Laurence Smith
2025
Laurence is Associate Professor in Agricultural Systems at Reading University. His research covers three cross-cutting themes: Holistic Sustainability Assessment; the Impacts of Upscaling Farming Systems; and Behaviour change in Food Systems. Throughout his work to date Laurence has led and co-led projects and work packages for a range of Government bodies and companies within Europe.
My Sessions
Trials and Tribulations; getting more from on-farm trials
Matt Smee
Ellie Dearlove
Laurence Smith
David Blacker
This session will highlight the key steps involved in on-farm trials, demonstrating how to set up and get the most out of trials starting with field selection, trial layouts, what variables to measure and how to compare results of different treatments. Example trials from the strategic farms will be discussed and the benefit of sharing […]