Posts by Lynn Collison

Grant success for PS and JE Ward

Thursday, 2nd February 2017

Collison and Associates helped PS and JE Ward develop a project supported by a £105k grant from the Eastern AgriTech Initiative to improve their productivity through upgrading their packing operations with a Furora robotic bunching line

http://www.gcgp.co.uk/approved-projects/

Project Foodie Prague January 2017

Wednesday, 1st February 2017

Lynn and Tom Collison attended EU project Foodie in Prague in January to participate in a hackathon on the use of data in the AgriFood supply chain.  Tom used his experience of practical farming and the use of data in supply chains to input to the debate on how to optimise the use of new technology systems to collect, analyse and disseminate data in supply chains.

Successful bid for UK Space Agency IPP funding for Rezatec

Friday, 27th January 2017

Collison and Associates helped Rezatec Ltd a specialist earth observation and data analysis company develop a successful bid for UK Space Agency International Partnership Programme (IPP) funding to develop data analysis systems for crop production in Mexico.  Full details are at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/case-studies/rezatec-mexico-crop-management

January 2017 Making Smart Specialisation Smarter – the Case of AgriTech East

Sunday, 15th January 2017

rA repot on how to make smart specialisation more focused on the sectoral level has been developed by the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) at Cambridge University for BIS.   Martin Collison acted as an editor on this report to support the IfM team.

Big Food Debate in Grimsby 25th November 2016

Wednesday, 30th November 2016

Martin Collison was on the panel for the Big Food Debate held by Greater Lincolnshire LEP at Grimsby Institute on 25th November alongside James Truscott, MD of Branston, Greater Grimsby MP Melanie Onn, MP for Cleethorpes Martin Vickers and chaired by GLLEP Board Lead for Food Mark Tinsley.  A wide ranging debate covered issues including Brexit, labour supply, the future of food trade and innovation.

EU Focus Group on Water and Agriculture Final report – September 2016

Wednesday, 14th September 2016

The EU Focus Group on Water and Agriculture of which Martin Collison was a member has published its final report on the actions which farmers can take to manage scarce water resources

The factsheet from the group is available at:

https://ec.europa.eu/eip/agriculture/en/content/eip-agri-factsheet-water-agriculture

The full report is available at:

https://ec.europa.eu/eip/agriculture/en/content/eip-agri-focus-group-water-and-agriculture-final-report

UK Strategy for Agricultural Technologies evaluation options – July 2016

Thursday, 14th July 2016

A report which  Collison and Associates  worked on as part of a team led by SQW has been published by BIS.  The report sets out a baseline for the agritech sector in the UK and outlines options to evaluate the success of the strategy.

Lynn Collison Judges Norfolk Horn classes at Three Counties Show 19th June 2016

Thursday, 23rd June 2016

Lynn Collison judged the Norfolk Classes at the Three Counties Show in Malvern on 19th June which is the biggest sheep show in the UK.  Lynn is pictured below (right) with Breed Champion ewe owned by Chris Sully from Taunton

Suffolk Show Champion 2016

Thursday, 2nd June 2016

Lynn Collison won Female Champion and Reserve Breed Champion for Norfolk Horn sheep at the Suffolk Show on 1st June 2016

CLA EU Referendum Report Published

Wednesday, 4th May 2016

The CLA report on the arguments for and against remaining in the EU, Leave or Remain, has been published.  Martin Collison was on the CLA working group which produced the report and welcomed its publication as a useful and authoritative review of the impacts which exiting the EU could have on the agricultural and rural economy.