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The Groundswell event provides a forum for farmers and anyone interested in food production or the environment to learn about the theory and practical applications of Conservation Agriculture or regenerative systems, including no-till, cover crops and re-introducing livestock into the arable rotation, with a view to improving soil health

Down to Earth will focus on the basic principles of regenerative agriculture, offering an arena where the whole industry can come together and address the opportunities, facts, and science surrounding its principles and to see it in action.

At its core, regenerative agriculture looks at improving the health of soil or restoring highly degraded soil. This unique event will offer farmers the practical advice they need to start applying its principles back on their farms.

Down to Earth will focus on the basic principles of regenerative agriculture, offering an arena where the whole industry can come together and address the opportunities, facts, and science surrounding its principles and to see it in action.

At its core, regenerative agriculture looks at improving the health of soil or restoring highly degraded soil. This unique event will offer farmers the practical advice they need to start applying its principles back on their farms.

LEAF Open Farm Sunday returns on Sunday 11th June, as hundreds of farms across the country will be opening their gates for farming’s annual open day. Showcasing farming’s commitment to producing nutritious food more sustainably.

Regen ’23 will take place in the Vale of Glamorgan, at Sealands Farm, St Brides Major CF32 0RR on Thursday 8 June 2023 at 10am. Richard Anthony operates a diverse, progressive arable enterprise which integrates livestock and renewable energy, with a focus on soil health, grassland and carbon capture.

Following the success of the Anglian Agroforestry Open Weekend 2021 and 2022, please join us in 2023 to see Agroforestry in action

Friday 19 – Sunday 21 May 2023

Delivered by Innovation for Agriculture (IfA), in partnership with RASE and Harper Adams University, the Farm of the Future: Net Zero in Practice event will provide a unique opportunity to gather information and ideas on how to decarbonise your farm business.

Interest in agroforestry is on the rise across the UK farming and forestry sectors, yet for many there is still uncertainty as to how to put this concept into practice.Amidst this uncertainty agroforestry presents a huge opportunity for innovation between those who produce food and those who work with trees. Now is the time to […]

It is recognised that there is a need to bring together the scientific evidence supporting the implementation of regenerative agriculture, to help evaluate the potential benefits and challenges for food production, the environment and farm profitability, across different agroclimatic zones and farming systems.

This conference will examine how we can successfully integrate trees into the farmed landscape and build mutually beneficial relationships between the farming and forestry sectors at this time of transition.

After two years delay, the International Recycling of Agricultural, Municipal and Industrial Residues in Agriculture Network (RAMIRAN) Conference is due to take place in Cambridge from the 12th to the 14th of September 2023

Agricology is delighted to offer a tour of Peppering Farm – for farmers and farm advisors in the county of Sussex – to explore the three pillars of successful farmland bird conservation: Habitat, Food Source, and Predation Control.

A practical workshop to learn how to ID and observe natural enemies and share experiences with encouraging them into cropping systems Interested in building natural pest resilience into your cropping system? In this workshop entomologist Barbara Smith (Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience) will provide an overview of the main groups of natural enemies, the […]

The 87th Meeting of The Countryside Forum will be held on Thursday 12th May 2022.  It was intended to hold it in person at 33 Margaret Street, London WIG 0JD by kind invitation of Savills, starting at 11.15 am.  Unfortunately that has not proved possible, so the meeting will be held online via Zoom.  The […]

*An event organised by the Landworkers’ Alliance Fordhall Organic Farm is a 128 acre organic and pasture-fed certified farm in community-ownership based in North Shropshire. It operates a system of permanent outdoor grazing called ‘Foggage Farming’ and everything is sold direct to the public via their onsite farm shop and online shop. The farm tour […]

Wednesday 6 October Sleastonhow, Kirkby Thore, Penrith, CA10 1XL In this face-to-face, walk and talk event Helen Mathieu of Germinal, Francis Dunne of Field Options and Sam Lane and Ian Wilkinson from Cotswold Seeds will be discussing mixture selection, establishment and management of herbal leys. Sleastonhow is the site of the 2022 Carbon Calling conference […]

Online discussion to explore the opportunities that trees can deliver in terms of biodiversity and production in the farmed landscape About this event How can agroforestry contribute towards the conservation and restoration of biodiversity? In October this year, national representatives will gather for the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention […]

Mob Grazing Q&A: Moving animals and assessing forage How to plan your paddock sizes, move your livestock and assess your forage in a mob grazing system Monday 2 November 7–8.30pm Online event co-hosted by Soil Association Scotland and Pasture for Life (PFLA) Book online   Throughout October, farmers in Soil Association Scotland’s mob grazing group – Charley […]

An online conference for farmers and land managers who are looking to improve both farm and environmental performance. About this Event Productivity, sustainability, environmental impact, biodiversity… how do we bring all this together to achieve social, environmental and profitable outcomes. A great line up of speakers to explore this subject including: Rob Cooke, Director EU […]

FORESTRY OR FARMING? AGROFORESTRY OFFERS A THIRD WAY   Agri-TechE webinar discusses options for livestock, cropping and carbon capture   Extreme weather at harvest can reduce cereal yields by 20%, but for Stephen Briggs’ Cambridgeshire farm, the natural windbreak provided by agroforestry cut the loss by half during the storms of 2019. The benefits for […]

Cover crops are grown primarily to ‘protect or improve’ soils in arable crop rotations. They can be effective at improving soil functions by increasing soil nutrient and water retention; improving soil structure and quality; reducing the risk of soil erosion and surface run-off by providing soil cover; and managing weeds and soil-borne pests. For the […]

We would like to invite you to join us in a virtual Sustainable Farming and Food Chain Workshop. Whilst focusing on Leicestershire, it will cover the wider picture within the East Midlands. Where: Online Date: October the 27th 2020 Time: 10.00 -13.00 If you would like to attend, please email jclifford@gwct.org.uk. We will send you […]

Featuring: Tim Pratt, LEAF Demonstration Farmer of Wantisden Hall Farms, Suffolk David Thomas, farm manager of LEAF Marque business Riviera Produce, Penwith, Cornwall Ellis Luckhurst, agronomist and brassica variety specialist in Cornwall Dawn Teverson, AHDB IPM in field veg national knowledge exchange manager We will be hearing from four experts in the field about how […]

Event exploring woodland creation and management in the environment of the west coast: Virtual visit to Crannich Farm on Mull, where Sam and Robin Sedgwick have been planting and managing trees for 17 years for wood fuel and shelter, as well as to increase farm wildlife and improve soil health Video demonstrations of mechanical tree […]