CPNB 2026 ("The Dundee Conference") is the foremost conference concerning environmental management, crop production and associated topics in northern environments. Whilst the long-established Association for Crop Protection in Northern Britain is not changing its name, the change in the title of the Conference to Crop PRODUCTION, reflects the wider remit of recent conferences.

We are delighted to be working with the Association of Applied Biologists to organise our 2026 meeting, which will bring the commmunity back together for an in-person meeting hosted at The Apex Hotel in Dundee.

The scientific presentations at CPNB are divided into sessions on Day 1 on 'Combinable Crops' and 'Agriculture and the Environment'. Day2 focusses on 'Potatoes'.

However we encourage people working outside of those specific areas to submit an abstract to the meeting as we look forward to broadening the remit of the meeting into any area of agricultural and horticultural productivity in Northern Britain.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Pete Smith, University of Aberdeen. Day 1

Caroline, de Rouffignac, Policy Lead, Scotch Whisky Association. Day 1

Jonathan Jones, The Sainsbury Lab, Norwich. Day 2

David Kenyon, Chief Plant Health Officer for Scotland. Day TBC

Paul Gosling, AHDB Senior Manager for RL. Day 1

Download Preliminary Programme here (updated December 15th).

Register for CPNB 2026 here. 

Registration closes February 4th 2026.