Claire Beaumont
2024
Claire and Sam Beaumont farm traditional beef shorthorn cattle at Gowbarrow Hall Farm in Cumbria. The farm is mainly permanent grassland, all classed as either severely disadvantaged area (SDA) or SDA moorland. A few years ago they chose to start practising regenerative farming and adding value to their produce by selling direct. They overwinter all their stock except in exceptional circumstances, using a combination of deferred grazing in wood pasture, bale grazing and electric fence rotational grazing for weaned calves.
My Sessions
Calculating Carrying Capacity Workshop
Claire Beaumont
Sam Beaumont
Silas Hedley-Lawrence
Ian Horsley
When implementing mob grazing, one of the first questions people ask is how many animals in how big a paddock for how long? In this workshop we will explore all aspects of carrying capacity, what calculations to make, how many days grazing are available, how many animals can be fed…we will work through a range […]
Calculating Carrying Capacity Workshop
Claire Beaumont
Sam Beaumont
Silas Hedley-Lawrence
Ian Horsley
When implementing mob grazing, one of the first questions people ask is how many animals in how big a paddock for how long? In this workshop we will explore all aspects of carrying capacity, what calculations to make, how many days grazing are available, how many animals can be fed…we will work through a range […]
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 […]