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BGS and AHDB join forces to offer grazing mentoring
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<blockquote data-quote="Agriland RSS" data-source="post: 7825755" data-attributes="member: 105608"><p>Written by William Kellett from Agriland</p><p></p><p>The British Grassland Society (BGS) and the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) are offering farmers the opportunity to receive one-to-one guidance to improve their grazing strategy.</p><p></p><p>Farmers will receive impartial guidance and ongoing support about their grassland management from an experienced grazing mentor.</p><p></p><p>The mentors are livestock producers and grassland managers who have undergone training to help farmers set goals, plan and overcome any weaknesses to improve grassland efficiency.</p><p></p><p>Siwan Howatson, AHDB animal health and welfare senior scientist, said:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>“Better production and utilisation of grass and forage provides an opportunity to reduce costs and optimise profits on any livestock farm, and the key to success is to learn from other farmers’ experiences and expertise.”</p><p></p><h2>New mentors</h2><p></p><p>Eight new mentors joined the project this year, with a mixture of dairy, beef and sheep farmers across Britain, from Cornwall to Perthshire.</p><p></p><p>Farmers will receive two visits from their mentor, alongside conversations to help with problems and update on progress. They may also visit their mentor’s farm if appropriate.</p><p></p><p>Kenton Bennett, dairy farmer from Dorset, has had a BGS grazing mentor since May 2021 to help him get more from his grass.</p><p></p><p>He said:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>“You can take a lot of knowledge from someone that’s already been through it.”</p><p></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/bgs-and-ahdb-join-forces-to-offer-grazing-mentoring/" target="_blank">BGS and AHDB join forces to offer grazing mentoring</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk" target="_blank">Agriland.co.uk</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/bgs-and-ahdb-join-forces-to-offer-grazing-mentoring/" target="_blank">Continue reading on the Agriland Website...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Agriland RSS, post: 7825755, member: 105608"] Written by William Kellett from Agriland The British Grassland Society (BGS) and the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) are offering farmers the opportunity to receive one-to-one guidance to improve their grazing strategy. Farmers will receive impartial guidance and ongoing support about their grassland management from an experienced grazing mentor. The mentors are livestock producers and grassland managers who have undergone training to help farmers set goals, plan and overcome any weaknesses to improve grassland efficiency. Siwan Howatson, AHDB animal health and welfare senior scientist, said: “Better production and utilisation of grass and forage provides an opportunity to reduce costs and optimise profits on any livestock farm, and the key to success is to learn from other farmers’ experiences and expertise.” [HEADING=1]New mentors[/HEADING] Eight new mentors joined the project this year, with a mixture of dairy, beef and sheep farmers across Britain, from Cornwall to Perthshire. Farmers will receive two visits from their mentor, alongside conversations to help with problems and update on progress. They may also visit their mentor’s farm if appropriate. Kenton Bennett, dairy farmer from Dorset, has had a BGS grazing mentor since May 2021 to help him get more from his grass. He said: “You can take a lot of knowledge from someone that’s already been through it.” The post [URL='https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/bgs-and-ahdb-join-forces-to-offer-grazing-mentoring/']BGS and AHDB join forces to offer grazing mentoring[/URL] appeared first on [URL='https://www.agriland.co.uk']Agriland.co.uk[/URL]. [url="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/bgs-and-ahdb-join-forces-to-offer-grazing-mentoring/"]Continue reading on the Agriland Website...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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