Livestock Event by Catchment Sensitive Farming: South East and Thames

Join Catchment Sensitive Farming and a range of guest speakers, delivering sessions providing valuable advice for livestock farmers. This workshop will include varied sessions for livestock farmers, including trial results, regulatory updates, and grant application tips, with specific themes including grazing leys, air quality and slurry managment, and effective management for the environment and managing animal welfare. The sessions are likely to be particularly relevant for dairy and pig farmers, and you should gain knowledge of services and support available from us and our partners. Over the day you will hear from: • Local Catchment Sensitive Farming advisers • Paul Arnold, CSF Air Quality specialist • The Environment Agency • Frontier Agriculture on results from their grazing trials on herbal leys (with outdoor pigs) • The Animal and Plant Health Agency • Andrew Russell, independent farm advisor on grant preparedness • Action for the River Kennet, providing local context and updates Doors will open at 9:00 for a 9:45am start. Lunch will be provided, please let us know of any dietary requirements at the time of booking. After the formal presentation sessions, there will be a chance to speak with the presenters. Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) works with farmers and partners across England to produce food in a way which protects water, air and soil. CSF provides locally informed confidential advice to farmers to aid decision making on soil, nutrient and manure management, ammonia emission reduction, farm infrastructure and machinery set-up, pesticide handling, water resources and natural flood management, land management, local environmental priorities and agricultural transition, including grants. As event organisers with control of the sign-up list, please find our Catchment Sensitive Farming Privacy Notice using the link below: Catchment Sensitive Farming privacy notice - GOV.UK