Prof. Jude Capper
Eminent agricultural sustainability scientist Dr. Jude Capper has been appointed to a new professorship in sustainable beef at Harper Adams University.
The role, which is sponsored by ABP, will see Capper lead the development of research and taught postgraduate programmes in sustainable ruminant meat production systems at Harper Adams. She will also work with ABP to further develop and deliver its sustainable beef research programme on its demonstration farm in Shropshire.
Prof. Jude Capper is a leading global authority on sustainable beef and dairy production, with particular focus on ruminant production systems in the UK and South America. She was recently awarded the prestigious John Hammond Award by the British Society of Animal Science.
April 15, 2021 1:06 pm
Predicting the future structure of beef farms in the UK was one of the key themes addressed at the 2021 British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) annual conference.
Seth Wareing, from the Stabiliser Cattle Company, confirmed that beef cattle will continue to play a critically important role in converting grass into high-value animal protein. He said:
“Ruminants are the only animals that can do this job. What’s more, they play a critically important role in those areas of the country where ploughing is not an option.
“Currently, the beef industry has a very fragmented structure. Looking to the future, we need to see greater levels of communication along every aspect of the food chain, involving farmers, meat processers and consumers,” he continued.
British Society of Animal Science THE British Society of Animal Science have collaborated with the British Cattle Breeders Club to re-launch the Sir John Hammond Award, which goes to those who have made significant contribution through research, teaching, knowledge exchange, breeding, farming, industry, or affiliated professions. Highly selective, the Sir John Hammond Award is based solely on nominations, with nominated candidates required to be of high merit. Self-nominations are not considered, and any nomination must be supported by two members of BSAS or the BCBC. This will be the society’s first ever joint award with the BCBC, which Sir John Hammond founded in 1946. The club aims to improve the breeding of livestock, by promoting knowledge through collecting, collating, and distributing available information and data of practical and scientific interest, to breeders of cattle at home and overseas.
The British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) has announced plans to run its first-ever virtual conference.
Organisers have big hopes for the conference titled ‘The Challenge of Change – The New Normal?’ and say this year’s virtual event is “set to eclipse all previous successes”.
The conference will cover cutting edge research in animal science, agriculture, policy, education, and knowledge exchange, making BSAS the leader of the international debate on the challenge of change and adapting to the new ‘normal’, post-Covid-19 and Brexit.
Going virtual has allowed the society to reach further than ever before, securing animal science experts from all corners of the globe.