PEOPLE MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE
Alan Kelly
Lecturer in Animal Science Dr. Alan Kelly is a lecturer in Animal Science at University College Dublin (UCD), based in the School of Agriculture and Food Science, where he also serves as Director of the Animal and Crop Science degree programme. He lectures and...
Claire Morgan-Davies
Reader Dr Claire Morgan-Davies has around 30 years’ experience working on livestock systems research, in particular extensive sheep systems. For the past 10 years, her work was centred around innovative practices and technologies for small ruminant systems, and...
Nicola Lambe
Reader Dr Nicola Lambe has around 30 years’ experience working on sheep research projects, investigating improvements in product quality, production and reproductive traits, in different sheep systems and breeds. She is based at SRUC’s Hill and Mountain Research...
Prof Terry Ansah
Professor Terry Ansah is a seasoned agricultural scientist, educator, and academic leader with over two decades of experience in research, teaching, and university governance. He currently serves as Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Sciences at the...
Katrien Geudens
Researcher on fodder crops Katrien Geudens’ research interest focuses on soil health, cover crops and crop rotation, with particular interest in functional agrobiodiversity and agroecology. She started working at Hooibeekhoeve, practical dairy research centre, in...
Leluo Guan
Research Chair Professor in Animal Functional Genomics and Microbiome Leluo Guan is currently a Tier I Canada Research Chair Professor in Animal Functional Genomics and Microbiome in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems, the University of British Columbia, Vancouver,...
Mårten Hetta
Head of Development, Farm Animal Facilities Mårten Hetta is the Development Manager for barn operations at VH and focuses on two key objectives: elevating the visibility of animal facilities in research and aligning them with Sweden's food strategy, and leading the...
Theo Akpensuen
Grazing Systems Environmental Scientist Theophilus interest is in sustainable grasslands and ruminants’ production. He evaluates grassland management practices especially on-farm techniques with the potential to reduce GHG emissions and/or capture carbon, having net...
Joshua Onyango (Vice-Chair)
Veterinary Science, Animal Health & Production Joshua (Josh) grew up on a small holder mixed livestock farm in the coastal part of Kenya. He is a Senior Academic and International Lead at The Harper and Keele Veterinary School, and the Global Farm Platform...
Chinyere Ekine
Scientist, Statistical Genetics, Genomics Dr. Chinyere Ekine-Dzivenu, is a scientist and statistical geneticist at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya,and is dedicated to advancing livestock improvement in resource-limited...
Andrew Cooke
Lecturer in Bioveterinary Science Andrew is a lecturer in Bioveterinary Science at the University of Lincoln, UK. He is particularly interested in synergies between animal and environmental health. Andrew has experience in a number of areas including animal disease,...
Gleise Medeiros da Silva
Assistant Professor and BCRC - Hays Chair in Beef Production Systems Dr. Gleise M. Silva joined the Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science at the University of Alberta in August 2021 as an Assistant Professor and the Beef Cattle Research Council...
Okanlade Lawal-Adebowale
Associate Professor in Agricultural Communication Okanlade’s research focus is on Agricultural Knowledge Development and Innovation Communication – a broad spectrum agricultural research system that calls for interactions with core research scientists in the diverse...
Andrew Cartmill
Trevor Ellett Senior Lecturer in Grassland Science School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University Research interests & expertise: Broadly focused on environmental plant physiology and agroecology.View Member Institution: Massey UniversityView Farm...
Alexander Evans
Head, UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science Prof. Alexander Evans' UCD LGP Research Interests: Efficient farm animal production BIOGRAPHYView Member Institution: University College of DublinView Farm Platform: Lyons Farm Long-term Grazing PlatformCONTACT DETAILS...
Helen Sheridan
Lecturer in Agricultural Ecology and Policy Dr. Helen Sheridan' UCD LGP Research Interests: Establishment, management and persistence of multispecies swards; ecosystem service delivery from multispecies swards; biodiversity associated with multispecies swards....
