Sinclair Mayne

'Dr Colin Sinclair Mayne (born 1957) is an agricultural scientist from Northern Ireland. Since February 2009, he has been the departmental scientific advisor for Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the director of Sustainable Agri-Food Sciences at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute.

He is a past president of the British Society of Animal Science and has been president of the British Grassland Society since 31 March 2009. He is also a member of the Research and Development Advisory Forum for Dairy Co.

His research expertise is in dairy cattle, cattle grazing, grass production, improving the efficiency of milk production, reducing the environmental impact of livestock production. He has authored or co-authored 90 scientific papers, and has been invited to present at conferences.

Career

Mayne has worked in research and development around dairying and grassland.

He was awarded the Sir John Hammond Memorial Award from the British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) in 1996 He was awarded Fellowship of the Royal Agricultural Societies in 2004.