Fraser Hugill
2024
Fraser Hugill is a director of the Beef Shorthorn Association farming approx. 400 acres in North Yorkshire. He also runs an environmental consultancy business, which is a member of the FWAG Association, supporting farmers and farmer clusters to implement regenerative practices. Fraser’s 55 cow pedigree Beef Shorthorn herd has been fully integrated into the arable rotation on land that has been fenced over the last 7 years supported by Stewardship grants. Three-year herbal leys are a key part of arable rotation, facilitating regenerative practices where things like cover crops are more challenging with the later harvests and heavier soil types.
My Sessions
Breed Sovereignty: Breed & Trait Selection for Regenerative Farming Systems
Clare Hill
Dr Annie Rayner
Fraser Hugill
Matt Aidley
George Young
Current animal genetics are owned and operated globally by very few companies who have created a small number of food animal breeds. Such breeds are selected to achieve maximum outputs of products within a system that relies on damaging inputs. Supported by results from Planton Farm’s Regenerative Trait selection project, this session will look to […]
Making Research Work in Practice for Regenerative Agriculture
Prof Richard Pywell
Dr Katherine Berthon
Dr Ruth Wade
Tom Pearson
Fraser Hugill
The need for timely and relevant research to support the transition to regenerative farming at a scale that can restore biodiversity and reverse climate change, while still producing sufficient food, is a major challenge. Farmers leading innovation across the regenerative agriculture movement often move faster than research can validate new developments. This session will highlight […]