonesTuesday 22 October 2024The museum is a small village museum based around the collection of George Tims. He collected Items from the area and also those items that were being thrown out as ‘mode
  • IAgrE Conference 2025
    Will Artificial Intelligence revolutionise Agriculture?Wednesday 22 October from 10am - onlineWhether we embrace it or not, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of our daily lives—from routine web searches to sophisticated platforms
  • West Midlands Branch Technical Talk - The Development of Gibbs Amphibians
    IAgrE member, Rob Clemas will give a presentation about Gibbs Technologies Ltd and its 20 year development of a range of high speed amphibious vehicles. The presentation will give the audience an insight into the design features and performance capabil
  • Lunchtime Lecture - Agricultural Science in the Caribbean
    In April 2019 Marion Perrett-Pearson was approached by Macmillan Education (part of the Nature Springer group) to write a GCSE level textbook for Agriculture students in the Caribbean.  The deadline was August 2019 and included a trip to the Caribbea
  • Wrekin branch technical visit to AP Webb and Rail-Ability
    AP Webb is a specialist rail construction/maintenance plant hire company. Their sister company Rail-Ability is a specialist producer of plant equipment for the rail sector. The visit will start at AP Webb covering their history and tour of their facilit
  • Engineering celebrated in thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey
    Representatives from across the engineering community, Government and schoolchildren have come together to celebrate and give thanks for the vast contribution engineers make to society. The national event in London’s Westminster Abbey on was the
  • IAgrE sponsors Agri Machinery Blue Ribbon award for Outstanding Contribution to agriculture
    The winners of the 2019 AgriMachinery trade News Excellence awards received their awards at a special ceremony held at Concorde, which is based at Manchester Airport. Publisher Andy Newbold said, "It was a great opportunity to come together to cel
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