The Innovation for Agriculture monthly newsletter is back, bringing you the latest updates from across our projects, awards, latest articles and events.
Our aim is to provide farmers and the wider agricultural industry with opportunities to find out what's new in farming and reflect on how the latest technology and approaches might impact you.
News
In this edition we share articles on:
- Parasite management and the case for localised parasite control frameworks
- Agricultural education for children
- Acceleration of development of knowledge around on-farm compost
- An introduction to the Water Quality Farmer of the Year finalists
Spotlight article from September - Meet the Water Quality Farmer of the Year finalists
The inaugural Water Quality Farmer of the Year award will be presented later this month as part of the Royal Agricultural Society of England's annual Awards Day.
The three finalists are:
- The Allerton Project
- Tim Smith, Smith Farms
- Will Oliver, AH Oliver & Son
In this article, we meet each finalist and discover their top strategies for integrating protection of water quality with productive, commercial farming.
Read all our latest articles here.
Events
Innovation for Agriculture is organising and supporting numerous events this autumn, with opportunities for farmers with all enterprises and farm advisors. In the September edition of the newsletter we feature the following events:
- Farm of the Future: Putting farm carbon audits into practice | 17th September | Waterhay Farm Swindon
- Farm of the Future Demo: National Pig Centre and regen research | 30th September | Nigel Bertram Visitor Centre, Tadcaster
- Climate Smart Advisors AKIS Meeting | 30th September | Nigel Bertram Visitor Centre, Tadcaster
- Farm of the Future: Managing drought in 2026 and beyond | 7th October | Longnor, Shrewsbury
- Bokashi, biochar and beyond | 21st October | Sadborow Estate Yard, Chard
- Farmer feedback workshops: Water management and green finance | Various dates and locations October - December 2026 | £75 gift card and lunch for all participating farmers
- Farm of the Future: 2026 Suffolk farm study tour | 11th-12th November | Suffolk
- Farm of the Future: 2026 Borders farm study tour | 18th-19th November | Cumbria and Northumberland
Spotlight event - Farm of the Future Demo: National Pig Centre and regen research
30th September, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Nigel Bertram Visitor Centre (at the National Pig Centre), Paradise Way, Tadcaster LS24 9GF
Join Innovation for Agriculture and the Royal Agricultural Society of England at Leeds University Farm for a farm walk, an in-depth look at arable trial plots and a virtual tour of the National Pig Centre.
We will visit the Regen-Ag trials and the National Pig Centre (NPC), which is the only site in the country running simultaneous trials with indoor and outdoor pigs. Find out more and register here.
The above contains just a snapshot of the articles and events shared in the Innovation for Agriculture monthly update. To receive the full version in October, sign up to our monthly newsletter here.
