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Branches
There is a community of IAgrE members in and around the UK which provide professional networking opportunities for our members. All new members living in the UK are automatically joined to the Branch for the area covering their mailing address. Members
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 History
IAgrE was established in 1938 by a small group of far-seeing and enthusiastic engineers and agriculturists. We are proud of our long history and providing our members with over 87 years of agricultural experience. 1938 – IAgrE founded o
Secretariat Team
The Institution is staffed by a Secretariat team based at Cranfield University. Our team members are: Charlie Nicklin Chief Executive Officer & Secretary Alison Chapman Memb
Awards
Our awards are to recognise outstanding contributions to agricultural engineering, associated industries and to the IAgrE. Nominations for awards are requested in the Summer from our branches, technical groups, Council, Executive and our membe
Young Engineers Competition
Working with the younger generation is a high priority for IAgrE and we have a number of initiatives aimed at this group. This year IAgrE have partnered with LAMMA to launch a Competition for Young Engineers - read more here IAgrE promoted and ran a You
IAgrE Photographic Competition
We are on the hunt for amateur photography stars to help build an innovative and lively image bank to support the Institution’s marketing activities. Members and their families are invited to email digital photographs by the 25th of ea
Our Marketing Materials
Please contact the Secretariat if you would like a copy of any missing documents IAgrE Membership BrochureBecome a registered Engineering Technician Technician List PosterTechnician List LeafletBecome a registered Chartered Environmentalis
Non-IAgrE Publications
Listed below are non-IAgrE publications which may be of interest to those working in the landbased sector AHDB publish new Field Drainage Guide – November 2015 IAgrE Members may be interested in the new Field Drainage Guide, Principles, installa
Academic & Commercial Membership
We value working in partnership with Companies and Academic Institutions operating in the landbased sector. Our commercial and academic members are eligible for all the same membership benefits and also include:Listing on the IAgrE Websit
Meet our IAgrE Members
IAgrE members can be found all over the world, working on a wide range of projects. Meet some of our members, find out more about their stories and how IAgrE has been beneficial to them in their careers. If you would like to include your profile on
Landwards Back Issues 1950s
From 1960 until 1969, the IAgrE Journal was known as "The Journal and Proceedings of IAgrE". Before that, it was known as the "Journal and Proceedings of the Institution of British Agricultural Engineers". Issues prior to Vol 14 (19
Conference Sponsorship Opportunities
Ag Eng Innovation: Concepts to Cash Turning ideas into profit: the engineers survival guide … Wednesday 16 November 2016 - Harper Adams University We are delighted to be able to offer you the opportunity to sponsor our Conferen
Landwards
Members may access the current edition and the full archive in the logged in area. Landwards is the journal of the Institution and is published four times a year. A typical issue contains articles and shorter items on a range of topics relevant to engine
Biosystems Engineering
Biosystems Engineering is a monthly peer reviewed scientific journal published on our behalf by Elsevier. It is wholly owned by IAgrE and is the Official Scientific Journal of EurAgEng. With 12 issues per annum (plus occasional special issues), Bios
The IAgrE email forwarding service
What is an email alias? It is an address linked to your existing email address. Any mail addressed to you at [email protected] is automatically forwarded to your nominated address. Why use an email aliasing service? Many addres
Honorary Fellow and Award of Merit
1 Standards The Award of Merit and the Honorary Fellowship are the highest honours that IAgrE can bestow, and are considered to be of equal status. Either may be awarded, or very rarely an individual may receive both awards at intervals i
The IAgrE President's Award
Introduction The newly renamed The IAgrE President's Award replaces the Michael Dwyer Memorial Prize, which was initiated by the Council of the Institution to celebrate the life of Dr Michael Dwyer who died suddenly in August 1997 whi
Institution Meritorious Award
This Award is a replacement for the Branch or Group Meritorious Award as the Institution wanted to recognise contributions to all aspects of Institution life.The Award may be made under the following criteria: Nominations will include members w
Hubs
Events and activities for those without active branches will be listed here. We are currently working on setting up hubs around Plumpton College in Sussex, Easton & Otley College in Norfolk and Writtle University College in Essex. Ou
Subscribe to Biosystems Engineering
Biosystems Engineering is a monthly peer reviewed scientific journal published on our behalf by Elsevier. It is wholly owned by IAgrE and is the Official Scientific Journal of EurAgEng. With 12 issues per annum (plus occasional special issues), Bios
IAgrE Contact & Bank Details
Contact Details Bank Details The Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) The Bullock Building (Bldg 53) Un
IAgrE Newsletters
IAgrE send a fortnightly e-news to all our members. If you are not receiving these, please contact Sarah and complete the form below. Please also check your junk email! Subscribe here:
Free email address
What is an email alias?It is an address linked to your existing email address. Any mail addressed to you at [email protected] is automatically forwarded to your nominated address. Why use an email aliasing service?Many addresses are cryptic (and often m
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.
Scottish Branch
There is currently no representative for the Scottish branch. If you would are interested in taking on this role, please contact Sarah
South East Midlands Branch
Unfortunately this branch is currently inactive. If you are interested in running events for local members please get in touch with the Secretariat.
