ofc farmer science survey

8/20/2019 OFC Farmer Science Survey

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OFC Research in associationwith:

64th Oxford Farming Conference

09/16/15 1

Facilitator

Professor a!id "ea!er

The Oxford Farming ConferenceResearch in association with

Volac and BBSRC: Agricultural research needs

and priorities: surve !ndings

from the food and farmingindustr


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Introduction

The Oxford Farming Conference, in association with dairy nutritioncompany Volac and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences

Research Council, has commissioned leading maret research

specialists !ational Farm Research "nit and I#$ to gather the %iews of

"& farmers and the "& food industry on the future needs of agricultural

science'

The following are the results of the !FR" farmer science sur%ey


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(nnual "& spending on agricultural science R)$

Organisation R&D spend (£)

Government £264 million*efra #65 million

$cottish %o!ernment #&0 million

'orthern (reland #) million

**$RC Ca #150 million

F+nding Co+ncil s+,,ort for +ni!ersities #1- million

.echnolog strateg oard new for -0102 3x,ected to e #0million o!er 5 ears #16million/ear2

Trade £56 million+

7 8gric+lt+ral $+,,l (nd+str #45 million

7 ,lant reeders #10#1- million

Farmers £2 million

8;* le! ,aer f+nding #--


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O%erall estimated total on agricultural science R)$ for *++

-./0 million

(based on previous spending plus Technology Strategy Boardfunding)

(nnual "& spending on agricultural science R)$


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I#$ Sur%ey Contents

!FR" Sur%ey

• Slide 6: NFRU farmer survey introduction• Slide 7: Q1.1. Scientific advancements which have made reatest contri!ution

to farm !usinesses• Slide 16: Q".1. #reas of scientific advancement most needed in the future• Slide "$: Q%.11. &ranisations res'onsi!le for conductin research leadin to

scientific advancement• Slide %(: Q%.1". &ranisations who should !e doin research• Slide (%: Q(.11. Future focus for research into cro' science• Slide $": Q(.1". Future focus for research into sustaina!ility• Slide 61: Q(.1%.1. Future focus of research into livestoc) science• Slide 7*: Q(.1%.". Future focus of research fundin into animal diseases

• Slide 77: Q(.1(. Future focus of research into other as'ects of food 'roduction• Slide +6: Q(.". ,alance of 'riorities for 'u!licly funded research• Slide -6: Q$.1. istri!ution of research fundin !etween oranisations• Slide 1*$: /ommunication of new develo'ments in research

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!FR" farmer sur%ey introduction

The !ational Farm Research "nit conducted a telephone sur%ey of /++

farmers across the sectors

• .1* grew com2ina2le crops

• 34 grew horticultural crops

• 35 grew potatoes

• .5 produced mil

• *3/ produced 2eef

• *+0 produced sheep

• /4 produced pigs

• .1 produced poultry

6any thans to all farmers who too part in the sur%ey

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7'' 8ast scientific ad%ances that

ha%e most contri2uted tofarming 2usinesses


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O%er your woring lifetime what are the scientific ad%ancements in farming or food

production that ha%e made the greatest contri2ution to your 2usiness9

Com2ina2le crops


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:orticultural crops


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8otatoes


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$airy


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Beef


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Sheep


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8igs


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8oultry


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7*'' (reas of scientific

ad%ancement most neededin the future


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In what areas of your 2usiness will scientific ad%ancements 2e

most need for the future9

Com2ina2le crops


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:orticultural crops


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8otatoes


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$airy


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Beef


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Sheep

f f


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8igs

I h t f 2 i ill i tifi d t 2


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8oultry


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7.'' Organisations responsi2le

for conducting the researchleading to scientific ad%ancement

;ho is currently responsi2le for doing the research which leads to scientific


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y p gad%ances9 (nd uately funding or

carrying out that research9

Com2ina2le crops



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:orticultural crops



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8otatoes



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$airy



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Beef



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Sheep



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ad%ances9 (nd uately funding or


8igs



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ad%ances9 (nd uately funding or


8oultry


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7.'*' Organisations who should

2e doing scientific research

(nd who in your opinion should 2e responsi2le for doing the scientific research


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(nd who, in your opinion, should 2e responsi2le for doing the scientific research

that will lead to ad%ances in the future9

Com2ina2le crops

(nd who in your opinion should 2e responsi2le for doing the scientific research


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:orticultural crops



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8otatoes



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$airy



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Beef



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, y p , p g


Sheep



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8igs



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, y p , p g


8oultry


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74'' Future focus for research

into crop Science

;here would you focus future crop science research9 8lease rate your answers on


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y p y

a scale of to 5


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a scale of to 5


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a scale of to 5


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74'*' Future focus for research

into sustaina2ility

;here would you focus future research into the area of sustaina2ility9 Rate your

l f t 5


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answers on a scale of to 5


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74'.' Future focus of research

into li%estoc science

;here would you focus future research into li%estoc science9 8lease rate your



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< y p p =

8igs

;here would you focus future research into li%estoc science9 8lease rate your



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< y p p =

8oultry


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74'.'* 8riorities for research

funding into animal diseases

Should more research priority 2e gi%en to economic diseases of animals or

animal diseases that are dangerous to humans9


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g

$airy




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g

Beef




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Sheep




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OFC Research in associationwith: Research 'FR

8igs




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8oultry


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Farmers thin 2oth ?oonoses and economicdisease e>ually important


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74'4' Future focus of research

into other aspects of foodproduction

;here would you focus future research into wider aspects of food production9 8lease rate

your answers on a scale of to 5


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Com2ina2le crops




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:orticultural crops




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8otatoes




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$airy




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Beef




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Sheep




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8igs




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8oultry


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74'*' Balance of priorities for

pu2licly funded research

Sustaina2le agriculture is the most important area of pu2licly

funded research for farmers from all sectors


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funded research for farmers from all sectors

I am going to gi%e you some general areas of pu2licly funded research and in eachcase I would lie you to tell me whether you agree with its priority'''

Com2ina2le crops


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Com2ina2le crops


:orticultural crops


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:orticultural crops


8otatoes


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8otatoes


$airy


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$airy


Beef


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Beef


Sheep


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Sheep


8igs


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8igs


8oultry


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8oultry


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70'' $istri2ution of research

funding 2etween organisations

;hat do you thin the distri2ution of research funding 2etween the %arious pu2lic and pri%ateplayers should 2e9


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Com2ina2le crops

"%0%10

ndustry Farmer

(60

2a3 'ayer



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:orticultural crops

"*0

%60

ndustry Farmer

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8otatoes

"10%%0

ndustry Farmer

(60

2a3 'ayer



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$airy

"%0

"+0

ndustry Farmer

(-0

2a3 'ayer



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Beef

(%erage score

"60"+0

ndustry Farmer

(60

2a3 'ayer



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Sheep

"$0"+0

ndustry Farmer

(70

2a3 'ayer



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8igs

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ndustryFarmer

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8oultry

(%erage score

%70

"60%70

ndustry

2a3 'ayer

Farmer


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Communication of new

de%elopments in research

;hat is the 2est way to communicate new de%elopments inagricultural and food research to you9

(ll /++ farmers


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;e2site contacts


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VolacA www'%olac'com

BBSRCA www'22src'ac'u

!FR"A www'nfru'co'u
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