Groundswell 2019

martian · Nov 13, 2018

We are beginning to put next years show together. The new website is live (in a manner of speaking), complete with a form to fill in for anyone who fancies speaking. We've had lots of suggestions about the sort of things people want to hear, we thought it would be good to see if there are speakers out there to match.

We've got some exciting options for headline speakers which we'll announce as soon as is sensible. The drill demonstration field has moved. Well obviously it hasn't, it's a no-till field, but the demonstrations this year will be on a new field which our health and safety advisors have identified as being less life-threatening to access (ie it's on the same side of the road as the rest of the show).

Stick it in your diary: 26th/27th June 2019 and get back to us with ideas

Simon Chiles · Nov 15, 2018

martian said:
We are beginning to put next years show together. The new website is live (in a manner of speaking), complete with a form to fill in for anyone who fancies speaking. We've had lots of suggestions about the sort of things people want to hear, we thought it would be good to see if there are speakers out there to match.

We've got some exciting options for headline speakers which we'll announce as soon as is sensible. The drill demonstration field has moved. Well obviously it hasn't, it's a no-till field, but the demonstrations this year will be on a new field which our health and safety advisors have identified as being less life-threatening to access (ie it's on the same side of the road as the rest of the show).

Stick it in your diary: 26th/27th June 2019 and get back to us with ideas

It would be a good if you could arrange for it to be raining on those days, it doesn’t have to be lashing down but just enough not to be baling weather would be nice.

Farmer Roy · Nov 15, 2018

Good luck with it, great to see the regenerative agriculture message spreading

Brisel · Nov 16, 2018

How about a beginner's guide to Conservation Ag? Tony Reynolds was great because he tell of his own experiences of yield dips & increased seed/N costs initially. A dose of reality from the likes of @dontknowanything was a good laugh last year.

yellow belly · Nov 16, 2018

Brisel said:
How about a beginner's guide to Conservation Ag? Tony Reynolds was great because he tell of his own experiences of yield dips & increased seed/N costs initially. A dose of reality from the likes of @dontknowanything was a good laugh last year.

As well as a beginners guide also an explanation how persevering through the hiccups and doughts can yield bigger dividends in the long term years 5 onwards particularly on heavy land .

Farmer Roy · Nov 18, 2018

Any thoughts of international speakers with long term experience zero till, holistic management or regenerative Ag ?

Brisel · Nov 18, 2018

Other than all those they’ve had so far?

Farmer Roy · Nov 19, 2018

Dunno, I don't know who they've had or anything about previous events . . .

Yale · Nov 21, 2018

Farmer Roy said:
Any thoughts of international speakers with long term experience zero till, holistic management or regenerative Ag ?

Do you think they’d pay for your plane ticket?

martian · Nov 21, 2018

Farmer Roy said:
Any thoughts of international speakers with long term experience zero till, holistic management or regenerative Ag ?

Yale said:
Do you think they’d pay for your plane ticket?

Fill the form in and we'll see what happens...

Farmer Roy · Nov 22, 2018

Yale said:
Do you think they’d pay for your plane ticket?

haha - I wasn't really thinking of myself, there are much better options from Australia, NZ, North America etc

although

do you think theyd pay for beer as well ?

Brisel · Nov 22, 2018

No XXXX Gold over here, though I'm sure we could buy normal lager and pee in it to dilute it down

Yale · Nov 22, 2018

Farmer Roy said:
haha - I wasn't really thinking of myself, there are much better options from Australia, NZ, North America etc

although do you think theyd pay for beer as well ?

So that’s not a no then...

ShooTa · Nov 22, 2018

OKay ill bite, roy @Farmer Roy - money no object - if you could attend who would you want to hear speak?

holwellcourtfarm · Nov 22, 2018

Farmer Roy said:
haha - I wasn't really thinking of myself, there are much better options from Australia, NZ, North America etc

although do you think theyd pay for beer as well ?

Nicole Masters?
Charles Massy?
...........

Samcowman · Nov 22, 2018

Gabe Brown??? Stuck into his book at the moment. Really easy read and informative.

Farmer Roy · Nov 22, 2018

ShooTa said:
OKay ill bite, roy @Farmer Roy - money no object - if you could attend who would you want to hear speak?

Gabe Brown would definitely be at the top of my list .
Joel Salatin
Alan Savory

For soil scientists / biology, Nicole Masters, Elaine Ingham, Christine Jones, Joel Williams, David Johnson

Australian farmers. Charles Massy, Col Seis, David Marsh, Charlie Arnott. From a younger, more arable based viewpoint - Grant Sims. He is doing some really interesting things with cover crops, companion / intercropping & reintroducing / integrating livestock into his arable operation

That's just for starters

Farmer Roy · Nov 22, 2018

Brisel said:
No XXXX Gold over here, though I'm sure we could buy normal lager and pee in it to dilute it down

Haha - nah, Gold's only for rehydration in a hot climate. I'd be looking for a lot more diversity & flavour than that
To be honest, I never liked beer till I lived in the U.K. - you have some fantastic Ales & Bitters etc

Samcowman · Nov 22, 2018

@Farmer Roy
Cough “cider” cough

Farmer Roy · Nov 23, 2018

Samcowman said:
@Farmer Roy
Cough “cider” cough

I went to the Towcester Folk Festival in 1989 ? where I was first introduced to the delights of cider & scrumpy.

Driving back to where I was working the next day, is the first & only time I have ever vomited while still driving . . .

in my defence, I was young & in bad company

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