GROUNDSWELL ON-STAND SESSIONS & DEMOS 2025
WEDNESDAY 2nd JULY
Early Morning Bird Walk
06:00 (1hr) – Meet at the Taxi Rank
Start your day off with birdsong! Our early morning bird walk is back, so whether you are a total beginner or a dedicated birdwatcher please come along for a walk and a chat. Our knowledgeable walk leaders will be on hand to help identify the birds and talk about some of the farmland habitats and management practices that can help to support them.
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Primary Tool Maintenance – Practical Yoga for Your Farming Body
07:30 (45mins) – The Workshop Tent
We will be working through a straightforward Yoga sequence which, if practiced regularly, can help you stay stronger, healthier, and happier in the one body with which you farm. Stretch, realign, and strengthen. Can be done (almost) anywhere, and worked into your daily routine. No previous experience needed. This method can benefit anyone regardless of age or ability. Your teacher has used this practice to great effect alongside her farming life. Clear, precise instructions, no cosmic wafting guaranteed !!
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Morning Yoga
08:30 (45mins) – The Workshop Tent
Join Violet from Violet Stopford Yoga for a 45 minute Morning Yoga Class to kick start your day at Groundswell.
Violet is an experienced 600 hour trained yoga teacher who will be inviting you to join her on the mat, let go, ground down and surrender deep into your body and practice. Violets classes are available for all levels even beginners.
Please bring a yoga mat if you have one
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Veteran Trees: Discover What Lives Inside Old Trees
09:00 (1hr) – Meet at the Taxi Rank
Join the Woodland Trust veteran tree safari led by James Robinson Organic Dairy Farmer from Cumbria (NFFN England Chair) and Adrian Dutton Entomologist (Beetle Expert), as they explore the hedgerow and in-field trees at Lannock Farm. They will be uncovering the diverse array of creatures that call old trees home, discussing the importance of deadwood and how to manage the trees on a working farm.
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Feed the Soil Farm Trials
09:15 (30mins) – Soil Medic Tent (DF A50)
Join the Organic Research Centre to learn more about ‘Feed the Soil’, a knowledge exchange hub and on-farm research project working on novel ways to manage organic waste for healthy soils and crops. Find out more from those contributing to the trials and how to get involved – with Catriona Willoughby, Andrew Sincock, Henrietta Courtauld and Bridget Elworthy
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Resonating Fields: Come listen to the soil sounds of Groundswell!
09:30 (30mins) – Soil Bioacoustics Listening Station (DF H42)
Step into the hidden world beneath your feet in this interactive soil sound installation. Resonating Fields invites you to listen to real bioacoustic recordings from around the UK and Groundswell! These recordings capture the vibrations and soundscapes of soil organisms and bring attention to the unseen layers of life. Explore how this low-tech, low-invasive method offers new ways to potentially understand, relate to and monitor soil, biodiversity, and vitality. This interactive installation offers a sensory entry point into how we might tune in to soil ecosystems and reimagine our relationship with land.
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Story Shack
10:00-12:00 (Drop-in Session) – Soil Association Tent (PF F13)
Your story can shape the future of food.
Are you a regenerative or organic producer and have a desire to share your story? We believe your story is one of the most powerful tools you have.
Drop in for a storytelling surgery session with our experts, Olivia James and Dan Morrell. In this one-to-one session, we’ll help you uncover and communicate the values, passion, and purpose behind your work—so people can connect with more than just your produce.
Everyone has a story to share, lets find yours!
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Building public resilience to food system shocks
11:00 (60mins) – AFN Network+ PF C26
Prof Lang’s research for the National Preparedness Commission asks; “what would the UK public do” in the case of a food system failure? Other countries, including Sweden, are beginning to build ‘civic defence’ into their food systems, so that communities have the resilience to continue feeding themselves, if food chains fail. What might this mean for the UK? How has our social fabric changed since we last had to do this in WW2? And importantly – how can farmers play their vital roles in working with local people and building community resilience? Covid showed how critical farm shops were in crisis, and the next crisis may not be far off.
