The ARF does not have independent money for funding research.  Initial enquiries should be made either to the Lead Technical Director (hgca@appliedresearchforum.org.uk ) or through one of the relevant levy bodies.

During the year, the levy bodies cooperated in a number of projects with many jointly funded by other industries.  For LINK projects, support from industry partners is matched 50:50 by government. Defra is a major sponsor of the programmes but funding is also provided by other departments.

This is a link to the overview from the Defra website.
http://defrafarmingandfoodscience.csl.gov.uk/linkprogrammeoverview.cfm

Sustainable Arable LINK Projects
http://defrafarmingandfoodscience.csl.gov.uk/unit/floatingpage.cfm?id=1

Sustainable Arable Farming For an Improved Environment (SAFFIE)
Levy bodies: HDC, HGCA                                                
End date: 31/12/2006
Total cost: £3,314,000

Stewardship of neonicotinoid insecticides: the potential of natural populations of Myzus persicae to evolve resistance.
Levy bodies: BBRO, BPC
End date 31/03/2008
Total cost: £465,000
Link to summary of this project: Stewardship of neonicotinoid insecticides    (34kb)

Development of broad spectrum disease resistance to soil borne plant viruses of major arable crops through resistance to the virus vector Polymyxa
Levy bodies: BBRO, HGCA
End date: 04/08
Total cost: £755,000

Lupins in sustainable agriculture (LISA)
Levy bodies: MLC, PGRO
End date: 01/01/2009
Total cost: £1,236,000

Managing uncropped land in order to enhance biodiversity benefits of the arable farmed landscape.[LINK 0971]
Levy bodies: HGCA, PGRO
End date: 02/10
Total cost: £955,808

Development and evaluation of low-phytate wheat germplasm to reduce diffuse phosphate pollution from pig and poultry production units (SAPPIO00311) [0973a]
Levy bodies: HGCA, MLC, BPEX
End date: 06/10
Total cost: £774,217

Integrated control of the bean seed beetle, Bruchus rufimanus.
Levy bodies: PGRO, HDC
End date: 10/10
Total cost: £825,000

Improved utilisation of farm manures and biosolids through the development of rapid analysis via Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy (NIRS)
Levy bodies: PBC, HGCA, MDC, MLC-BPEX, MLC-EBLEX
End date: 10/10
Total cost: £825,000
Discussions are in progress with Defra over sponsorship in 2007

Horticulture LINK Projects
(Link?)
Minimising environmental impact of weed control in vegetables by weed detection and spot herbicide application.
Levy bodies: HDC, BPC
End date: 06/09 Total cost: £376,981

Perennial field margins with combined ecological and agronomical benefits for vegetable rotation schemes.
Levy bodies: HDC, HGCA, PGRO
End date: 12/12 Total cost: £1,200,000

Sustainable Livestock Production LINK Projects
http://defrafarmingandfoodscience.csl.gov.uk/unit/floatingpage.cfm?id=3

Towards the sustainable management of the weaner pig through nutrition (NUTWEAN)
Levy bodies: HGCA, MLC                             
End date: 31/08/2007
Total cost: £1,170,952

Exclusively Levy Funded Projects

Opportunities and implications of using the co-products from bio-fuel production as feeds for livestock.
Levy bodies: MLC-BPEX, MLC-EBLEX, HGCA
End date: 05/07 Total cost: £25,005
A copy of this report can be found at
http://www.hgca.com/publink.aspx?id=2367

Management of clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae)
in winter oilseed rape.
Levy bodies: HGCA, MDC
End date: 04/11 Total cost: £248,567

Climate Challenge Fund
http://www.climatechallenge.gov.uk/whats_being_done/projects/forumforfuture/default.aspx

Raising awareness of climate change with farmers and land managers
Levy bodies: All
End date: 12/07
Total cost: £171.506
(Total funding from Defra)

Soil Management

Improved knowledge transfer for better soil management
Report commissioned by the ARF.
End date: 09/06 Total cost: £10,000