BRITISH GRASSLAND SOCIETY

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

BGS Events

Soil and Water 2020

Online

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 – […]

CFE Virtual Workshop – Improving grassland management to enhance soil health & NFM

Online

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 […]

Cheshire Grassland Society Meeting

Online

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 […]

BSAS Climate and Biodiversity webinar

Online

BSAS Climate and Biodiversity webinar Tuesday 13th April 2021 : 17.00pm – 18.30pm Livestock are frequently blamed for the size of their contribution to both climate change and loss of biodiversity, yet research, policy and innovation have all led to significant progress in decreasing those negative impacts. The challenge, however, is far from over and […]

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 […]