Sci­ence and tech­nol­o­gy on the farm

Agri­cul­ture is a hi tech, pro­fes­sion­al indus­try util­is­ing the best of sci­ence and tech­nol­o­gy to farm sus­tain­ably. LEAF works in part­ner­ship with the Biotech­nol­o­gy and Bio­log­i­cal Sci­ences Research Coun­cil (BBSRC; part of UK Research and Inno­va­tion), to help vis­i­tors under­stand and appre­ci­ate some of the amaz­ing sci­ence behind British farming.

Har­vest 2050 — Trans­form­ing Food Production

Sci­ence on the farm — Short video introductions

Here are four short ani­ma­tions intro­duc­ing the top­ics of tech­nol­o­gy, water, soil and cut­ting-edge sci­ence on the farm.

Sci­ence on the farm posters

This set of 10 fun and engag­ing posters high­lights how sci­ence and tech­nol­o­gy is used in farm­ing and food pro­duc­tion. Fund­ed by BBSRC, part of UK Research and Inno­va­tion, you can order a set of the large A1 posters online or down­load them here:

• Overview — Cut­ting-edge sci­ence on the farm 
• Trans­form­ing farm­ing with technology
• Soil sci­ence
• Water is essen­tial for life
• Enhanc­ing biodiversity
• Future wheat
• Max­imis­ing grass­land man­age­ment for nutri­tious meat and milk
• The pow­er of plants
• Help­ing to ensure the high­est ani­mal wel­fare standards
• For­mu­lat­ing nutri­tious ani­mal feed

Welsh Posters

• Gwella bioam­ry­wiaeth 
• Fformi­wlei­d­dio bwyd ani­feil­i­aid maethlon 
• Gwneud y gorau o reoli glaswelltir er mwyn cyn­hyrchu cig a llaeth maethlon
• Gwyd­do­niaeth y pridd
• Mae dwr yn han­fodol i fywyd

Teacher Notes

We have devel­oped some Teacher Notes to accom­pa­ny the posters to help you use the posters to extend and enrich young people’s knowl­edge and under­stand­ing, and enthu­si­asm for science.

Teacher Notes — Down­load the teacher notes that accom­pa­ny the posters.

Teacher Notes (Wales)
Down­load the teacher notes for Wales that accom­pa­ny the posters
Lawrl­wyth­wch nodi­adau athra­won Cym­ru sy’n cyd-fynd â’r posteri

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