BGS has had its first three groups totalling 55 people attend sessions at the BGS Nutrient Wise Demos near Crediton in Devon on September 29th and 30th, set up with the help of Creedy Associates.

The aim is to bring small groups of 15-20 to the site to see practical demonstrations and discuss manure use and clover establishment. The groups included members of BGS, Devon Grassland Society, North Devon Grassland Society and Gloucestershire Suckler Cow Club.

Mark Shepherd, from AgResearch Ltd, Hamilton, New Zealand, recently addressed the BGS 9th Research Conference, giving the Stapledon Memorial Lecture on Balancing production and environment in New Zealand: an alternative approach to the UK? 

Mark was brought up in the UK and worked for ADAS before emigrating to New Zealand to take up a research post at AgResearch. His paper from the conference is below. Full copies of proceedings from the event are available on CD in the online shop (under the publications tab above).

The winner of this year's BGS National Grassland Management Competition, sponsored by GrowHow Uk and DLF-Trifolium will be announced at the Dairy Event and Livestock Show on Wednesday September 16th at 4pm on the DLF-Trifolium stand in Exhibitional Hall 1.

The final three in the competition are:

The BGS Summer Meeting 2010 is heading to Scotland by kind invitation of the East of Scotland Grassland Society. For more information, click here.......