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Booking Closed-Summer Meeting 2013 - Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Booking Closed

BGS are pleased to announce our 2013 Summer Meeting is being held in Penrith, Cumbria from Sunday 23rd June to Wednesday 26th June. We will be staying in Penrith and visiting 8 farms including the dairy unit being built at Newton Rigg College. The farms are a diverse range of grassland farms near Penrith, showcasing a little bit of everything that the region has to offer. For full details of the whole event visit our Events page.

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AGM 2013 - Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Notice is given that the 2013 AGM will be held at the North Lakes Hotel, Penrith, Cumbria on the 23rd of June from 8.00pm

Papers for the meeting are available when you sign in and look under the Members tab, AGM 2013.

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2nd Call for Papers-BGS 11th Research Conference - Tuesday, June 4, 2013

11th Research Conference. Science and Practice for Grass-Based Systems.

Second Call for Papers – Please submit a 1 page summary indicating if you wish to present a Theatre or Poster paper to bgsoffice@britishgrassland.com no later than 30th June 2013.

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Nutrient Wise Demo Day - Tuesday, May 28, 2013

 Nutrient Wise Demo event

BGS in conjunction with RASE has arranged a comprehensive tour of the Farm Platform at Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Devon.  The tour takes place on the 12th June starting at midday with a buffet lunch and concludes with a cream tea at 4pm.

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Grassland jobs in Northern Ireland - Tuesday, May 21, 2013

The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) at Hillsborough in Northern Ireland is currently advertising a number of research scientist positions.  These are as follows;

Beef Scientist (Permanent)

Sheep Scientist (3 year)

Dairy Scientist (3 year)

Ruminant Nutrition Scientist (3 year)

Farm mechanism Scientist (Permanent)

Animal welfare Scientist (Permanent)

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Demo Farm Open Meeting Cheshire - Thursday, May 16, 2013

On the 10th of July, BGS and DairyCo will be bringing you a visit to one of our demonstration farms, Ray Brown's dairy unit in Cheshire. 

The day comes out of the Research Partnership, Demonstrating Research into Practice which is taking raw research and demonstrating it in on farm situations.

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Abbey Park Road Disruptions - Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Due to the Plantworx event for the construction industry taking place from 14 – 16th May, please expect road disruptions and limited road closures accessing Abbey Park.

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New Recommended Lists 2013 - Friday, May 10, 2013

On the 1st of May 2013 we launched the two new Recommended Grass and Clover lists for 2013. The traditional list from the last few years has had a revamp into two lists to become more farmer and merchant friendly.

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‘A Taste of Cumbria’ BGS Summer Meeting 2013 - Friday, May 3, 2013

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1st Call for Research Conference Papers - Monday, March 18, 2013

11th Research Conference. Science and Practice for Grass-Based Systems.

First Call for Papers – Please submit a 1 page summary indicating if you wish to present a Theatre or Poster paper to bgsoffice@britishgrassland.com no later than 31st May 2013.

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