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
Matt Smallwood
Research and Livestock Technician - North Wyke Farm Platform - Research Technician and General Farm Worker
Farming Footprints and Adaptations
Location
North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB
Tel
+44 (0) 1837 512 5325
Professional Platforms
ORCID
Biography
Matt is a Livestock and Research Technician on the North Wyke Farm Platform. His roles range from livestock management and data collection to GreenFeed calibration and maintenance.
Whilst working as a Technician at North Wyke, Matt is undertaking an MRes/DProf in Agrifood Innovation with IBERS at Aberystwyth University, researching digital and geospatial modelling techniques applied to upland grazing sustainability on Dartmoor.
Awards
- 2025 - BEng (Hons) Engineering Physics, Aberystwyth University
- 2023 - DipHE (HND equiv.) Physics, University of Bath
Measures of Esteem
Received the L. E. Sulston Memorial Prize for performance in my undergraduate final year project: An Analytical Approach to Digital and Audio Recording Techniques, focusing on Super Nyquist analysis, with applications from instrumentation to archiving.