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PhilipCaseFW Rothamsted director Maurice Moloney: In the Hot Seat fwi.co.uk/Articles/18/05… #FWArable 12:00 AM May 19th via web Retweeted by helenfh and 5 others
Rothamsted GM natural aphid repellent wheat on newsnight- good but shouty debate! bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… 7:38 AM May 20th via web
Rawsthorne As Fascination of Plants Day draws nearer vote for the plant that you think has most influenced our lives bit.ly/KOmXi5 @PlantDay2012 4:49 AM May 16th via TweetDeck Retweeted by helenfh and 3 others
Yellows Virus Spain: youtu.be/z1D5Ak_QtDk 9:35 AM May 16th via Tweet Button
@GriffithsHoward Main prob is beet yellows virus- quick transmission from prev years beet crop in ground tho systemic seed insecticide helps 9:32 AM May 16th via web in reply to GriffithsHoward
@lincsfarm I totally agree. Crossing my fingers we can get some heavier land for trials to test blackgrass- all peat fen land at the moment! 9:24 AM May 16th via web in reply to lincsfarm
@AmaranthFarms Loving the pics of your CSA! 3:16 PM May 15th via web
@HempsalsFarm Looks like your farming community is having a whale of a time supporting your farm! 3:11 PM May 15th via web in reply to HempsalsFarm
HempsalsFarm First big harvest of the year: rhubarb! twitter.com/HempsalsFarm/s… 10:14 AM May 2nd via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by helenfh
@HempsalsFarm countrysiderestorationtrust.com/events.php Wait Just read that it's postponed until Sept! Do you want to do a joint stall there? Will email them 3:09 PM May 15th via web
@HempsalsFarm howing it going? Cropshare haven't visited you yet but would still LOVE to. are you going to Food and Farming fest this Sun? 3:08 PM May 15th via web
@Pea_licious Liking the pea and pea machinery photo updates- keep them coming! Crazy weather 3:03 PM May 15th via web in reply to Pea_licious
Pea_licious What a ride The Pea _licious 1 is having ,this year.5 weeks of near continuous rain and today hailstones.Day instagr.am/p/KqLTc9tatg/ 12:27 PM May 15th via Instagram Retweeted by helenfh
@Woodside_Farm Thanks- I have bought this one before will check it out again! 3:01 PM May 15th via web in reply to Woodside_Farm
Excited to see this in Farmers Weekly "Is autumn-sown sugar beet a viable option?" What do you think ? bit.ly/JIiBIy 3:00 PM May 15th via Tweet Button
In Cambridge this Sat? Fascination of Plants event @CUBotanicGarden Come ask real live plant scientists plenty of Qs botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/Event.… 5:30 AM May 15th via web
Sensible conclusion go.nature.com/6VrjFK Instead of ‘organic Vs conventional’ debate...we will need org, conv, and hybrid farming #agchat 5:24 AM May 15th via Tweet Button
plantsci David Baulcombe and Andrew Burgess discuss plant genetics and opportunities in agriculture youtube.com/watch?v=j-ZjNi… 1:38 AM Apr 16th via web Retweeted by helenfh and 2 others
Got me thinking about soya now... has anyone found a layers pellet without soya? 1:18 PM May 14th via web
very interesting! Food Programme: A Soya Bean Future? bbc.in/M97yuT 1:14 PM May 14th via Tweet Button

Name Helen Holmes
Location Cambridge, UK
Web http://cambridgec...
Bio I'm a plant scientist with a white coat and green wellies. Transition Cambridge CropShare, sustainable farming, science in agriculture... Views my own.