William Blake
2025
Will Blake is Professor of River Basin Science and Director of the Sustainable Earth Institute at University of Plymouth with expertise in environmental diagnostic tools to support sustainable land & water management. Current work with farmers in UK and the global south explores impacts of land management on soil hydrological processes and use of sensor technology to assess soil composition, supporting evidencing of Climate-Smart Agriculture and regenerative practice.
My Sessions
Beneath the surface: Innovation to unearth soil secrets
Tom Allen-Stevens
Prof Craig J Sturrock
Simon Cowell
Malcolm Barrett
William Blake
BOFIN and Innovative Farmers explore cutting-edge tech that is unlocking soil secrets. Hear from Simon Cowell, a ‘Root Ranger’ farmer in BOFIN’s TRUTH project, and Cornwall farmer Malcolm Barrett, who ran an Innovative Farmers field lab trial. Learn how insights from the soil-sniffing PES sensor and CT soil scans influence Simon’s farming practices, and how […]