Isabelle Sims
@IsabelleSimsPhD
Crop Pathology Consultant based at ADAS Gleadthorpe, PhD Molecular Plant Pathology, all views my own, she/her
2025-6 student placements now being advertised at ADAS! Placements have played a key role in my career so far, giving lots of experience in different settings and learning new things, so I highly recommend, and there's plenty to get involved with at ADAS🌱 adas.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/36…
So excited to see this data live online now: pestanddiseasesurvey.co.uk/platform
An interactive online platform has been launched, allowing public access to over 50 years of arable crop pest and disease data from across England and Wales 🌾🔎📒 farmersguide.co.uk/arable/farmers… #crops #arable #pests #cropdisease #Britishfarming #UKfarming @ADASGroup
Over 50 years of #arable crop disease data collected via @DefraSurvey is now live and ready for you to explore via the Defra Survey of Crop Pest and Disease Data Explorer 💻🌾 Read more and explore the free platform ⬇️ adas.co.uk/news/online-pl…
To all budding applied entomologists, there's a vacancy at ADAS (which is a very good place to work) - adas.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/36…
On @IpmDecisions homepage you'll see a map showing risk of #septoria infection in cereals... not relevant until spring, but we've left it live so you can see how it works. Maps for pollen beetle migration will be available next spring as well. platform.ipmdecisions.net @ADASGroup
Had an amazing time @BS_PP conference last week, thank you for the opportunity to present @DefraSurvey in the @AABiologists Surveillance themed session 🌱 >50y of WW data and >40y WOSR data now freely available online pestanddiseasesurvey.co.uk/platform
Isabelle Sims @IsabelleSimsPhD @ADASGroup introduces the @DefraGovUK Survey of Crop Pest and Diseases. Data from Winter Wheat and OSR from past 20 yrs is publically available for farmers, growers, researchers..... #PPATH24 pestanddiseasesurvey.co.uk
Excited to spend the week @BS_PP conference, so many exciting talks and discussions to come 😃

If you’re a grower, farmer or agronomist, please help one of our Masters students @WarwickLifeSci with their project on biopesticides by completing this short, anonymous questionnaire warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/lifesc…
It’s that time of year again! The HM team are out hitting the barley😎🌾 #harvest2024 #arable #uktrials
Hard to believe we’re seeing striking differences in septoria control already in this Oct sown Saki in Herefordshire - the tips of the flags hit as they started to emerge 3 weeks ago in untreated plots. @ADASGroup @ChloeMo95 @rebecca_joynt @IsabelleSimsPhD @ADASRosemaund
🎥Now we head over to @ChloeMo95 in #Herefordshire for an update on #wheat disease pressures ahead of T2 🌾 ⬆️#Septoria ⬆️Brown Rust ⬆️Yellow Rust Check out Chloe's treatment recommendations 👇& come visit us at our Summer Open Day with @AHDB_Cereals on 18 June @ADASRosemaund
Managed to go sampling on a lovely sunny day this week for the @DefraSurvey - these samples were sent to @ADASRosemaund for CSFB and disease assessments ☀️🌱🐛



Jobs being advertised with our super field teams! They are great teams to work with and work on lots of varied field research projects: adas.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/33… adas.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/33… adas.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/33…
We are looking for field research scientists to join our @ADASBoxworth (Cambs) & @ADASRosemaund (Hereford) teams Fixed term posts also available at Boxworth, Rosemaund, @ADAS_Mowthorpe (N York) & Llanfan (Ceredigion) Search for 'Research scientist' adas.co.uk/our-careers/
Out sampling this week for the @DefraSurvey a bit cold at times but met some friendly horses ❄️🐎🌱



Thank you so much!
Congratulations to Isabelle Sims from @ADASGroup who was awarded the Early Professional Presentation Prize at IPM and Biocontrol 2023! @AABiologists Isabelle was also gifted with a free copy of our extremely popular book 'Microbial bioprotectants for plant disease management'.
I presented alongside another two great speakers on Wednesday @JennByrne who is surveying Irish farmers and my colleague Phil @ADASBoxworth presenting on our IPM tool ipmtool.net
This afternoons talks on IPM Surveying and Planning: Pest Management in Irish Horticulture Jennifer Byrne @WarwickCrop DEFRA survey - crop pests & diseases Isabelle Sims @adasgleadthorpe @DefraSurvey IPM planning tool - support onfarm implementation Philip Walker @ADASGroup
Had a wonderful time at the @AABiologists #AABIPM23 conference this week, presenting work on @DefraSurvey of Crop Pests and Diseases 🌱🦠🪲 Lots of great discussions & really honoured to have been chosen for the Early Career Professional Presentation prize 😃


The @ADASGroup have taken over the @DefraGovUK survey of crop pests and diseases, introduced by @IsabelleSimsPhD Yellow Wheat Rust has moved west into Wales in 2023 😢 #AABIPM23 Data shared here -> pestanddiseasesurvey.co.uk
A position has opened up for a field research scientist at @ADASRosemaund! A hands on role delivering practical research in arable and horticultural crops. Please share! #agriculture #researchscientist #agronomy #jobopportunity #cropscience adas.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/33…
12-month paid industrial placements at ADAS! I really valued doing a placement year as part of my BSc @UniofBath and can guarantee you'll learn a lot in a year at ADAS 😃 message me if you have questions, short summer placements also coming soon! @CareersatBath @UoNBioscicareer
📢Calling all students! ✅Our industrial placement opportunities are open for applicants 🧑🔬We're looking for a research scientist, on a 12 month placement 👇Find out more and apply here rsk.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/32… #studentplacement #graduatejobs #research @RSKGroup