YEN Conference 2026 :
How to enhance crop yield and impacts on economic and environmental sustainability
Venue: Kingsgate Conference Centre in Peterborough
Date: Tuesday, 27 January
Time: 9am - 5pm
| Time | Agenda |
| 09:00 | Registration |
| 09:30 | Welcome & Opening Remarks, Chair - Tim Issac (CERES Research) |
| 09:40 | Keynote Talk - Importance of increasing farm productivity, Mario Caccamo (NIAB) |
| 10:00 | Impact of high yields on profitability and sustainability, Christina Baxter (ADAS) |
| 10:20 | Dealing with a variable climate, Chair - Sarah Kendall (ADAS) |
| 10:25 | Impacts of dry and wet conditions on crop performance, Pete Berry (ADAS) |
| 10:50 | Panel discussion: Best practices for climate resilience - Todd Jex (Agrii), Pete Berry (ADAS) and Dmitry Feoktistov (NFU) |
| 11:20 | Break |
| 11:50 | YEN Awards, Chair - Roger Sylvester-Bradley (ADAS) Awards Host - Tom Allen-Steven (BOFIN) |
| 12:50 | Lunch |
| 13:50 | From YEN Lessons to Grower Guidance; Chair - Sarah Clarke (ADAS) |
| 13:55 | A) Oilseeds, Tom Wilkinson (ADAS) |
| 14:10 | B) Pulses, Charlotte White (ADAS) |
| 14:25 | C) Cereals, Roger Sylvester-Bradley (ADAS) |
| 14:50 | Q&A on YEN Lessons for crop yield enhancement |
| 15:05 | Working with growers to realise improvements, David Hawcroft (BASF) |
| 15:15 | Break |
| 15:25 | Panel Discussion: 'Exploiting yield lessons' - David Hawcroft (BASF), Paul Barnes (Grower), Peter Southwell (Grower) and Daniel Kindred (ARC) |
| 15:55 | YEN: Future Plans, Chair - Tim Issac (CERES Research) |
| 16:00 | Plans for Pulse YENs, Erin Matlock (ADAS) |
| 16:05 | YEN & Beyond, Sarah Kendall (ADAS) |
| 16:10 | Final Remarks, Tim Issac (CERES Research) |
| 16:15 | Refreshments |
| 17:00 | Conference Close |