Cheshire Grassland Society November Meeting Zoom meeting. November 12, 07:30 PM Speaker: Andy Venables, Managing Director of Hillsgreen. 'How I left the farm, but ended up bringing it with me!' Andy is the founder of Hillsgreen, a rural marketing agency that he runs alongside his family dairy farming business in Cheshire.  He will talk about […]

A webinar focusing on grazing strategies which deliver more from less – lower inputs resulting in increased species diversity in the swards, improved animal health and welfare, superior quality meat and more carbon sequestration. Jonty Brunyee is General Manager of FarmED, The Centre for Farm & Food Education based in the Cotswolds.  The Centre aims to promote […]

This webinar will cover the current position, with presentations on the use of PLF and sensing technologies in Europe, Australasia, Africa and the Americas. Further details and booking information are available on the BSAS website (click here).

The future potential of PLF and sensing technologies in extensive systems will be examined. Studies will also be presented by companies developing systems of sensing, communication and storage of data and transfer of relevant information to producers and policy makers. Further details and booking information are available on the BSAS website (click here).

Soil and Water Conference 2020 This conference, entitled ‘Farming in the Extremes’ will be held online on 2 December 2020.  It will include farmer case studies and panel discussions. Session 1 – Climate change and agriculture Session 2 – Climate change mitigation at farm level Session 3 – Farming in extreme weather Session 4 – […]

This virtual workshop, hosted by CFE in partnership with Tyne and Eden Rivers Trusts, will look at the role grassland management can play in improving soil health, the benefits to the farmer & how this fits with a catchment approach to natural flood management (NFM). Niels Corfield, an independent advisor in grassland management, will discuss the […]

The speaker is Ian Norbury, whose farm the Society were due to visit for our Spring Farm Walk this year before it was unfortunately cancelled due to Covid. ‘Using data and technology to increase long-term resilience’ After taking a break from the family farm for a career in construction, Ian returned to farming to concentrate […]