Event
Understanding SFI workshop: Nutrient Management Plan
Duchy College in partnership with Cornish Mutual have developed a range of Sustainable Farming Incentives (SFI) specific workshops providing practical advice and support on key farming schemes to optimise your farm management and secure available funding.
Workshop content overview:
- Benefits of nutrient planning to include integrating fertilizer and manure, best practice applications and techniques
- Calibrating machinery and environmental risks. Improving soil condition to aid nutrient uptake
- Soil nutrient supply for Nitrogen calculations
- Current regulations Nitrate Vulnerable Zones and Farming Rules for Water
- Record keeping techniques
- Soil testing (how, where and when) what for
- Understanding results
- Developing a Nutrient management plan to meet CNUM1 of the SFI
- Using a FACTS qualified advisor
Groundswell 2025
2nd July 2025 – 3rd July 2025
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