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Sow What? How Exchange Market shares costs of sustainable farming
11:00 (50mins) – Soil Association Tent (PF F13)
Join Emily Norton and a panel of businesses and farmers to explore Exchange Market—a scalable, farmer-led scheme tackling agricultural scope 3 emissions without involving offsets or credits. Designed to pay farmers for reducing emissions and improving environmental outcomes, the scheme shares costs across supply chains—from retailers and processors to lenders and landowners. Learn how the scheme aligns with Defra, DESNZ, and 3Keel best practice, supports more sustainable farming, and offers robust and proportionate monitoring, reporting, and verification.
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Crops Plot Tour
11:00 (30mins) – Frontier Environmental Crops DF D39
Frontier, Groundswell Environmental Crops Partner, welcome you to a walk and talk tour of their 30 diverse crop plots in the Demo Field.
Learn from our team of advisors on how the innovative range of options on display can deliver an integrated approach for your soil health, integrated pest management, forage, water quality and the wider farmed environment and how these environmental actions can be incorporated within your public and private funding requirements.
Catch, cover, companion, living mulch, grazing, winter bird food, pollinator and hedgerow options are on display helping to bring your regenerative farming opportunities to life.
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Earthworms and their impact on farm soils in the UK and Austria
11:00 (30mins) – Soil Nurture Stand (DF B45)
Discover how Alfred Grand (Austria) and Tim Parton (UK) harness the power of earthworms to build healthy, productive soils. This session blends science with on-farm insight, showing how biology-led practices drive soil regeneration. Learn what worked, what didn’t, and what they’d do differently to accelerate results. Expect real-world tips, data, and inspiration to help you unlock the underground potential of your own fields.
The worms are working—are you?
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Land Sparing vs Land Sharing Roundtable
11:00 (45mins) – CLA Stand DF E30
Professor John Gilliland, expert in sustainable agriculture land management practice and policy, and advisor AHDB and their member on the Food Data Transparency Partnership will join the CLA for a roundtable discussion about land sparing or sharing. He will lead a discussion on the importance of baselining for individual businesses and for government, and how we can achieve the right balance, for food security, nature recovery and climate action.
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Automating biodiversity monitoring
11:30 (30mins) – UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology DF C36
Monitoring biodiversity is key to understanding our impacts on nature and there are now many technologies available to help us monitor nature on farmland. UKCEH’s team develops and uses new technologies across the UK and around the world. These experts will demonstrate the tools they use and give an insider’s perspective on their strengths and weaknesses. On show will be technologies for monitoring insects at night and pollinators during the day, for listening to birds and bats, as well as for eavesdropping on sounds underground. How accurate are they? Are they expensive? Is this use of AI sustainable? Come along to find out.
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Windrow Compost Turning Demo
11:30 (30mins) – Next to Richard Western DW4
How to create compost on a field-scale, turning muck into a more stable product. Cattle muck is mixed with woodchip to balance the C and N. The temperature is monitored to ensure it reaches 65 degrees before turning to aerate, this is done two to three times. Come and see the turner in action at the far end of the Demo Field (DW4).
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Q&A for Your Feed & Forage Goals
13:00 (30mins) – Barenbrug DF H30
Come and ask questions about regenerative solutions for your feed and forage goals.
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Turning no-chem regen grains into Fielden Whisky
13:00 (30mins) – Fielden Whisky Stand (PF E19)
What does it mean for a brand to put responsible farming practices first, rather than as an afterthought? Fielden Whisky relies on its no-chem regen approach to farming, a low-input system that massively reduces reliance on agrichemicals and protects the soil, biodiversity, and water quality. At this talk, Fielden will discuss how low-input grain systems work for the land, the farmers, and the brand, and how Fielden and other brands can spearhead the way for more businesses be early adopters for positive change.
