The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control
They may be beautiful, but these strips prove pretty deadly for every farmer's mortal enemy: aphids
Science
Dr Ian Shield
Research Farms Manager
Soil Health and Management
PUBLICATIONS
Email
ian.shield@rothamsted.ac.uk
Location
Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, AL5 2JQ
Tel
+44 (0) 1582 938 630
Biography
Ian has more than 30 years' experience of leading agronomic research and field experiment implementation. He manages two Rothamsted Research farms in the Eastern Counties: Broom's Barn in Suffolk and Harpenden in Hertfordshire. The farm's fleet of specialist field experiment equipment, alongside more familiar field scale machinery, is operated by a team of skilled technicians. Ian is the primary contact for those wishing to conduct arable crop field experiments.
Awards
- 1991 - PhD Silsoe College, Cranfield Institute of Technology, UK
- 1987 - BSc (Hons) 2:1