Careers › Sites and facilities
In addition to the three main sites, the Institute also operates other research units and farms.
› Brimstone Field Drainage site near Faringdon, Oxfordshire for joint studies
with ADAS on the long-term movement and leaching of applied agrochemicals
› Woburn Farm in Bedfordshire-taken over in 1926 from the Royal Agricultural
Society of England, which had conducted experiments there since 1876.
› Saxmundham - this experimental site started in 1899 by East Suffoik County
Council came under Rothamsted's control in 1964.
Facilities
The Institute has extensive up-to-date research facilities including:
› Controlled Environment and Glasshouse Facilities
› integrated gas chromatography - mass spectrometry data system
› nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometers
› inductively coupled plasma spectrometer
› electrophysiology laboratory
› modern insectary
› monoclonal antibody unit
› analytical chemistry service
› plant tissue culture laboratories
› biolistics system for gene delivery
› scanning and transmission electron microscopy suites
› spray application facilities
› wind tunnel/rain simulators
› field plots for agrochemical leaching studies
› extensive information/library services
› research farms totalling 620 ha
› modern conference halls
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| 20:20 wheat ® |
| cropping carbon |
| designing seeds |
| sustainable systems |
National Capabilities
Rothamsted Insect Survey
North Wyke Farm Platform
PHI-base
Long-Term Experiments
strategic funding from the BBSRC
