Fossil Free Farming Day

The speaker line-up includes:

• Bennemann – Talk and discussion of methane capture from slurry
• New Holland – Methane tractor demo
• Tama – demo of their new EZ-web recyclable bale net replacement
• Polaris – Lithium electric Ranger UTV demo
• Mitchell and Webber – HVO discussion and demo tractor
• Farm Carbon Toolkit – Hannah Jones will talk about soil carbon, microbiology and the potential for carbon uptake, alongside reporting on our combined innovative farmers’ field trial of homebrew seaweed bio-stimulant
• Nuffield Scholar, Stuart Oates – Discussion and demo of innovative farmers’ trial using sisal twine for round bales. Also covering his global research into the potential Fossil Free Farming
• Brazilian Nuffield scholar, João Lopes – Global biofuel production and the role of Brazil in a fossil-free future
• Brazilian Nuffield Scholar, Alex Melotto – Reduction of inputs, nitrogen balance, cover crops and the development of biological controls in mass-scale agriculture
• Nuffield scholar, Dave Oates – stacking land uses for profitability and sustainability. Focussing on inter-cropping, rotations, agroforestry, the potential for agri-solar and maximising profits without damaging nature
• Greengen – discussion on on-farm solar, battery storage and heating pump options
• Forest for Cornwall – discussion and farm walk on agro-forestry
• Alt-soy FIPL funded farmer group – discussion into home-grown protein options for animal feed