Join us for Upper Farm's first Climate Farm Demo event with Lillian Morris.
The day will explore opportunities for integrating innovative solutions into farm and landscape management. There will be presentations from local projects and community initiatives, as well as from farm consultants and agri-tech developers.
Key Information
Thursday 24th September, 10:00 - 15:00
Hope Bowdler Village Hall
Hope Bowdler
Church Stretton
SY6 7DD
Agenda
10:00 Arrival and refreshments
10.20 Lilian Morris - Welcome, introduction and history of the farm
10.30 Sally Griffiths, ADAS consultant - Presentation of Upper Farm
10.50 Dan Wrench, Shropshire Council, BioChar & pyrolysis plant at Ludlow
11.20 Mark Chappel, Hyper Agri - Innovation for Bracken control using radiofrequency energy
11.50 Lorna Taylor, Restoring Verges Project and Stretton Climate Change - Working with the local community and farmers to restore linear flower rich meadows
12.20 Lunch
13.00 Farm tour
Climate Farm Demo is a project supporting farmers to know, understand and improve their carbon footprint through creating a network of 1500 demo farms across Europe who share knowledge and experiences of implementing practices to reduce their carbon footprint and become more resilient to climate change.
This event is free to attend.