South Western Branch
There is currently no representative for the South Western branch. If you would are interested in taking on this role, please contact Sarah
Southern Branch
There is currently no representative for the Southern branch. If you would are interested in taking on this role, please contact Sarah
Western Branch
For more information on Branch events and to book your place please contact Branch Secretary Mike Whiting - 07751 315580Events are listed on the IAgrE Events pageRead the extended report on Geoff Burgess' Talk “Will I ever stop learning?”
Yorkshire Branch
There is currently no representative for the Yorkshire branch. If you would are interested in taking on this role, please contact Sarah
Forestry Engineering
About FEGThe Forest EngineerCommittee MembersEvents Symposium Past PapersTechnical GroupOur objective is to facilitate a healthy, multi-purpose forest industry, supported by its own multi-fa
FEG Committee
Name and AddressPositionCommittee ResponsibilityGraeme White BEng, CEng, MIStructE, MIAgrE Forestry Commission Civil EngineeringNursery Cottage, Northern Research Station,
Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the agriculture industry and enabling agricultural engineers to contend with the enormous challenges they face. New innovative IoT applications are addressing these issues and increasing the quality, quantity,
Branches - Member only
There is a community of IAgrE members in and around the UK which provide professional networking opportunities for our members. All new members living in the UK are automatically joined to the Branch for the area covering their mailing address. Members
Non-IAgrE Archive Materials
Silsoe Research Institute - SRI (formerly the National Institute of agricultural Engineering - NIAE) "Agricultural Engineering” - The Wrest Park Story 1924-2006This book details the history of the work of the National Institute of Agricultur
IAgrE Conference Archive
6 November 2024What we want from agricultural engineers - the conference was held at Rothamsted Conference Centre and the presentations are available by clicking the title.1 November 2023Agricultural Engineering - Feeding the Future - an online confe
Agriculture
Farming really matters. It plays a vital role in everyone’s life, without it our very survival would be threatened. Today’s farms are complex businesses providing high quality, affordable food in a sustainable manner to our tables. At
Horticulture & Amenity
Horticulture Horticulture is a diverse and important industry that spans a variety of subjects from flower producing, landscape design, pest biology, garden history to crop mechanisation. It is a very important industry crucial to shaping the quality o
Executive
Please find below Minutes and Papers relating to the Executive Committee. If you would like to see papers pre 2013, please contact SarahThis is the Membership Survey Report 2019 for informationDate 16 April 2025MinutesPapers22 January 202
Council
Please find below all the papers for the Council Meetings. The Meetings Schedule for 2023-24 may be found here. Date 10 October 2024 Minutes Agenda 7 March 2024 Minutes Agenda 12 October 2023 Minute
Record My CPD
As a professional society, IAgrE has a commitment to providing a wide range of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) events. We also offer a system for you to be able to register you CPD with IAgrE in order that we provide suitable feedback and suppor
Specialist Interest Groups
We host a number of specialist groups covering aspects of forestry, Engineering for Food, Soil & Water and Health and Safety which enable engineering and technology professionals, academics and students to come together to discuss research and innovat
Volunteering
Could you spare us some time? We have many volunteers who support the work of the Institution by: Joining a Committee Becoming a mentor Providing expertise and skills on certain topics Helping us to promote the Institution and memb
Free email alias for our members
All our members are offered the opportunity to have an email alias - [email protected] which will automatically forward to your nominated address. More information about the service is below. If you are a member and would like to sign up, ple
Mentoring for our members
We have over 40 members registered as mentors assisting our members with professional registration and with career advice and promotion. An online series of workbooks for both mentors and mentees is available in our member logge
International Membership
International Electronic Membership for those in Low Income Countries Electronic International Membership rates are available to those of our members who live and work in countries defined as ‘low-income’, ‘low-middle income&rsquo
Special Interest Group - Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the agriculture industry and enabling agricultural engineers to contend with the enormous challenges they face. New innovative IoT applications are addressing these issues and increasing the quality, quantity,
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
IAgrE Landwards Conference 2025 - Sponsorship
Will Artificial Intelligence revolutionise Agriculture?Sponsorship OpportunitiesWe are delighted to be able to offer you the opportunity to sponsor our Conference this year. Our President Dr Mark Moore has convened the Conference, which will explore what
Privacy & Data Protection
In light of the new GDPR legislation IAgrE have several policies in place to ensure your data is held safely. Please see the policies listed below and if you have any questions relating to privacy and data protection please contact the Secretariat.
IAgrE Technician Development Partnership
Technician Development Partnerships are open to employers who are committed to supporting the professional development of their staff with relevant Membership of IAgrE and associated Engineering Technician (EngTech) registration. Employers supporting the
Successful Collaborations Explored
Best practice in Knowledge Exchange Many successful partnerships already exist. What sort of work is being undertaken? What are the ingredients for success and pitfalls to be avoided? Short presentations from a number of current industry and research
Membership Committee Internal Guidance Notes
These Guidance notes are for use by the Secretariat and the Membership Committee to assist and clarify procedures. G20 - Function and Remit of Executive, Council, Committees Panel and Working groups New Mem & Arts G21 - Guidance Notes for Me
Members' Memories
These pages are designed to record the memories of our long-serving members, forming an ongoing history of Landbased engineering.The links below will lead to the members' story. Please send any contributions together with any suitable photograp
John Fox HonFIAgrE
It was an epic moment when I opened an envelope from the Institution to find a letter of congratulations from the President, together with a very fine Certificate in recognition of my 60 years as a member of the Institution.