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PES Technologies: In-field Soil Health Indicator Measurement Demo
13:00 (30mins) – PES Technologies Stand (DF E34)
In this demonstration PES Technologies will showcase their handheld in-field soil health indicator device. With just one sample, and using the power of smell, the affordable, portable device completes multiple tests of biological, chemical and physical properties of the soil, benchmarks against cloud data and delivers reliable results to your mobile phone in minutes. No more leaving decisions to chance, just the answers you need to make correct, timely decisions and do your job more effectively.
Join us to see the ScentsCheck technology in action and to find out the applications this device has for regenerative agriculture.
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Wildlife Farms and Estates Roundtable
13:00 (45mins) – CLA Stand DF E30
Join the best land managers across Europe as they lead the charge in biodiversity enhancement with Wildlife Farms and Estates accreditation! Experience firsthand insights and hear of the benefits of accreditation from landowners from across England:
* Lord Leicester and renowned conservationist and author Jake Fiennes, Director of Conservation, from Holkham Estate
* Ed Trevor-Barnston, Barnston Estate, Cheshire
* Dr Johnny Wake of Courteenhall, Northhamptonshire
* Mark Cunliffe-Lister of Swinton Estate, North Yorkshire.
The CLA’s Deputy President Gavin Lane will chair the session and present latest awards. There will be cider, but bring your own lunch
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Rainwater Harvesting – What, How & The Benefits
13:30 (30mins) – JRH Water Management Stand (PF C9)
Find out from the rainwater harvesting specialists –
* What is rainwater harvesting?
* How rainwater collection works – ie collection amounts etc
* Benefits of rainwater collection
`The best time to save water was yesterday. The next best time is NOW.`.
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Introduction to Coaching: A Free Coaching Session
13:30 (30mins) – Vidacycle MS16
Come enjoy an introduction to coaching with some of the UK-based coaches who trained with Nicole Masters. Explore what regenerative coaching is and enquire into how it can benefit you. It will also be an opportunity to show any photos and observations you have collected with Soilmentor to support the discussion. Bring along your unanswered questions and uncover the next steps you can take; there will be a selection of coaches on hand to delve into your queries.
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Niab stand tour – the science behind regen-ag
13:30 (30mins) – NIAB Stand (DF F33)
The science, technologies and strategies behind regenerative farming at Niab, showcasing how through sustainable intensification and precision agriculture we can still optimise productivity – producing more from less – while at the same time protecting and improving the condition of the land and surrounding environment.
Explore the range of break crops, plus research work on legume crop improvement and, as part of the Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping, take a look at some of the UK’s input-efficient crops that may feature on farm in the future in response to our need for a more resilient agricultural system.
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Unpacking the opportunity in the organic market
13:30 (50mins) – Soil Association Tent (PF F13)
Join us to find out fresh consumer insights and market trends, hear from Abel & Cole on developing the organic home delivery market and creating new routes to markets for suppliers, and hear first hand from organic Farm Director, John Taylor, about growing organic field scale veg in an arable rotation and his pioneering experience of building and growing a supply base to fulfil organic retail and wholesale. Learn about the challenges and rewards of being involved in the organic sector and explore the future potential of organic with those shaping its direction.
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Crops Plot Tour
15:00 (30mins) – Frontier Environmental Crops DF D39
Frontier, Groundswell Environmental Crops Partner, welcome you to a walk and talk tour of their 30 diverse crop plots in the Demo Field.
Learn from our team of advisors on how the innovative range of options on display can deliver an integrated approach for your soil health, integrated pest management, forage, water quality and the wider farmed environment and how these environmental actions can be incorporated within your public and private funding requirements.
Catch, cover, companion, living mulch, grazing, winter bird food, pollinator and hedgerow options are on display helping to bring your regenerative farming opportunities to life.
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Alternative proteins, what’s in it for farmers & land use change?
15:00 (60mins) – AFN Network+ PF C26
Livestock production and alternative proteins are likely to sit increasingly side-by-side in the coming years, with alternative products taking greater market share than currently. Rather than debate whether this should happen or not, we propose a session starting from the reality of this continued trend and ask – what next?: What might this mean for farmers? Are there potential opportunities even? And what are the implications for land use change, carbon sequestration, and emissions in general? Our speakers share their research on this topic. Join researchers from the Royal Agriculture University and others.
