Subject: Dairy farming with green credentials Speaker: Tim Downes Tim runs their family farm near Shrewsbury in Shropshire with his wife, Louise, and his parents, John and Chris. They have been organic since 2000. The 300-cow grazing based spring block calving herd is managed with 80 heifers and they finish 150 beef cattle per year, […]

'The Low Carbon Agriculture Show is the UK’s only event dedicated to showcasing low-carbon practices, cutting-edge technology, and energy solutions for a sustainable farming future. This vibrant business event brings together forward-thinking farmers, landowners, and industry operators to explore how the agricultural sector can contribute to the UK's Net Zero goals.' To find out more […]

Date: Thursday 13 March Time: 7.45 pm Venue: Lecture Theatre, Reaseheath College Pasture, profit and people Speaker: Andre van Barneveld, Graise Consultancy Now Ireland based, Andre is a dairy consultant inspiring farmers to improve profitability, environmental responsibility and a greater work/life balance. He is focussed on mixed species and reduced N use for greater soil […]

Date: Wednesday 19 March Time: 7.30 pm Venue: The Anchor Inn, Epney GL2 7LN. Preparing for the 2025 forage growing season Speakers from Mole Valley Farmers. Please contact Charlotte to say you are coming as Mole Valley Farmers are kindly providing some refreshments.

Date: Wednesday 2 April Venue: Ekogea Demonstration Farm, Devon Visit and tour Weavers Farm, Langford, Cullompton 11am – 12.30pm. See this in action on a farm slurry management system treating 2m3 of slurry per hour. The solids are de-watered to produce a stackable solid and the liquid portion, accounting for 80% of the original volume, […]

This year, the BSAS Conference will take place in Galway, Ireland. BGS are sponsoring a session at the conference. To find out more visit https://www.bsas.org.uk/conference-2025

Date: Wednesday 9 July Morning visit to Cotswold Seeds, FarmED, Honeydale Farm, Shipton Under Wychwood, Chipping Norton. FarmED is now an established 107 acre demonstration farm, our 2 hour farm walk will cover soil health, crop rotations, heritage vs conventionally grown wheat, herbal leys, mob grazing livestock, a Community Supported Agriculture scheme (The Kitchen Garden […]

Date: Wednesday 9 April Time: 8 pm Venue: The Anchor Inn, Epney GL2 7LN New feeding technologies to improve feed efficiency Speaker: Dylan Pinker, ARN Ltd Passionate about improving herd health and fertility, Dylan understands the connections to the animal's diet and environment. He also focuses on utilising and maximising homegrown forages to help farmers […]

Join us at Castellior, Anglesey, to hear from Dylan and Wyn Jones, winners of the BGS Grassland Farmer of the Year 2024 competition. The event is free to attend, but booking is essential To book your place visit https://www.britishgrassland.com/winners-farm-walk/

NSA Welsh Sheep 2025 will offer a professional update and the latest industry information, as well as a chance for sheep farmers to get together. It will be set against a spectacular back drop in the Welsh Borders, just 15 minutes from Hay on Wye. The farming system at High Country Romneys, Tregoed Farm, Brecon, runs […]

NSA North Sheep is to be hosted by John & Liz Peile and their family, at their Greystoke Castle Farm, Greystoke, Penrith in Cumbria. Greystoke Castle Farm is a 2,300 acre upland farm with a dairy herd, beef cattle, a flock of hill sheep and self replenishing lowland flock of Mule and Texel cross ewes. […]

NSA Highland Sheep will be held by kind permission of the Brooke Family, Midfearn Farm, Ardgay on Wednesday 11th June 2025. The Estate amounts to approximately 13,500 acres in total, with the majority being hill ground leaving around 250 acres in arable/grassland. Working as a purely closed stock producing unit with around 650 head of […]