John Kilgour CEng MIAgrE
Long-standing Fellow of the Institution, John Kilgour passed away on Friday 27 October 2017. John, a member of IAgrE since 1957, was well known to many members as he lectured at Silsoe College for over 25 years. Appreciation b
How to get Involved
Why should I volunteer?IAgrE is a small Institution and relies on members to help fulfil all of our functions and services. Volunteering is an excellent way to meet other members and get more involved in Institution business, whilst broadening
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
AGM & Awards 2020 and 2021
The IAgrE Annual AGM & Awards Presentation was due to take place on Thursday 30 April 2020 at Amazone Ltd near Doncaster. Sadly the Coronavirus Pandemic has meant that we have had to postpone the event several times and finally made the decision
IAgrE Podcasts
We have commisioned a series of podcasts - you can subscribe to the podcasts as they come out via Spotify and iTunes and all will be available below. You can also visit our Buzzsprout page if you prefer.If you have an idea of an interview or subject
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
IAgrE Diversity & Inclusion
The Institution of Agricultural Engineers recognises that diversity and inclusion is important to achieve in our own organisation, in the industries and organisations where our members work and right across the breadth of agricultural and land-based engin
IAgrE H&S Group Farm Safety Workshop 2020
The IAgrE and the NFU joined for a workshop targetted to those in education and training to promote safe working and reduce on farm fatalities Background Agriculture continues to have the worst fatal incident rate compared with other sectors. The Farm S
Soil and Water Specialist Interest Group
Soil and water management underpins all aspects of agricultural engineering from the production of food, fodder, fibre and (bio)fuel, to the regulation of water supplies, the mitigation of climate change and the creation of habitats for biodiversity. The
Awards 2021
Sadly we were unable to celebrate in person with our 2021 Awardees as the COVID pandemic meant the hosting online of our AGM & Awards Presentation We decided to host an online event on 27 April 2021 and invited the 2021 awardees to collect their cert
More about volunteering for a Committee
Find out more about volunteering for our main committees: 1. Membership Committee 2. Advisory Council 3. Executive Committee4. Read about members' experience of volunteering Membership Committee When & Where? The membership committee holds 6
Professional Registration Case Studies
IAgrE are delighted to offer Professional Registration to our qualifying members. We are licensed to award registration from the Engineering Council and the Society for the Environment.The registrations we offer are: Chartered Engineer C
Siemens Solid Edge Startup Programme
IAgrE members and startups are eligable to apply for the Solid Edge Startup Programme The Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) have partnered with Siemens Digital industries to support young entrepreneurs and startups within the agriculture indu
Robotics Specialist Interest Group
The application of AI and robotics to agriculture has seen an explosion in interest and investment in recent years. In what is being heralded as the Fourth Agricultural revolution, there are increasing numbers of engineers and technicians involved in the
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
Martin Goodchild
Dr Martin Goodchild is an Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Bedfordshire and has research interests in soil physics, environmental measurements and aquaculture. He is a Chartered Physicist and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineerin
IAgrE Landwards Conference 2022
Engineering Sustainability in Agriculture Tuesday 1 November 2022 - East of England Showground, Peterborough We are excited to be planning our first "in person" conference for 3 years and hope you will join us for a fascinating day. Soil is key to agri
Mike Whiting
Mike is a professional mechanical engineer which has been exposed to all sectors of mechanical and agricultural engineering throughout his career to date. This includes high volume automated plant, forestry, food processing, construction and machinery ass
Hugh McIlvenna
Transcript from a letter sent to the Secretariat upon receipt of his 50 year Long Service Certificate Hello, I wish to pass on many thanks for the certificate of 50 years membership with the Institution. It brings back many find memories of times g
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
AGM 2023
The IAgrE AGM will be held online on Wednesday 26 April at 11am. All members are welcome to attend and papers are available to download from the box on the right. The summary of the accounts is on the download, if you wish to see the full accounts
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
AGM 2024
The IAgrE AGM was held online on Wednesday 17 April at 12 noon. All members were invited to attend and papers are available to download from the box on the right. The summary of the accounts is on the download, if you wish to see the full accounts
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
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
European Agricultural Engineers Appoint New Secretary General
The European Society of Agricultural Engineers (EurAgEng) has appointed Andy Newbold as Secretary General to lead the society's development as an international community of professional engineers. Effective from January 2024, Andy’s role will
Secretary of State for Education Endorses Enhanced Funding for Land-based Engineering Apprenticeships
In a significant development for the land-based engineering sector, the Secretary of State for Education has officially approved revised funding levels for the standalone level 2 and level 3 apprenticeships. This landmark decision underscores the commitme