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Serving up sustainability: public sector journey to agroecology
15:00 (50mins) – Soil Association Tent (PF F13)
The Government has pledged that public sector food will be 50% locally sourced or of higher environmental quality. How is this going to be delivered? What are the opportunities ahead for producers and suppliers in accessing the notoriously difficult public sector?
Hear from the Soil Association and EM on an exciting new tech solution that will enable SME producers and suppliers to supply agro-ecological and local produce to schools, hospitals, and the rest of the public sector. We are launching several local pilots, so come along to find out more and how you might get involved.
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Resonating Fields: Come listen to the soil sounds of Groundswell!
15:00 (30mins) – Soil Bioacoustics Listening Station (DF H42)
Step into the hidden world beneath your feet in this interactive soil sound installation. Resonating Fields invites you to listen to real bioacoustic recordings from around the UK and Groundswell! These recordings capture the vibrations and soundscapes of soil organisms and bring attention to the unseen layers of life. Explore how this low-tech, low-invasive method offers new ways to potentially understand, relate to and monitor soil, biodiversity, and vitality. This interactive installation offers a sensory entry point into how we might tune in to soil ecosystems and reimagine our relationship with land.
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Live demo: Handheld scanners for soil testing
15:30 (30mins) – Affinity Water Stand (PF X4)
Have you heard of handheld scanners for in-field soil testing? Join Jessica Underwood from the University of Reading for a live demo and chat about how these scanners work, what they’re good at (and not so good at), and how they’re being used to measure things like soil carbon. Whether you’re curious about the tech or thinking about how it fits on your farm, come see it in action and ask questions.
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Seeing the Whole Picture: Towards Accurate food Eco-Metrics
16:00 (50mins) – Soil Association Tent (PF F13)
Are we measuring the right things to drive real change? As the demand for environmental accountability grows, clarity is urgently needed. Markets, policymakers, and investors are demanding robust data – solutions are emerging, yet in many cases metrics fail to capture the true impact of regenerative and agroecological approaches, enabling greenwashing and driving harmful practices. This session explores how we can move towards a shared approach to measuring impact – one that’s consistent, credible, and accessible – while accurately reflecting outcomes like soil health, biodiversity, and carbon.
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McArthur BDC and Bühler UK demo grain separation and cleaning
17:00 (30mins) – McArthur BDC & Bühler UK Demo Stand DF H40
Thinking about or already intercropping, but struggling to add value to both crops by not being able to separate and clean them – key with the high levels of ergot experienced last year? Then the McArthur BDC working demo on Stand DFH40, is for you.
McArthur BDC is showing how its JK Machinery JCC 08 VibroCompact Intercropper – with three vibrating sieves – separates and cleans mixed crops, (such as wheat and beans) to a high standard, in a single pass.
Crop will be further cleaned via a Bühler SPARK Pro, an easily operated colour (optical) sorter, demonstrating with the right equipment, ergot and other contaminants can easily be removed..
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A closer look at the benefits of a protein break crop
17:00 (30mins) – NFU Stand DF G39
Protein crops such as peas, beans and lupins are often overlooked as a cropping option, despite offering a multitude of benefits. From reducing reliance on unsustainable feedstocks, to improving soil health and reducing reliance on PPPs, protein crops can help reduce carbon, improve biodiversity and supply the nation with sustainable nutrition. The benefits of a broad rotation are widely known, and multiply with a flowering break crop that adds soil nitrogen and structure. We look at the benefits of protein crops, delving into soil science, investigating improvements to animal health and welfare and boosting the sustainability of UK food.
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Farm bird surveys – how to track effects of conservation measures
17:00 (30mins) – BTO Stand (MS8)
Many farms are actively managing to enhance biodiversity, but lack evidence that what they are doing is working and the formal monitoring activity that would deliver it. However, evidence is important to show what is working and to feed back so that improvements can be made if needed. The British Trust for Ornithology has unique bird survey expertise and can provide a range of professional bird monitoring packages, from summaries of existing data to bespoke surveys and comparisons of on-farm changes to those shown by regional data. We can also advise on using bioacoustics. I will introduce the options and tell you how you can get involved.
