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Science
Bruce Griffith
Research Farm Manager - North Wyke
Net Zero and Resilient Farming
PUBLICATIONS
Email
bruce.griffith@rothamsted.ac.ukTwitter
Location
North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB
Tel
+44 (0) 1837 512 313
Professional Platforms
ResearchGate
Associated Websites
Biography
Bruce manages the North Wyke science field operations (SFO) team who are responsible for the day-to-day running and gathering of core data on the NW Farm Platform and for a wide range of smaller, field-based projects at the site. The team comprises technical specialists in animal husbandry and experimentation, grassland agronomy and environmental sensor networks.
Strategic Programme
- Soil 2 Nutrition (S2N)
Awards
- 1999 - Bachelor (Hons) of Rural Environmental Sciences, University of Reading, UK
Measures of Esteem
- Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body (AWERB), North Wyke. Chair 2007- present
- North Wyke Farm Platform management committee. Chair 2013-2016, member 2017 - present
- North Wyke Resource Management Committee. member 2017 - present