Farm pest control training, delivered in real farm conditions

Zone 1: Mastery of Spraying

Alex Wade, BASF

Learn the fundamentals of sprayer calibration, maintenance, and effective spraying techniques before putting your skills to the test in a live spraying obstacle course challenge.

This zone will also host the opening session and closing Q&A with Red Tractor.

Zone 2: Environmental Risk Assessments

Tim Bloomer, Killgerm

A practical, field-based session focused on environmental risk assessments in agricultural environments. Delegates will work through real farm scenarios and learn how to identify and manage potential risks effectively.

Zone 3: Practical Proofing

Alastair Fernie, Killgerm

Work on active farm buildings with genuine proofing challenges. Delegates will be shown practical proofing methods and products before getting hands-on experience identifying and sealing gaps, holes, and entry points around the site.

Zone 4: Covered & Protected Baiting

Niall Gallagher, BPCA

Explore alternative baiting approaches and learn how to create compliant covered and protected baiting stations using materials and environments found on-site.

Delegates will build and position their own stations during the session.

Zone 5: Grain Store Baiting

Duncan Bosomworth, NPTA

A practical session focused on rodent control strategies within grain storage environments, covering baiting approaches for both house mice and rat infestations in working agricultural settings.

Zone 6: Crop & Field Walk

Matthew Keane, BASF

Take a guided walk through the BASF trial fields and gain insight into modern farming practices, crop management, and how farmers maximise wheat yields — helping build a greater understanding of the environments pest controllers work within.