Event
The Resilient Farm Roadshow – West
Join ADHB and Agricology in Newport for the fourth event of the Resilient Farm Roadshow series. This roadshow is designed to equip farmers with the practical tools and knowledge they need to build a more resilient farm business, creating a space for learning, discussion, and collaboration.
We’ll be at Harper Adams University to hear from keynote speaker Stephen Briggs as he shares his tools for ensuring farm resilience, both now and in the future. Stephen will also be joined by regional experts who will share details of how they are future proofing their farming business.
West speakers
Stephen Briggs is a first-generation organic farmer at Whitehall Farm in Cambridgeshire. He holds an MSc in soil science, is a senior partner at independent organic consultancy, Abacus Agriculture, head of technical development at Innovation for Agriculture and deputy chair of the AHDB board.
Stephen has been providing farm business consultancy throughout the UK and internationally for over 20 years and has delivered agronomic and environmental advice and training to many UK farmers. He is an advocate for sustainable and resilient farming practices and has been trialling and championing Agroforestry having completed his Nuffield in 2012 exploring the use of agroforestry as a tool to increase farm production. Whitehall Farm is also a living lab for the Climate Farm Demo project.
Mark Lea has been farming organically with his wife Liz at Green Acres Farm since 2000. They grow a broad range of arable crops and legumes (including many heritage varieties), run a sheep enterprise with around 250 New Zealand Romney ewes, and have planted an agroforestry system comprising of hazel and walnut trees.
In recent years, Green Acres Farm has been involved in a number of trials including the ORC living mulch project, and a DIVERSify / Innovative Farmers Field Lab – exploring the potential of practices such as intercropping and under-sowing to improve soil health and boost resilience. Mark will share his practical experience as a farmer and discuss how he has increased diversity of the crops, the business and the people he works with to strengthen his farm for the long term.
What this event will deliver
- Region-specific solutions: this event features a regional expert who will share details of how they future proof their farming business
- Shape future AHDB research: Questions raised at these events will be fed into ADHB’s research and knowledge exchange strategy
- Networking: Connect with other like-minded farmers and industry peers
Lunch will be provided.
This roadshow is a collaboration between Agricology and AHDB, a statutory levy board, funded by farmers, growers and others in the supply chain to help the industry succeed in a rapidly changing world.
BASIS & NRoSo points are available.
