The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control
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Science
Sarah Gilhespy
DATA ANALYSIS TECHNICIAN
Net Zero and Resilient Farming
PUBLICATIONS
Email
sarah.gilhespy@rothamsted.ac.uk
Location
North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB
Tel
+44 (0) 1837 512 323
Professional Platforms
ResearchGate
Biography
Sarah is a member of the team responsible for the compilation of the UK inventories of greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions from agricultural sources. Sarah is responsible for liaising with the UK agriculture departments and other relevant bodies to collate the data required for the inventory models. She also contributes to the ongoing process of inventory improvement and refinement to better quantify emissions. Other interests include using modelling to understand and simulate agricultural systems, for example, the UK-DNDC model and DayCent.
Science Projects
- Delivering the agricultural greenhouse gas and ammonia inventories and projections
Awards
- 1999 - Bachelor (Hons) of Plant Sciences, University of Plymouth, UK