Latest speaker line-up announced for major new regenerative farming conference
kwantenpon
September 23, 2024
The full speaker line-up for LandAlive, a major new regenerative farming conference, has just been released and includes expert talks on climate-friendly farming from leading practitioners, advisors, soil specialists, policy makers, wildlife organisations and representatives from across the food supply chain. The event, at the Bath & West Showground, Somerset, on the 22nd and 23rd November, offers two days of talks and a full-scale exhibition showcasing the latest innovations, services and support to help farmers negotiate the transition towards more environmentally sustainable and profitable ways of farming.
Graham Harvey, LandAlive Programme Director,
says, “We’ve got the best of regenerative farming expertise in one place with content tailored to the particular needs and interests of farmers in the South West, but drawing in the country’s top speakers and farmer-pioneers. We’ll be looking at the nuts and bolts of regenerative farming practice, but also covering what’s new in soil science, technology, changing supply chain dynamics and, of course, the shifting subsidy landscape.”
He continues, “It’s an amazing opportunity for farmers to get
up-to-speed on the huge changes going on in farming. Paying attention to soil quality, rebuilding biodiversity and reducing dependence on chemical inputs is very much in the mainstream now. Given the bottom-line cost of inputs, and rising consumer demand for planet-friendly, gut-friendly food, it’s simply good business sense to look at more nature-based solutions.
A related theme of the conference will be how to ‘weatherproof’
farms going forward, with farm advisor Niels Corfield leading a session on this with farmer Silas Hedley-Lawrence. “Poor soil and pasture health is bringing systemic weaknesses to grazing operations,” says Corfield. “Our session will give farmers a better understanding of the causes of these issues and offer solutions that draw on first-hand experience as well as the latest soil and plant science. Amongst other benefits, this can translate into shorter housing periods for livestock, slashing costs and boosting productivity.”