ECT Newsletter December 2024

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ECT Newsletter December 2024

ECT’s latest two-monthly newsletter for December is published via our newsletter archive page. It includes news on the launch of our latest virtual reality (VR) tour of an LTE - the North Wyke Farm Platform in Devon - together with the publication of our new Strategic Plan, our final small grant awards of 2024, the addition of a new LTE to our national register (Loughgall agroforestry experiment in Northern Ireland) and an update on the BIFoR-FACE climate change experiment in Staffordshire.

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ECT at BES2024 Annual Meeting

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ECT at BES2024 Annual Meeting

The charity was again delighted to be exhibiting at the BES2024 Annual Meeting in Liverpool a couple of weeks ago. We showcased our latest (fourth) long-term experiment rendered in virtual reality (VR) - the North Wyke Farm Platform in Devon. Around 120 delegates tried on our VR headsets in a packed exhibition hall.

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Filming for new ECT virtual reality experience

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Filming for new ECT virtual reality experience

ECT has just completed filming at the North Wyke Farm Platform (NWFP) long-term sustainability experiment in Devon. The 360-degree film footage will be used to prepare our next immersive VR tour of a long-term experiment which will be available in our headsets at the BES Annual Meeting in Liverpool on 10-13 December.

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First LTM/LTE ‘Hubs’ Announced

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First LTM/LTE ‘Hubs’ Announced

ECT is pleased to announce its first careful steps in the expansion of its remit to include certain types of professionally-run long-term monitoring studies (LTMs). Following a call earlier this year, we have launched three new ‘hubs’ which link up LTMs with existing LTEs on our national register. These are built around the MOORCO experiment in Glensaugh, Scotland; the Park Grass experiment in Hertfordshire; and the North Wyke Farm Platform in Devon. They will be featured in a brand-new section of our website currently under development.

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North Wyke Farm Platform LTE on BBC Countryfile

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North Wyke Farm Platform LTE on BBC Countryfile

The NWFP long-term experimental site featured briefly in an episode of the BBC’s Countryfile programme which aired at the end of July. Positioned in the context of the new Food Strategy and sustainable land use, the coverage starts from approximately 18 minutes into the programme at the link above, and features Graham McAuliffe from Rothamsted Research at North Wyke.

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