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THURSDAY 3rd JULY
Early Morning Bird Walk
06:00 (1hr) – Meet at the Taxi Rank
Start your day off with birdsong! Our early morning bird walk is back, so whether you are a total beginner or a dedicated birdwatcher please come along for a walk and a chat. Our knowledgeable walk leaders will be on hand to help identify the birds and talk about some of the farmland habitats and management practices that can help to support them.
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Primary Tool Maintenance – Practical Yoga for Your Farming Body
07:00 (45mins) – The Workshop Tent
We will be working through a straightforward Yoga sequence which, if practiced regularly, can help you stay stronger, healthier, and happier in the one body with which you farm. Stretch, realign, and strengthen. Can be done (almost) anywhere, and worked into your daily routine. No previous experience needed. This method can benefit anyone regardless of age or ability. Your teacher has used this practice to great effect alongside her farming life. Clear, precise instructions, no cosmic wafting guaranteed !!
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Morning Yoga
08:00 (45mins) – The Workshop Tent
Join Violet from Violet Stopford Yoga for a 45 minute Morning Yoga Class to kick start your day at Groundswell.
Violet is an experienced 600 hour trained yoga teacher who will be inviting you to join her on the mat, let go, ground down and surrender deep into your body and practice. Violets classes are available for all levels even beginners.
Please bring a yoga mat if you have one
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The Compost Club and Soil Ecology
08:15 (30mins) – Soil Medic Tent (DF A50)
Come and find out what it means to be part of a compost club, how to set up one of your own, and how understanding your soil ecology could transform your growing – with Daniel Tyrkiel and Michael Kennard
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Is bigger better: farm finances, profitability & sustainability
10:00 (60mins) – AFN Network+ PF C26
Is a bigger herd, bigger cow, bigger yield, always better? In this session, our speakers explore how livestock farmers can focus on improving their financial performance and optimising their own individual system. We will cover inputs, optimising herd size for winter management and carrying capacity, and selecting out unproductive animals.
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Landlord Tenant relationships for sustainable businesses
10:00 (30mins) – CLA Stand DF E30
Developing positive landlord-tenant relations to build sustainable businesses.
This session examines how to develop positive landlord-tenant relationships. Come and pick up tips on how to start conversations about future business plans (including environmental schemes), contracts, and more.
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Crops Plot Tour
10:00 (30mins) – Frontier Environmental Crops DF D39
Frontier, Groundswell Environmental Crops Partner, welcome you to a walk and talk tour of their 30 diverse crop plots in the Demo Field.
Learn from our team of advisors on how the innovative range of options on display can deliver an integrated approach for your soil health, integrated pest management, forage, water quality and the wider farmed environment and how these environmental actions can be incorporated within your public and private funding requirements.
Catch, cover, companion, living mulch, grazing, winter bird food, pollinator and hedgerow options are on display helping to bring your regenerative farming opportunities to life.
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The future of soil science: AI powered tools for soil management
10:00 (50mins) – Soil Association Tent (PF F13)
Discover how AI is revolutionising the potential for regenerative land management. This session will explore using digital twins for landscapes and their application in farm and regional land management. Hear about novel measurement techniques that reduce reliance on lab analysis. And learn how projects like AI4SoilHealth empower people to monitor, track, and predict soil health, allowing us to peer into the future and enable proactive management strategies. Join a discussion with leading researchers and practitioners on how AI is shaping the future of regenerative agriculture and see some practical demonstrations of new in-field technology.
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How to Accurately Measure Soil Carbon
10:30 (30mins) – Agricarbon (PF G2)
Learn how Agricarbon measures soil carbon stocks at scale, offering accurate and cost-effective audits for farmers, project developers, and companies. The methodology aligns with all major protocols, and the high-integrity data is applicable for all carbon accounting needs.
