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Hugh Crabtree has been presented with an Award of Merit by the Institution of Agricultural Engineers (IAgrE) for his influential work relating to precision livestock farming, particularly ventilation systems.
The IAgrE citation says: “Hugh has always been keen to drive innovation and has led three UK Research and Innovation-funded collaborative R&D projects and is active in the field of precision livestock farming and the application of information and communication technology (ICT) in agriculture.”
Hugh, an internationally-recognised authority on ventilation systems for pig production, gained a First Class Honours degree from Reading University before helping to establish Readingbased Farmex which is now market leader in its field. He also a director of Suffolk software company, Dicam Technology Ltd, which supplies programs for controls and ‘real-time’ monitoring systems for a variety of agricultural applications including pig production, calfrearing, potato and grain storage in both the UK and USA.
“There is little doubt that Hugh has had a distinguished and influential career in agricultural engineering and his association with the IAgrE has been of substantial benefit to the institution,” said Charlie Nicklin IAgrE CEO.
Hugh has been a member of the IAgrE since 1997, becoming a fellow in 2001.
May 17, 2023 - Farmex
