South Yorkshire: Know your soils

Past Event - booking closed

Friday, 18 October 2024

10:00am - 2:30pm

The Mill, New Hall Farm, Ardsley, Barnsley, South Yorkshire

S71 5EZ


Join us, in collaboration with Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF), for an event focused on integrating soil biology, physics, and chemistry as part of the soil health scorecard.

This meeting aims to foster knowledge sharing and exchange among farmers, providing practical advice on improving and maintaining healthy soils and how your soil management can fit with the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI).

Our lineup includes speakers from AHDB and CSF as well as a host farmer.

Agenda

10:15am – Registration and coffee

10:30am – Introduction to speakers and catchment

10:40am – Soil health, measurement and management

11:10am – Introduction to farm and farm walk with focus on visual evaluation of soil structure

12:00pm – Lunch

12:45pm – Soil management in relation to SFI

2:30pm – End of event

The event will provide a good opportunity to connect with farmers in your local area, gain valuable insights, and contribute to the collective wisdom of our agricultural community. We look forward to your participation.

Part of this event will take place outside, so please bring suitable footwear and clothing.

Please read our Health and safety guidelines for AHDB events.

BASIS points have been applied for this event.

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