2025
Andrew Howard is the director of Bockhanger Farm Ltd in Kent, where he leads innovative, sustainable farming practices. His 330-hectare arable farm integrates solar energy, diverse crop rotations, intercropping, and minimum tillage to enhance soil health and biodiversity. Andrew’s commitment led to winning the BBC Food & Farming Awards 2024 ‘Farming for the Future’ category, recognising his dedication to environmentally beneficial and profitable farming
Legumes can fix nitrogen, support biodiversity and enhance soil structure and have an incredible impact on our diets. But we eat far too few in the UK, and those we do eat are mostly imported. The session will look at the benefits and barriers of eating more pulses for farmers, the soil, planet and human […]