Our Expert Working Group on Control of Wheat Pathogens has invited Dr John Caradus and Dr Wayne Simpson to give an online talk.
The title of the presentation is The exploitation of Epichloë endophytes for agricultural advantage – application to cereals.
The Chairs of the Pathogens EWG look forward to your attendance, and please feel free to share with anyone who may be interested.
This will take place on Thursday, December 3rd 2025
(2pm Calgary/10pm Berlin/7:30am Adelaide 4th) via the link below.
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Meeting ID: 215 799 911 194 6
Passcode: 4cK7Ta7M
Dr John Caradus
John Caradus is currently Chief Technical Officer of Grasslanz Technology Ltd, having been Chief Executive for nearly 19 years, based in New Zealand. Previously John was CEO of Dexcel Ltd, and a Science General Manager for AgResearch. John has a background in agricultural research with particular emphasis on plant breeding. John was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ) in 2006 and is an Honorary Fellow NZ Institute Agricultural and Horticultural Science (1998), and Fellow Agronomy Society NZ (1996). John was elected a Life Member of NZ Grassland Association in 2018. He is a Past President of the NZ Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Science (NZIAHS), and the NZ Grassland Association, and is the current chair of the NZ Plant Breeding and Research Association. He has served on the RSNZ Council and RSNZ Academy of Fellows. He has been awarded the Pickering Medal (2018) and Thomson Medal (2020) by RSNZ, the AgMardt NZHIAS Technology and Knowledge Transfer Award (2023), and the NZIAHS Jubilee Medal (2025). He has a number of company directorships, including being an independent director of Foundation for Arable Research (FAR). John has authored more than 280 science journal and conference papers, and book chapter
Dr Wayne Simpson
Wayne is currently a Senior Scientist for the Plant & Endophyte Technologies Team, Bioeconomy Science Institute (BSI)-AgResearch Group. He combines an interest in microbes (MSc Microbiology) and plants (PhD Plant Biology) undertaking research in plant-microbe interactions. My research has led to the development of nature-based solutions addressing animal health issues, such as ryegrass staggers, and the development of fungal biocontrol technologies for cereal crops. These biotechnologies contribute to plant and animal health and productivity and reduce the need to use synthetic pesticides