Old John
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- Location
- N E Suffolk
I think we should be getting past the sustainable agriculture and heading for REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE.
Groundswell 2017
- Thread starter martian
- Start date
Tickets will be available shortly, so to encourage you to look for your cheque-books here's a bit of an update. We've booked Dr Christine Jones, who's flying over from Australia especially to talk on both days and I am stupidly excited about hearing her. We've also got Joel Williams who'll be going (metaphorically) deep into the soil in one of the seminar barns. It sounds like Keith Thompson, inventor of the Thompson wheel that a lot of American farmers use as closing wheels on their drills, instead of Guttlers, is going to join us as well.
There was talk of having a little tent with Mystic Simon telling the future (basically instructing every farmer: 'you're going to grow all your crops in the future without tillage'). Auditions for the role of the Mystic will be taking place shortly.
There was talk of having a little tent with Mystic Simon telling the future (basically instructing every farmer: 'you're going to grow all your crops in the future without tillage'). Auditions for the role of the Mystic will be taking place shortly.
SilliamWhale
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How about a catch a duck stall with BASF Bailye?
And do you know of an idiot to put on the ducking stool?...
Simon Chiles
DD Moderator
- Location
- Surrey/ Kent Border, UK
Great, it looks as though you've just volunteered to be 'Mystic Simon'.
I think it's fair to say I'm the confused Simon, you're the knowledgeable Simon!
Simon Chiles
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- Location
- Surrey/ Kent Border, UK
Funnily enough your name was pulled out of the hat. I need to stress that any previous reference to erotic poetry is purely coincidental.
Simon Chiles
DD Moderator
- Location
- Surrey/ Kent Border, UK
Unfortunately I might be busy hay making at that time of the year.
The jobs dead easy, just wrap a silk scarf around your head, get yourself some dangly earrings and a crystal ball. When the punter's turn up just say you can see Marmite.
Some of the speakers will be talking on both days, but their talks will be different on each day and tailored to suit (ie animal or arable).
In terms of booking early...now is your chance, tickets have just gone on sale (in a slightly easier format than last year):
http://www.groundswellag.com/tickets-info/
Also, for those who struggled with the compost loos last year, you'll be thrilled to hear we have a new plan this time and it won't be nearly so scary
It was an unconscious decision really. There are more and more low and ultra-low disturbance drills being made and we filled the available space with these and now haven't got room for any others to demo. Then it seemed sensible, as we are calling it The No-till Day, to feature no-till drills. I must admit, being something of a zealot, I found it quite painful watching some of the machines churring up our field last year, so I'm happy that there will be less disturbance this time...
That's understandable, and as the host on a no-till farm, a rational reason.
I'm disappointed though because I enjoyed the variety of direct drills working last year alongside each other. Infact in the sticky morning conditions, I felt the strip till drills, and Dale, were making the nicest jobs. The event features more livestock orientated presentations this year. I'd have thought a lot of mixed farmers would be interested in the strip till drills, given their suitability to follow and establish forage crops, as we do. Nonetheless, I'm sure you'll have an excellent event.
Daniel
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- Location
- Mildenhall, Suffolk
- Location
- Cambridgeshire UK
Having you wife's due date coincide with the Groundswell Show!!! What ever were you thinking about, you'll have to miss it for birthday parties for the next 10 yrs as well now too.
We are very pleased to announce that Affinity Water are our headline sponsors this year. This is both complimentary and complementary, in other words we're thrilled to have their backing and it makes perfect sense for a water company to promote no-till and pasture-fed animal rearing, as we are all, directly or indirectly, in the business of improving the water cycle and water quality. Properly executed, no-till and mob-grazing can have a massive effect on the amount of rainwater that land can absorb and use to recharge groundwater reserves, rather than coursing over the surface, eroding soil as it goes and carrying pollutants into watercourses.
We want to use some of this sponsorship cash to explore different ways of no-till farming without glyphosate. Even if it isn't banned, we ought to be able to do without it. We're looking at York's electric option and I'd like to have some mechanical demos too. If anyone has any bright ideas please get in touch. The future starts here!
We want to use some of this sponsorship cash to explore different ways of no-till farming without glyphosate. Even if it isn't banned, we ought to be able to do without it. We're looking at York's electric option and I'd like to have some mechanical demos too. If anyone has any bright ideas please get in touch. The future starts here!
- Location
- Top of the Chilterns
Bit of a longshot but something on either of these or similar would be really interesting:
http://www.santfa.com.au/wp-content...he-potential-of-UHP-jet-stream-technology.pdf
https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/1741-sandblasting-tested-as-a-means-of-weed-control
http://www.santfa.com.au/wp-content...he-potential-of-UHP-jet-stream-technology.pdf
https://www.no-tillfarmer.com/articles/1741-sandblasting-tested-as-a-means-of-weed-control