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Windrow Compost Turning Demo
10:30 (30mins) – Next to Richard Western DW4
How to create compost on a field-scale, turning muck into a more stable product. Cattle muck is mixed with woodchip to balance the C and N. The temperature is monitored to ensure it reaches 65 degrees before turning to aerate, this is done two to three times. Come and see the turner in action at the far end of the Demo Field (DW4).
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Niab stand tour – the science behind regen-ag
10:30 (30mins) – NIAB Stand (DF F33)
The science, technologies and strategies behind regenerative farming at Niab, showcasing how through sustainable intensification and precision agriculture we can still optimise productivity – producing more from less – while at the same time protecting and improving the condition of the land and surrounding environment.
Explore the range of break crops, plus research work on legume crop improvement and, as part of the Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping, take a look at some of the UK’s input-efficient crops that may feature on farm in the future in response to our need for a more resilient agricultural system.
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Resonating Fields: Come listen to the soil sounds of Groundswell!
10:30 (30mins) – Soil Bioacoustics Listening Station (DF H42)
Step into the hidden world beneath your feet in this interactive soil sound installation. Resonating Fields invites you to listen to real bioacoustic recordings from around the UK and Groundswell! These recordings capture the vibrations and soundscapes of soil organisms and bring attention to the unseen layers of life. Explore how this low-tech, low-invasive method offers new ways to potentially understand, relate to and monitor soil, biodiversity, and vitality. This interactive installation offers a sensory entry point into how we might tune in to soil ecosystems and reimagine our relationship with land.
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Q&A for Your Feed & Forage Goals
12:00 (30mins) – Barenbrug DF H30
Come and ask questions about regenerative solutions for your feed and forage goals.
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The Value of Waste: Driving Sustainability in the Supply Chain
12:00 (30mins) – NFU Stand DF G39
Food waste affects the whole supply chain, from primary production to end consumption, carrying environmental, economic and social implications. Farmers are central to the conversation, as food producers and stewards of the land. We will explore strategies and innovative approaches to reducing food waste, and discuss how collaboration can help surplus food reach those in need. We will explore policy changes to tackle food waste and spark meaningful, inclusive discussions about systemic changes and collaborative solutions, and how reducing food waste can contribute to the principles of sustainability, soil health, and circular farming systems.
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Turning no-chem regen grains into Fielden Whisky
12:00 (30mins) – Fielden Whisky Stand (PF E19)
What does it mean for a brand to put responsible farming practices first, rather than as an afterthought? Fielden Whisky relies on its no-chem regen approach to farming, a low-input system that massively reduces reliance on agrichemicals and protects the soil, biodiversity, and water quality. At this talk, Fielden will discuss how low-input grain systems work for the land, the farmers, and the brand, and how Fielden and other brands can spearhead the way for more businesses be early adopters for positive change.
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Can you dig it? Practical tips to get to know your soil
12:00 (50mins) – Soil Association Tent (PF F13)
Join Soil Association Exchange advisor Mark Palmer for a closer look at the incredible living world of the soil.
This session will look at what we can do to improve the health of soils on our farms, and equip farmers with the tools they need to undertake simple tests that can be carried out on farm to gain a better understanding of the health of the soils beneath their feet.
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Introduction to Coaching: A Free Coaching Session
12:30 (30mins) – Vidacycle MS16
Come enjoy an introduction to coaching with some of the UK-based coaches who trained with Nicole Masters. Explore what regenerative coaching is and enquire into how it can benefit you. It will also be an opportunity to show any photos and observations you have collected with Soilmentor to support the discussion. Bring along your unanswered questions and uncover the next steps you can take; there will be a selection of coaches on hand to delve into your queries.
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McArthur BDC and Bühler UK demo grain separation and cleaning
12:30 (30mins) – McArthur BDC & Bühler UK Demo Stand DF H40
Thinking about or already intercropping, but struggling to add value to both crops by not being able to separate and clean them – key with the high levels of ergot experienced last year? Then the McArthur BDC working demo on Stand DFH40, is for you.
