Tom Armitage
2024
Tom’s farm runs around 270 predominantly Stabilise suckler cows and finishes all the progeny. The main holding is Lower Brown Farm, Huish Champflower in Somerset. He farms 545ha on his Organic upland farm, using herbal lays, red clover, arable silage, permanent pasture and a diverse winter mix for out wintering. The cattle have a forage only diet and no concentrates are fed to any cattle. Around 270 cattle are out wintered a year.
My Sessions
Extending the Grazing Season: Optimising Winter Forage for Livestock & Soil Health
Kate Still
Tom Armitage
Emily Grant
Claire Beaumont
Outwintering livestock for part or all of the winter can be a great alternative to housing, but it requires careful management to ensure animals and soil are not stressed and maintain good condition. In this session three Innovative Farmers trialists will talk about their experiences investigating different approaches to extending the grazing season. These include […]