Crediton, Devon
Joined August 2014
The winter programme is rapidly coming together, if you would like to recommend a speaker or get yourself added to the invite list do get in touch
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Next week on Thursday 18th May at 6pm the MGA is running a FREE online undersowing/ cover crops course. @TheMaizeMan To book your place go to our Eventbrite page now bit.ly/3LdJSsH
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Our partner organisations are running additional and specialist workshops which are available in all counties. Full list here: eventbrite.co.uk/o/future-fa… @BIPsouthwest @thedrcompany @northdevonplus @Cosmic_UK @CreedyAssociate @SBAenterprise
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🐄⚠️JOB OPPORTUNITY - HERDSPERSON - 180 COW HERD - ROBOTIC MILKING⚠️🐄 We’re very excited to be advertising for this position & we want to hear from 🫵YOU🫵 if you have the qualities we’re looking for (details below). Contact Neil on 07710 608114 or [email protected]
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One week to go until day one of our online conference! See the exciting and thought-provoking line up below and email the office for more information. A massive thanks must go to @BASFAgro @samcosystem @VaderstadUK for sponsoring the event 🌽✨
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Our next webinar session is tomorrow evening 7-8pm, John Morgan of @CreedyAssociate will talk through ammonia emissions in agriculture and practical ways farmers can reduce them on farms: farmingadviceservice.org.uk/…
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We're running our photo competition again this year! 📸 Looking forward to seeing evidence of your sustainable maize growing. @Grainseed have kindly offered to send a prize to the winning photographer and your photo will feature on MGA news and publications, along with your name
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A week today is our Autumn farm walk at Swannaton Farm, Sandford. The Stephens family are beef and sheep farmers who are focusing on improving soil health as a key aspect of their grassland management. The walk is kindly sponsored by @Yara_UK 🌱 Please contact us for more info
Excellent turnout at the first of our open trial site events and our first in-person gathering since 2019! A great intro to the @OPICOag hoe trialled here to end the evening. Thanks to @wessexwater @cffertilisers @qlfuk for supporting this site – at Shepton Mallet, England
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*Spring Farm Walk* All are invited! @Blakedairy will be welcoming us to their farm for our next walk. See details below. Kindly sponsored by Matford Arable
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Another month and another @BASISRegLtd Podcast episode. This month I had the pleasure of speaking to some of our award winners - @BethDuchesne92 @FrontierAg @CreedyAssociate
🆕#Podcast Studio🎙️- BASIS Awards🏆 In this months episode @GregHopkinsonAg speaks to three recent winners of BASIS awards which are presented each year to outstanding candidates in a number of BASIS qualifications Spotify: spoti.fi/2On6FHe Apple: apple.co/3bV2Pxr
Winner 1! Tom Land, LANDWRX Ltd! Plate meter reads 3033kg DM/ha of IRG undersown 26-Jun @ 18kg/ha. Grazed by 🐑 in Dec, will be silaged, burnt off, drilled to maize. ROI due to grazing/silaging, prevented erosion, no effect on maize yield, and grown from nutrients already in soil
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SAVE THE DATE! We’re excited to tell you that for 2021 we’re taking our annual maize conference online! It’ll be split into two three-hour sessions on 23rd Feb and 2nd March. Keep tuned for more info! Our fab sponsors this year are @samcosystem and @Yara_UK 🌟🌽
DGS walk with @LIC_UK_Ltd Piers Badnell on managing grass to maintain quality and consistent growth. Key message: understanding grass growth rate and demand to better utilise what is available. Do you know your growth rate and demand this week? 🌱Thanks to hosts @sandfordmilkco
Looking forward to seeing you there, email us if you can join! Free to attend and open to members and non-members. Also, @BASISRegLtd points applied for so may be a good opportunity to pick up some of those missed points this year! 🌱🐄
Next Wednesday! Please let us know if you plan to attend so that we can monitor numbers. Should be a great opportunity for livestock farmers to pick up tips and ask question with Piers Badnell from @LIC_UK_Ltd 🐄🐑🦌🐐🐂 Thanks to @sandfordmilkco for hosting. @BritishGrass
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We’re on the look out for organic grass silage for this winter. Will look at clamp and bales but looking for large volumes. Would be interested in speaking to anyone who may have spare. Please RT thanks
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One week to go! The Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier application deadline is 31 July. Can’t meet this due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak? Read our update: gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-… @NFUtweets @DefraFAS @CLAtweets @IAgSA_UK @DefraGovUK @tenantfarmers
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An early document published in 1998. Perhaps ahead of its time when EA formed a partnership with MGA. We tried to produce a document that covered a range of management issues for a particular crop. @maizegrowers @CreedyAssociate Maize shaped my career! adlib.everysite.co.uk/adlib/…
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We are supporting a panel discussion from @BritishGrass with special guests discussing the impact of herbal leys on animal performance and soil health as well as sharing their experience of establishment and management. (22 July at 7pm) @AHDB_Dairy ow.ly/mW7T50AyUDB
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Maize undersowing in North Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 is a GO. Great machine for the job.. – at Wales, United Kingdom
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