Shaun Dowman
2022
Shaun Dowman is an agricultural advisor at Affinity Water. He works with farmers to find practical solutions that help protect drinking water catchments and enhance the farmed environment.
Affinity Water are a water supply company operating in the south-east of England and as the proud headline sponsor of Groundswell 2022 are keen to promote farming practices that are beneficial for soil, water and the wider environment.
My Sessions
Rainfall Simulator
Rainfall Simulator
Affinity Water: Multi-Species Cover Crops: Evidence, Practicalities & Benefits Of More Diversity
Shaun Dowman
Ian Waller
Tom Sizmur
Ian Gould
Diversity in your cover crop selection is a generally seen as a positive for your soils and the environment but what evidence do we have to back this up. This session will look at the scientific evidence and practical on-farm experience of the benefits (and pitfalls) of multi-species cover crops.