Summer Farm Walk and Barbecue 21st Century Dairy Farming: Happy people make happy cows - the road to net zero Tuesday 4 June 2024 6.30 pm By kind permission of Fred and Rosie Simcock at Woodfields, Coddington, Ledbury HR8 1JJ (what3words: otter.area.spill) We are keen to recruit new members. This event is open to members […]

Summer Tour - Thursday 27th June. Itinerary 08.45 Meet at Nantwich Farm Vets, Chester Road, Nantwich, CW4 6BU. 09.00 Depart 10.30 Morgan Tudor, Llysun, Llanerfyl, Welshpool, SY21 0EL New dairy entrant Morgan started milking in Spring 2020 with a new rotary parlour and milks 400 Jersey Friesians on a spring block system. Previously, Morgan's late […]

Gloucestershire Grassland Society Summer Farm Walk & social Wednesday 24 July at 7pm for 7.15pm start Kindly hosted by Dan Goodman, D & L Goodman at Marsh Court Farm, Eldersfield, Gloucester GL19 4NR Newly established business in 2021.  265h mixed farm comprising of: 700 goats (500 in milk), pedigree Hereford Sucklers and Angus cattle on […]

NSA Sheep Event is a biennial one-day show held at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire. It is the flagship event of the National Sheep Association. As well as finding out about the latest innovations and products available to them, sheep farmers can strengthen their technical knowledge by attending seminars and workshops. To find out […]

The main conference is Saturday the 3rd of August and will run from 9.30 am until 5.00 pm. The headline speaker is Allen Williams from Understanding Ag. Technical workshops are being held on Saturday afternoon. Tea, coffee and lunch is provided as part of the ticket price. For more details visit https://www.carboncalling.farm/

Soil Association webinar on schemes and payments – Livestock special Weds 21 August, 6-7.15pm, online Join Soil Association farming advisors and a veterinary expert for an engaging discussion on Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Countryside Stewardship (CS) opportunities available for livestock farmers in organic and low input systems. Learn more about the Animal Health and […]

Webinar title: Grassland systems: Busting the myths on carbon sequestration. Wednesday 6 November 7.30 - 9.00 pm. We are joining with BSAS and the Stapledon memorial Trust to present a webinar on carbon sequestration in grasslands. Find our more and register for free, click here

Speaker: Grant Walker Title: Risk and Reward Location: Lecture Theatre, Reaseheath College When: 7.45 pm start on Thursday 10 October Grant is based across Dumfriesshire & Cumbria Grant and runs four milking sites (two owned & two joint venture agreements) milking over 2000 cows. These include three New Zealand style grazing units and one 3x […]

BGS Awards Evening Find out who will be awarded the title of BGS Grassland Farmer of the Year 2024. Location: The Park Hotel, Peebles. Time: 7.00 for 7.30 pm More details will be announced later.

Speaker: James Thompson, Managing Director, Sansaw Estate A Small Family with BIG Ambitions The amazing story of the Sansaw Estate. Set in the Shropshire countryside the SANSAW Estate is an award winning business park and the largest grass based dairy unit in the country. Location: Grange Court , Leominster, HR6 8NL (Free parking available on site […]