The big picture: using wildflower strips for pest control
They may be beautiful, but these strips prove pretty deadly for every farmer's mortal enemy: aphids
Science
Dr Daniel Enriquez-Hidalgo
HONORARY RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Net Zero and Resilient Farming
Location
North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 2SB
Tel
+447930846950
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Biography
Daniel works on sustainable livestock production systems. He has broad research interests highlighting his work evaluating of herbage management and sustainability, herbage production and quality aspects, mixed swards species dynamics and nitrogen fixation. He also has investigated animal related aspects like beef cattle weaning techniques, cattle behaviour and welfare, cattle herbage utilisation and supplementation, rumen function, methane emissions, feed efficiency, milk production and quality. Daniel works at Rothamsted is directly related to Soil to Nutrition (S2N) project.
Awards
- BSc Agricultural Science - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC, Brazil)
- MSc in Agroecosystems - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC, Brazil)
- PhD Biological Science - Queen’s University Belfast (QUB, UK)
Measures of Esteem
Assistant Professor - Animal Science Department from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Dairy production - Bristol Veterinary School.