Grayingham - Crop Demonstration Day
Knowing Your Numbers - Creating Whole Farm Strategies
A day of seminars and practical demonstrations to benefit your farm business
- Seminars led by industry experts in Soil Health, Agroecology and Cultivations
- Which cereal variety is right for your situation?
- Understanding your farm business with Omnia
- Implementing the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI)
- Interactive social area featuring displays of soil health, environmental advice, nutrition and much more.
DATE & TIME:
Tuesday 2nd July
Open from 10.30am to 4.00pm
(Seminars start at 11am)
VENUE:
Grayingham Grange (Uncle Henry’s)
Grayingham, Lincolnshire DN21 4JD
By kind permission of Mr Steve Ward and Sons of Warden Farming Co
PROGRAMME:
Enjoy a range of in-field crop demonstrations, topical presentations, and partner stands.
Hot food and refreshments provided
Our seminar programme:
Spaces will be limited, so please book all seminar sessions you would like to attend.
Each short presentation is followed by your opportunity to ask questions:
11:00 - Ian Robertson - Soil health and measurement
11:30 - Ed Brown - Adopting Agroecological practices
12:00 - Nick Strelczuk - Omnia – The next generation farm management system
~ Interval ~
13:15 - George Sly - Changes in farming practice
Partner demonstrations to view during your visit:
Your chance to interact with our supporting stands and other growers.
- Lincolnshire Rural Support Network
- Yara UK
- Natural England
- Lincs Motors
- Omnia
- Healthy soils
- Hutchinsons environmental services
- Hutchinsons farm business consultancy
In field crop demonstrations:
Repeating throughout the day will be a complementary range of trial tours and live discussions:
WHEAT VARIETY WALK THROUGH
Ron Granger (11:15, 13:00, 14:00)
A review of 30 growing plots of treated and untreated Recommended wheat varieties, blends and candidates.
MAXIMISING COMPANION CROPPING PRACTICES
Dick Neale (11:00, 12:30, 14:30)
Demonstration of the benefits of SFI companion cropping and bi-cropping options.
OMNIA WITH EASYPLAN UPGRADE AND MANAGING SFI
Nick Strelczuk and Jade Prince (12:00, 13.45, 14:30)
Managing your farm business day to day with Omnia and EasyPlan upgrade.
Practical SFI options and soil health.
