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February 2025 – Didcot Cafe Scientifique, Julian Gold, Glyphosate Friend or Foe?
18th February 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Didcot Cafe Scientifique, Tuesday 18th February 2025
Cornerstone Arts Centre, 7.30pm-9pm
Glyphosate – Friend or Foe?
Glyphosate is an indispensable herbicide in modern Agricultural systems but is also the subject of multiple lawsuits against manufacturer Bayer claiming that exposure to glyphosate has caused cancers in operators using the chemical.
This talk looks at the issues surrounding Glyphosate use but is also a cautionary tale reminding of the need to carefully assess evidence rather than blindly accepting “ facts “ as presented.
Julian Gold is a local Farm Manager with a particular interest in Regenerative and Sustainable Agricultural systems.
Areas of Expertise: All aspects of mainly arable farm management from a very practical level through to strategic business management .Particular interests are agronomy,crop nutrition, soil health and building resilient, sustainable, planet friendly farming systems.
Biography:
Farmers son, Graduated from Harper Adams College with a HND in Agriculture. After a short spell on the family farm have spent the last 34 years managing farms and estates; initially with farm management companies involving short periods on different farms and latterly a longer tenure on a privately owned estate.
Am a FACTS and BASIS trained Farm Manager and have a commitment to continuing to improve cropping performance but in a sustainable manner.In 2012 we implemented a 10m controlled traffic system across the estate which has given us a leap forwards in soil health management. Was one of the first tranche of AHDB monitor Farms from 2014-17.( farmer to farmer knowledge exchange programme )Am on the committee of SEESOIL ( South east England branch of the British Society of Soil Scientists ) and am keen to help improve flow of knowledge between Farmers and the Scientific community.Was awarded Soil Farmer of the Year in 2019.
Outside farming I am a keen motorcyclist and Paraglider pilot but unfortunately the good weather that they require is also good for farming so do not get to indulge often enough!