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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, many jointly funded by other industries - for example plant breeders and the agrochemical industry. Support from industry partners (including levy bodies) is matched 50:50 by government. Defra is a major sponsor of the programmes covered here but funding is also provided by other government 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

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

2    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

3.   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)

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

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

8. 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

Funded by Land Fill Tax Credits

9. Compost use for soil improvement under field crops 
Levy bodies: BPC, HDC, HGCA
End date: Spring 07
Total cost: £130,000 (Levy Body funding £14,000)

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

10. Raising awareness of climate change with farmers and land managers
Levy bodies: All
End date: 12/07
Total cost: £171.506
                           

 
 
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