AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY EVENTS
The Rutland Agricultural Society are proud to be sponsoring a number of places on the BASIS Accredited Sustainable Land Management Courses provided by The Allerton Trust.
The Society will fund up to 10 places on the course to anyone who can show they are involved in farming and live within a 15 mile radius of the Rutland Showground LE5 7TW. Please send your application for sponsorship to Juliana White -Livestock Secretary – at Juliana@rutlandshowground.com
The Emma Molesworth Trust can consider applications for these Sustainable Farming courses, as well as other farming-related educational courses. Please contact: lbarker-johnson@rutland.gov.uk for more information.
Members’ Autumn Evening Talks 2023
Certificate in Sustainable Land Management (CLSM)
This course provides a practical insight into the key legislation, principles, application of measures and understanding of on-farm and landscape scale opportunities for advisers and land managers, to carry out effective environmental land management. The knowledge acquired through the completion of this advanced course will help to underpin the delivery of agri-environment scheme applications (including ELM) and ongoing management to achieve the desired outcomes.
Course Dates: March, April, July, October and November 2023
Cost: £1002 + VAT including lunch and refreshments
To find out more about the courses and book your place, visit:
https://www.allertontrust.org.uk/training/sustainable-land-management/
RAS Members’ Farm Visit
Daylesford farm in Gloucestershire has been farmed organically for over 35 years. Producing pedigree Friesian, Aberdeen Angus and South Devon cattle; pedigree Kerry Hill, Ryeland, Cotswold, Texal and commercial Llyen sheep; laying hens, turkeys and geese. As a mixed farm, they grow combinable crops including winter and spring oats, wheat, triticale, barley and occasional beans. Rotational leys are an essential part of the system and they have 540 hectares of permanent pasture. The farm has 40 bee hives across 5 apiary sites.
Daylesford farm strives to be truly sustainable by using no pesticides or fertilisers, managing field rotations, creating wildlife habitats, harvesting rainwater, installing solar panels and by practicing animal husbandry of the highest standards. Ruminant livestock are fed a GM-free, organic, forage-based homegrown diet. They are committed to reducing fossil fuel usage and carbon emissions, and they’re well on their way to sending nothing to landfill.
With their own abattoir, they produce own-branded products from their food production units, marketed via online sites like Ocado. Daylesford Farm also has a farm shop, butchers, café, a cookery school, holiday cottages and health spa.
Find out more about Daylesford Organic Farm at https://agricology.co.uk/farmer-profiles/richard-smith/