Join us at the Morley Innovation Day 2025
including the
AHDB Strategic Cereal Farm East Open Day
Thursday 19th June 2025: Open from 10am, last field tour starts at 2pm.
At Morley Farms, Deopham Road, Morley, Wymondham, NR18 9DF.
This year the event and parking is half a mile from the main farm year so please be sure to follow the signs on the day.
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The Morley Innovation Day showcases the latest arable advice and research from UK agribusinesses and research organisations. This free-to-attend event features a mix of field-based demonstrations and static exhibits, enabling attendees to interact with leading industry experts. This event is made possible by the unique relationship between The Morley Agricultural Foundation and NIAB delivering farmer-facing long-term agronomy research.
Event Timetable
| 9.45am | Event opens |
| 10.00am | NIAB field demonstration tours start |
| 12.00-1.30pm | Lunch |
| 2.00pm | Final field tour starts |
| 3.00pm | Event closes |
Please allow two hours to complete field tours.
BASIS and NRoSO points applied for.
Improve your Knowledge and Skills
TMAF has a long history of supporting research and also the improvement of knowledge and skills of individuals. Each exhibitor at the Innovation Day will be summarising the training opportunities they offer throughout the year. This may range from a half day workshop to a full PhD. The aim is to highlight the breadth of opportunities, whether you just want to find out more, or take your career to the next level.
The Morley Agricultural Foundation
Some of the current cohort of TMAF-funded PhD students will be demonstrating their work to date.
The subjects include: wheat genetic improvement to rooting, nitrogen efficiency, and septoria resistance.
NIAB Field Demonstration Tour
Access NIAB’s latest agronomy and soils research and demonstrations at Morley Farms, alongside impartial variety and agronomy advice from our regional agronomy team and crop specialists. Tour groups start in the demonstration fields at regular intervals from 10am through to 2pm, and include:
- Winter wheat varieties: Clare Leaman and Patrick Stephenson
- Winter wheat disease management: Dr Aoife O’Driscoll and Stuart Knight
- Barley varieties and disease management: Andrew Watson
- Morley LoTS research: Dr Nathan Morris
NIAB Soils and Farming Systems Team
NIAB Soils and Farming Systems team will be discussing the value of Morley LOTS (Long term trials) showing some of the key findings from the last 15+ years, in addition to the Morley Soil and Agronomic Monitoring Study (SAMS), and other farming system experiments at Morley.
AHDB Strategic Farm East
AHDB will present the research underway at the new AHDB Strategic Cereal Farm East, hosted by David Jones at The Morley Agricultural Foundation. Topics will include cultural control of grassweeds, decision support for managing BYDV risk and improving nutrient use efficiency.
Maize Growers Association
The Maize Growers Association (MGA) proudly presents a diverse range of trials at Morley Farms, showcasing innovative approaches to maize growing. These trials address key challenges growers face, aiming to optimise yield, enhance crop quality, and promote sustainable practices.
Come and speak with us as we delve into distinct areas of investigation, foliar applied nitrogen, soil nitrogen mineralisation, under-sowing maize, and the interaction with grain maize and protein content.
BBRO
BBRO will be on hand to discuss topical issues of the season, including Virus Yellows.
John Innes Centre
The John Innes Centre is a plant and microbial research centre based in Norwich. Visit us on the John Innes Centre stand to find out about our latest research highlights including using genome editing to improve future crops, tackling Virus Yellows disease in sugar beet, Plenty Sense nitrogen sensors for understanding nitrogen availability and soil-root interactions for healthy crops.
Openfield
Openfield will be in attendance to discuss grain marketing information.
We are also very grateful to Openfield for sponsoring lunch.
Adams and Howling
Adams & Howling will be discussing malting barley, both winter and spring, and current market requirements.
Agrovista
A long-term supporter of the Morley Innovation day. Agrovista technical staff will be on hand to discuss Project Lamport which is a series of long term trials. They investigate cultural controls to reduce the reliance on pesticides particularly to manage blackgrass and improving soil health with a aim to continue profitable crop production.
PGRO
We will be joined on the day by PGRO (Processors and growers Research Organisation)
BOFIN
BOFIN (the British On-Farm Innovation Network) will also be at the event.