Blowfly strike is a significant welfare and economic problem for sheep farmers, costing the industry an estimated £2m/year. In this trial, five organic and conventional sheep farmers in the southeast of England are exploring the prevention and treatment using natural alternatives to the commonly used chemical products.
Join our team in Scotland for an engaging and practical workshop exploring what a Whole Farm approach to regenerative disease and pest management really looks like in practice – including poking in poo for dung beetles! Free to attend; booking is required.
Friday 22nd-Sunday 24th August Hardwick Estate, RG8 7RE
The organic grower’s gathering (OGG) is a practical skills event, sharing collective passion for food sovereignty with humour, resistance and hope. Bringing growers together to discuss a diverse range of organic growing solutions and practical techniques, building the foundations for organic agriculture to thrive.
Monday 1st September Low Auldgirth Steading, Dumfries
Our Farmer and Grower Board is a dedicated group of farmers and growers, working to represent and support organic businesses. We are hosting this on-farm walk and talk event so that we can meet licensees and those we engage with face-to-face to discuss the big issues. All are welcome – you don't have to be a certified organic farmer.
Join us for a technical session focused on soil health, minimum tillage, and weed management without herbicides. Featuring live kit demos, expert input, and trial results on organic biostimulants. Free to attend, with lunch and refreshments provided.
Malcolm and Catherine Barrett welcome us back to their mixed arable and beef farm for a farm walk and technical discussion about cover crops - their soil enhancing properties, species mix options for winter grazing and post-harvest establishment challenges. Olivia Bye, Crop Health Consultant at AVIA joins with insights into the role of biostimulants.
Thursday 16th October, 10am-3.30pm Broome Park Farm, Alnwick, NE66 2EQ
We're back with host George Burrell for an action-packed day of rotating activities including a demo from the Moredun Institute on sustainable parasite management, advice from the Forestry Commission on tree planting and accessing funds and a soil sample interpreting session from Joel Williams. We’ll also have Paul Alison, Organic farmer & PhD at Newcastle University, talking about how to apply research on farm. More details to follow, includes lunch. More details to follow, includes lunch.
Thursday 13th November, 10.30am-2pm Field Hall Farm or village hall (details tbc)
If you're looking to improve livestock health, reduce your input costs and build long-term farm resilience, come along and meet farmer Rob Atkin and hear how herbal leys and grazed catch crops are supporting healthier livestock and more sustainable systems. With input from Nigel Kendall (University of Nottingham) on the science behind animal nutrition, forage quality, and mineral uptake.
Building Sustainable Beef Systems webinar (August 2025): A practical session looking at organic cattle and opportunities to support organic beef production. With Angus Nelless from Thistleyhaugh Farm, Peter Jones, Director of Organic Livestock Marketing Cooperative (OLMC), and Adrian Steele (Organic Sector Development Advisor), Annie Crook (Producer Certification Officer) and Tabitha Acton (Farming Advisor) from the Soil Association.
Exploring the value of the farm treescape through whole farm tree planning (April 2025) looked at the value of treescapes in farming practices, sharing results from our Whole Farm Tree Plan project. As well as learning insights from the project, funded via the Forestry Commission, the webinar looked at the tree assessment process and how it shaped the future plan of one of the project farmers.
The agronomy of intercropping (March 2025): One of the key barrier to the uptake of intercropping is a lack of knowledge about its agronomy, specifically around weed and pest control but also species selection and seeding ratios. This webinar looks at the findings from a recent field lab, part of the Leguminose project.
