Summer Meeting 2021 – Day 2
OnlineThe 2021 BGS Summer Meeting will take place online, and will provide a ‘Flavour of Farming in Ulster’. Day 2 will feature visits to dairy farms. Click here to book
Germinal Summer Farm Walk – Carmarthenshire
Host farmer: Rheinallt Harries, Llwynmendy Farm, Bethlehem, Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, SA19 6YE (Dairy) Producing quality grazed grass and silage to produce cost-effective home-grown feed underpins the whole farm approach taken by Rheinallt Harries. Having tried one Germinal Aber High Sugar Grass mixture, Rheinallt is now using a range of mixtures to fulfil his production goals. Running a […]
Germinal Summer Farm Walk – Staffordshire
Host farmer: Dave Marrow, Park Farm, Park Lane, Endon, Staffordshire, ST9 9JA (Dairy) The Marrow brothers, Andrew, David and Peter, converted the traditional family farm in Cheshire to an all-grass, spring block-calving enterprise just over 10 years ago. They have now grown the milking herd from 350 to over 1,100 cows across three units in Cheshire […]
Herbal leys webinar 5 – How to successfully manage sheep on herbal leys
OnlineMaintaining species diversity in herbal leys grazed with sheep can be challenging. Join AHDB, NSA and British Grassland Society to hear our panel discuss optimising ewe and lamb performance whilst addressing this and some of the other management challenges involved to get the best outcomes. The panel includes Tommy Boland, Professor of Ruminant Nutrition and […]
Germinal Summer Farm Walk – Midlothian
Host farmer: John Goffin, Mauldslie Farm, Gorebridge, Midlothian, EH23 4TB (Sheep and deer) Previously a ‘traditional’ hill farm 1,200ft above sea level, the now productive fields of high-quality grass are plain to see on the hillside of John Goffin’s sheep and deer farm. Despite the challenging situation, John is using brassicas and high sugar grasses to […]
AHDB Farm Walk – Dorset
Join strategic dairy farm host, Kenton Bennett, to hear why he has started using rotational grazing this year and what benefits he predicts. Keith Davis, British Grassland Society Grazing Mentor has been supporting Kenton through this process. They will share the highs and lows of what has been a challenging year for grazing as well […]
POSTPONED: Autumn Farm Walk – Wiltshire
Join us at the farm of Robert and Maria Mallett, and their son David, at Northleaze Farm near Swindon. Their herd of 230 autumn block calving pedigree Holsteins are milked 3 times a day. The yield is 11,800 litres sold, with over 3,600 litres from forage. Sexed semen is used to provide female replacements for […]
Autumn Farm Walk – Lanarkshire
Join us on the farm of Jim Baird at Nether Affleck, Lanarkshire. The milking herd consists of 230 dual-purpose crossbred cows, calving from 1 October. Most are a two-way cross using black and white cows with Norwegian Red and Montbeliarde with yields of around 8,300 litres, with around 5,000 litres from forage. The grazing season […]
Carbon Calling Pop-Up Event
Carbon Calling Pop-up event on herbal leys Wednesday 6 October Sleastonhow, Kirkby Thore, Penrith, CA10 1XL In this face-to-face, walk and talk event Helen Mathieu of Germinal, Francis Dunne of Field Options and Sam Lane and Ian Wilkinson from Cotswold Seeds will be discussing mixture selection, establishment and management of herbal leys. Sleastonhow is the […]
Carbon Calling Pop-Up event
Carbon Calling Pop-up event on herbal leys Wednesday 6 October Sleastonhow, Kirkby Thore, Penrith, CA10 1XL In this face-to-face, walk and talk event Helen Mathieu of Germinal, Francis Dunne of Field Options and Sam Lane and Ian Wilkinson from Cotswold Seeds will be discussing mixture selection, establishment and management of herbal leys. Sleastonhow is the […]
Cheshire Grassland Society meeting
Reaseheath CollegeThis month farmer, landowner and author Jamie Blackett will be speaking to us about his most recent book, Red Rag to a Bull: Rural Life in an Urban Age. Jamie will discuss the issues facing the British countryside, drawing on his experiences as a farmer and conservationist in Dumfriesshire. The book tells how he arrived home […]
BGS Grassland Farmer of the Year Awards Evening
OnlineJoin us to find out who will win the prestigious title of BGS Grassland Farmer of the Year 2021. This year the Awards Evening will take place online. Hear from head judge Hugh McClymont as he discusses the three finalists and their farming systems: Chris Blake, South West Regional Winner (Devon Grassland Society) Harold Johnston, […]