Tommy Boland
Associate Professor of Ruminant Nutrition Prof. Tommy Boland' UCD LGP Research Interests: Ruminant Nutrition with a specific focus on mitigating the environmental impact of ruminant livestock and the role of multispecies swards in sustainable red-meat production...
Thomas Puech
Agronomist engineer at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) in the department of Sciences for Actions (SAD) Until 2017, I worked on the characterisation of agricultural practices at large scales of space and time. My work focused on...
Andrew Dowsey
Chair in Population Health Data Science Professor Dowsey's research concerns the combination of bioinformatics and biostatistics approaches to integrate disparate data sources for medical and veterinary research. BIOGRAPHYView Member Institution: University of...
Anne Farruggia
Scientist at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) in the department of Sciences for Actions (SAD) Previous experiences in South countries at French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development working with farmers on theirs...
Daphné Durant
Engineer in agroecology on the Saint Laurent de la Prée research farm – French Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) Daphné Durant is an engineer in agroecology. After a PhD in Ecology (on the relationships between wintering birds populations and cattle grazing...
Alexandre Berndt
Assistant Director of Research and Development at Embrapa Southeast Livestock. Bachelor degrees in Biology and Agronomy at University of São Paulo State - USP, master's degree in Animal Production at USP and doctor of science in Agroecosystems Ecology at USP. Worked...
Kwame Agyei Frimpong
Associate Professor in Soil Fertility Management and a Development Specialist Kwame Agyei Frimpong is an Associate Professor in Soil Fertility Management and a Development Specialist with twenty (20) years’ experience in design, implementation, monitoring and...
An Notenbaert
Livestock Systems Specialist at CIAT Kenya An Notenbaert is a livestock systems specialist with a focus on targeting, land use planning, environmental impact assessment and systems analysis. She has more than 20 years of experience in livestock research for...
Charles W. Rice
University Distinguished Professor of Soil Microbiology The overall goal of my research program is to improve and protect the environment. More specifically, my research focuses on soil quality/microbiology, climate change, and the relationship between the two....
Hai-Chun Jing
Head of Division of Scientific Research of the Institute of Botany – CAS Research Focus: Understanding of the molecular mechanism of sweet sorghum traits related to biomass and biofuel production. Plant senescence regulation. BIOGRAPHYView Member Institution: Chinese...
Prof Frank Dunshea
Professor of Animal Growth Development Frank Dunshea, a distinguished academic, holds the position of Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and is a Professor of Animal Growth and Development at the University of Leeds, UK....
Kalimalwayo Mwakasungula
Executive Director, Small Scale Livestock and Livelihoods Programme, Malawi Kalimalwayo Sunday Mwakasungula is a passionate advocate for sustainable rural development and a dedicated member of the Small Scale Livestock and Livelihoods Program (SSLLP) in Malawi....
Yingjun Zhang liunan
Dr Yingjun Zhang is a Professor at the China Agricultural University where he conducts research and teaching in grassland management, forage development, and utilization. He has made major contributions in grazing animal diet composition estimation, degraded grassland...
Dave Chadwick
Professor in Sustainable Land Use Systems in the School of Natural Sciences at Bangor University His interests are in the management of fertilisers, livestock manures, and other organic resources to optimise nutrient utilisation whilst minimising impacts on water and...
Davy McCracken
Davy McCracken is Professor of Agricultural Ecology and Head of both SRUC’s Hill & Mountain Research Centre and Integrated Land Management Department. BIOGRAPHYView Member Institution: Scotland's Rural College - SRUCView Farm Platform: Kirkton &...
Dennis Busch
Research Manager, Pioneer Farm, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Dennis is responsible for managing research projects that relate to the dairy pasture forage, surface water runoff and the Fever River, and supervises student researchers.View Member Institution:...
