{"id":8171,"date":"2022-09-01T15:55:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T14:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/?post_type=leadership&#038;p=8171"},"modified":"2025-08-22T10:13:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T09:13:31","slug":"james-townsend","status":"publish","type":"leadership","link":"https:\/\/www.hawkins.biz\/our-experts\/james-townsend\/","title":{"rendered":"James Townsend"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8171\" class=\"elementor elementor-8171\" data-elementor-post-type=\"leadership\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-776cceab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"90210\" data-id=\"776cceab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a211c77\" data-eae-slider=\"24362\" data-id=\"6a211c77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea7a78e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ea7a78e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>James brings expertise in Plant Pathology to Hawkins. He has had over 25 years\u2019 experience in the field, and for ten of those he has managed diagnostic plant clinics providing diagnoses for a range of UK and overseas crop problems for customers. He is experienced in investigating the causes of plant diseases, crop failures and spoilage of fresh produce and enhances Hawkins\u2019 capabilities in the areas of Agriculture &amp; Forestry, Cargo Spoilage, Contamination &amp; Pollution, Marine &amp; Shipping.<\/p><p>James studied Applied Biology at Brunel University and his industrial placement project on the genetic resistance to the disease apple scab at HRI-East Malling, now NIAB-EMR, inspired him to pursue a career in plant pathology.<\/p><p>James spent 12 years as a Senior Research Assistant in the Plant Pathology Department at Rothamsted Research, the oldest agricultural research institute in the world. He worked on projects to breed genetic resistance to diseases in oilseed crops and published research into the effects of climate change on plant diseases in the UK.<\/p><p>James was a Project Manager in Plant Pathology for six years at Stockbridge Technology Centre where he managed a portfolio of field and glasshouse research projects and the Plant Clinic, gaining extensive experience in plant disease diagnostic techniques.<\/p><p>James joined Hawkins after four years at Berry Gardens, the UK\u2019s leading berry and stone fruit production and marketing group, where he was the Applied Plant Pathologist for the grower cooperative. He set up the plant disease diagnostic laboratory, used his expertise to diagnose crop problems and fruit rots and advise growers on disease management strategies.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: initial;\">He is a Senior Associate based in our Reigate Office and has investigated a range of diverse cases including:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-681c1ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"59556\" data-id=\"681c1ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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