Examples of Recent Funding

Research including post graduate studies

• Soil pressures from agricultural tyres
• The susceptibility of soils to compaction and their subsequent recovery
• Development of traceability systems for agrochemical inputs
• The tractive performance of agricultural tractors
• The durability of agricultural waste pellets during storage handling for fuel
• New techniques for the evaluation and management of soil compaction
• The control of agricultural tractors to maximise cultivation efficiency
• Intelligent thinning for salad and vegetetable crops
• Evaluation of low traffic cultivation systems
• Development of a concept vehicle to demonstrate autonomous behaviour
• Promoting the principles of controlled traffic farming
• Evaluating the practical implications of producing and using biodiesel
• Investigation and validation of tractor roll-over protective structure (ROPS) test criteria for larger agricultural tractors
• Research and development of an automated ‘make up’ system for soft fruit and mushrooms
• Development of a standardised method to assess the levels of whole-body vibration emissions from agricultural tractors

Travel Scholarships

• Attend International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Sardinia
• Student group study tour of machinery manufacturers in Ireland
• Student group attendance XXXII CIOSTA & CIGR Conference Nitra, Slovakia
• Student group visits to Agritechnica Hanover
• Attend International Conference on Quality Management in Supply Chains, Bangkok
• Attend AgEng 2008 Crete, three delegates
• Student group attendance ASABE Confernece 2008 Rhode Island USA

Awards and Prizes

• Harper Adams Douglas Bomford Trust Student Prize
• Cranfield University Prize
• Support for completion of PhD studies
• Support for student attendance at IAgrE Annual conference
• Support for mature student college attendance
• Douglas Bomford Paper award for IAgrE publications

IAgrE Student Membership

• Support towards free membership of IAgrE for over 1500 students