Improved grassland management can increase margins, reduce inputs, and build resilience into your farm business.
Join us on 18 May at a working sheep and arable farm in Dorset to see practical approaches in action and explore how they could work in your system.
Event details
Date: Monday 18th May
Time: 12pm - 3:30pm
Location: Silton Manor Farming , Manor Farm, Church Rd, Silton, Dorset, SP8 5PR
Event information
Join Bryony and Rob Harris at Manor Farm to explore how innovative grassland management is being applied within a sheep and arable system.
Through a guided farm walk and open discussion, you will see how approaches such as precision grazing and diverse swards are being used to improve productivity, reduce reliance on inputs, and support long-term soil health.
By attending the event, you will:
- See what has worked in practice on a mixed sheep and arable farm
- Discuss how grazing and grassland approaches can be applied in different farming systems
- Explore ways to improve soil health, reduce inputs and increase resilience
- Share experiences and ideas with other farmers
This event is for you if you:
- Manage sheep and want to improve grazing performance
- Run an arable or mixed system and want to make better use of grassland
- Work on a farm and want to build your knowledge of grazing management
- Are a new entrant or considering a career in farming and want to learn from real examples
About the farm
Manor Farm is an 280 ha mixed family farm, comprising arable, sheep and energy production, managed by Rob and Bryony Harris.
The arable enterprise produces wheat, oilseed rape, spring barley, spring beans and winter hybrid rye for anaerobic digestion.
The sheep enterprise currently runs 200 Exlana ewes on permanent pasture and winter arable cover crop, with 12ha of herbal ley introduced this year.
The farm is part of the SFI scheme and Countryside Stewardship, and also has a 4.9Mw solar farm covering 10ha.
About the project
This fully funded event is part of the LUNZ Grasslands project, which focuses on improving soil health, biodiversity and farm productivity, while supporting the transition to net zero.
Grassland covers over 70% of UK farmland and plays a vital role in food production, environmental management and farm resilience.
Key timings
12pm – Registration & light lunch
1pm – Welcome and introduction to the LUNZ Grassland project
1.30pm – Farm overview and Bryony’s approach to grassland management
2pm – Farm walk looking at how grassland management practices in action
3pm – Tea / coffee and discussion
3.30pm – Close
Places are limited. Register now to secure your place.
