Grassland Management and Herbal Leys
This event is part of the SE Pasture & Profit Programme. You need to farm within the High Weald, Kent Downs, Surrey Hills, or be a Pasture for Life Member to attend. The future of farming is evolving. The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) requires farmers to not only be productive, but also ecologically responsible.
- 3 Oct 2024
- 10am - 4pm
Join farmer and pasture management specialist Tim Williams for a one day event at Nonington Farm and learn how you can graze for both soil health and profitability by reducing inputs and maximising pasture function.
Tim will explain the key principles of soil health and pasture management and how adaptive grazing improves soil function, leading to a more profitable and resilient farm business .
The morning session will be inside and address the following:
Grazing Management – understanding the technical side of grassland management, feed budgeting and rotation design based upon context.
Profitable Pasture Management – developing low, or no input, grazing systems and how they compare with conventional systems.
Herbal Ley Management – managing herbal leys for optimal soil health and animal performance.
Integrating Livestock into Arable Systems – addressing concerns for those not necessarily used to running livestock.
The afternoon session will be outside on the farm looking at livestock, herbal leys, permanent pastures and the results of a recent cover crop trial with Southern Water.
Lunch will be provided using locally sourced ingredients including Nonington Farms beef.
About Tim Williams
Tim Williams is a livestock farmer and founder of Earth Farmers, an advisory organisation helping farmers across the UK transition to low input, regenerative and soil focused systems of production. He is also a mentor on the Pasture & Profit programme.
About Nonington Farms
Nonington Farms is a predominantly arable farm employing regenerative agricultural practices which include the integration of livestock, cover crops, herbal leys and the improvement of soil health within the system. Farming over 2000 acres, Nonington Farms is run by Emma and James Loder-Symonds, recently awarded Farmers Weekly Environmental Champion (2023) and BFA Arable Farmer of the year (2022)
Meet at:
Nonington Farms Ltd, Church Street Farm, Old Court Hill, Nonington CT15 4LQ
This is a free event but please book your place.
Funding provided through the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme from DEFRA.
