BRITISH GRASSLAND SOCIETY

Bringing together those with an interest in grass and forage production and utilisation

BGS Events

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 […]

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 College

This 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 […]

NSA Sheep Health, Wealth and Production Conference

Online

NSA South East Region will be holding its fourth Sheep Health, Wealth & Production (SHWAP) Conference virtually, in the form of a series of webinars on three consecutive evenings — 26th, 27th  and 28th October 2021. The topics covered in each evening session will include: Health Planning; Grazing Management; Attracting & retaining the next generation of […]

Cheshire Grassland Society meeting

Reaseheath College

James Thompson - The highs and lows of large scale grass based dairy farming James is Managing Director of Sansaw Estates which he runs with his wife and business partner Åsa, overseeing 125 residential properties, 50,000 square feet of office space and a 1250-cow spring calving dairy unit. James returned to Sansaw in 2005 after […]

AHDB Dairy Research Conference

Online

The Dairy Research Partnership online conference will share the outcomes of research projects undertaken as part of our Dairy Research Partnership Initiative, led by the University of Nottingham. During the week you can register for sessions on the following topics: Health; Lameness; Reputation; Efficiency, nutrition and fertility; Grass and soils; Breeding and genetics; and Optimising […]

Hannah Dairy Research Foundation Workshop

Online

​Virtual places are still available for the ​Third Next Generation Dairying Workshop, on Monday and Tuesday 22nd and 23rd November, 2021. The theme  “…for a healthy environment” focuses on the “elephants in the room” in relation to both production and utilisation of milk and dairy products. The objective is to portray the latest research and evidence-based information […]