McArthur BDC is showing how its JK Machinery JCC 08 VibroCompact Intercropper – with three vibrating sieves – separates and cleans mixed crops, (such as wheat and beans) to a high standard, in a single pass.
Crop will be further cleaned via a Bühler SPARK Pro, an easily operated colour (optical) sorter, demonstrating with the right equipment, ergot and other contaminants can easily be removed..
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Introducing the UKCEH e-Surveyor mobile application
12:30 (30mins) – UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology DF C36
Come to the UKCEH stand to find out about more about our free mobile app! The app can help you to collect data about the habitats you manage and understand the services they provide to wildlife and agriculture. You can use e-Surveyor to identify plants using the in-built AI technology and to learn about the insects associated with these, including pollinators and natural crop pests. This is based on decades of experience in monitoring habitats, including extensive work on farmland.
At this session you’ll learn how to undertake your own habitat survey in the app and find out more about what other surveys are available on e-Surveyor.
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Wool with a Purpose: The Qualities and Uses of Native Breed Wool
12:30 (30mins) – RBST Stand DF A46
Step up to our “Wall of Wool” and explore the rich diversity of fleeces from Britain’s native sheep breeds. This interactive talk introduces the unique textures, colours, and qualities of wool—from soft and springy to strong and coarse—and how each is suited to different modern uses, from luxury knits to durable rugs. Celebrate the hidden value of native wool and meet the breeds behind the fibre.
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Crops Plot Tour
14:00 (30mins) – Frontier Environmental Crops DF D39
Frontier, Groundswell Environmental Crops Partner, welcome you to a walk and talk tour of their 30 diverse crop plots in the Demo Field.
Learn from our team of advisors on how the innovative range of options on display can deliver an integrated approach for your soil health, integrated pest management, forage, water quality and the wider farmed environment and how these environmental actions can be incorporated within your public and private funding requirements.
Catch, cover, companion, living mulch, grazing, winter bird food, pollinator and hedgerow options are on display helping to bring your regenerative farming opportunities to life.
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De-risking transition: collective insurance and green financing
14:00 (60mins) – AFN Network+ PF C26
Farmers are under immense pressure and transitioning farming practices can feel daunting – and risky – in those first few years. For many farmers, this can be enough to stop them taking that leap. How could collective insurance and green financing in its many forms help de-risk and unlock that transition? Our speakers share their latest research, including the viability of collective landscape scale insurance.
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Story Shack
14:00-16:00 (Drop-in Session) – Soil Association Tent (PF F13)
Your story can shape the future of food.
Are you a regenerative or organic producer and have a desire to share your story? We believe your story is one of the most powerful tools you have.
Drop in for a storytelling surgery session with our experts, Olivia James and Dan Morrell. In this one-to-one session, we’ll help you uncover and communicate the values, passion, and purpose behind your work—so people can connect with more than just your produce.
Everyone has a story to share, lets find yours!
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Finding a Sustainable Sweet Spot in Egg & Poultry Meat Production
14:30 (30mins) – Farmermobile Stand (DF C30)
Poultry now feed more people than any other terrestrial animal, yet the species’ twin roles as a welfare sensitive, low impact protein and as an emblem of intensive efficiency—pull in opposite directions. Managing that tension in an economical viable model demands a systems view: aligning genetics, feed, housing and health with carbon budgets, biodiversity goals and public trust. I will explore the tensions between economic, societal and environmental sustainability to help us identify a sweet spot where productivity, welfare and environmental stewardship converge and discuss practical levers to reach that spot. With Prof Emily Burton, Nottingham Trent University
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Live demo: Handheld scanners for soil testing
14:30 (30mins) – Affinity Water Stand (PF X4)
Have you heard of handheld scanners for in-field soil testing? Join Jessica Underwood from the University of Reading for a live demo and chat about how these scanners work, what they’re good at (and not so good at), and how they’re being used to measure things like soil carbon. Whether you’re curious about the tech or thinking about how it fits on your farm, come see it in action and ask questions.
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Further sessions revealed daily
Main venue sessions can be found here