Fabio Montossi
Principal Research Scientist Fabio's main objective is to manage and lead innovation proposals that increase the sustainability (social, environmental, and economic) of livestock producers and their surroundings. These proposals should be demand-oriented (both...
Graeme Martin
Winthrop Professor, Deputy Director/Animal Production Systems Program Deputy Leader Graeme grew up on a farm in Western Australia (WA) then, at the University of WA, graduated in Agricultural Science in 1975 and gained his doctorate in 1981 in the field of...
Gregg Sanford
Research Scientist UW Madison – Agronomy and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center BIOGRAPHYView Member Institution: University of Wisconsin - Madison View Farm Platform: Wisconsin Integrated Cropping Systems Trial (WICST) CONTACT DETAILS Email - gsanford@wisc.edu
Daniel Enriquez Hidalgo
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Dairy Production Science Daniel works on sustainable livestock production systems. He has broad research interests, highlighting his work in the evaluation of herbage management and sustainability, herbage production and quality aspects,...
Jordana Rivero (Chair)
Visiting Researcher, Sustainable Grazing Livestock Systems Jordana Rivero's work is focused on livestock grazing systems with an emphasis on sustainability. Her research covers the main aspects of grazing livestock systems, including pasture and grazing management,...
Mark Eisler
Chair in Global Farm Animal Health One Health, Epidemiology and Control of Ruminant Animal Disease, Veterinary Parasitology Theme lead for Food Security, Cabot Institute BIOGRAPHYView Member Institution: University of Bristol View Farm Platform: John Oldacre Centre...
Michael Lee
Deputy Vice Chancellor at Harper Adams University Professor Michael Lee has dedicated his career to defining the role of sustainable livestock systems in securing global food security at the same time as protecting environmental health, for the sake of people and the...
Muhammed E. M.
Assistant Professor at the Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences BIOGRAPHYView Member Institution: Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University - KVASU View Farm Platform: Silent Valley CONTACT DETAILS Email -...
Nicolás López-Villalobos
Professor, modelling of breeding schemes Farm systems, milk payment systems, and processing of dairy products BIOGRAPHYView Member Institution: Massey University View Farm Platform: Dairy 1 CONTACT DETAILS Email - N.Lopez-Villalobos@massey.ac.nz
Paul Harris
Project Leader of The North Wyke Farm Platform Paul has a number of research themes: spatial/spatio-temporal statistics, geostatistics and geographically weighted (GW) models; development of R statistical packages for above themes (see GWmodel on CRAN); analyses of...
Paul Murphy
Assistant Professor, Soil Science Dr. Paul Murphy' UCD LGP Research Interests: Soil quality and fertility, nutrient management and cycling, carbon sequestration, water quality, soil greenhouse gas emissions. BIOGRAPHYView Member Institution: University College of...
Phil Vercoe
Professor at the Faculty of Science, School of Agriculture and Environment (UWA) Phil is an animal scientist. His research interests are in ruminant production systems and finding ways to balance productivity with biodiversity in extensive grazing systems....
Prysor Williams
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management I have a broad range of research interests that usually sit on the interface between agriculture and the environment. These include areas around organic resources (slurries, manures, etc.), pathogens, antibiotic resistance,...
Randy Jackson
Associate Professor , College of Agricultural & Life Sciences (UW-M) Randy Jackson's research takes place at the community and ecosystem ecology levels to analyze large amounts of data from long-term field studies, and his approach is aimed at developing...
Suraj P.T.
Assistant Professor at the Department of Livestock Production Management, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (KVASU) Area of Research: Ruminant Production, Integrated Farming with Livestock BIOGRAPHYView Member Institution: Kerala Veterinary and Animal...
Walter Ayala
Regional Director, INIA Treinta y Tres Plant Physiology and Nutrition, Livestock Production Agronomy, Animal Science, Environmental Science BIOGRAPHYView Member Institution: INIAView Farm Platform: Palo a PiqueCONTACT DETAILS Email - wayala@inia.org.uy