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Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow an announcement from Groundswell on some of the
speakers at the Groundswell No-Till show on 28 and 29 June at Lannock Farm,
Weston, Herts, UK.
Apologies for any cross-posting.
*Amir Kassam *
*Moderator*
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Date: Sun, Jun 25, 2017 at 7:59 AM
Subject: Dr. Christine Jones, Graeme Sait, David Montgomery and news from
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Next week, the Groundswell Show opens it's doors to a host of farmers and
enthusiasts from the UK and further afield, to hear a selection of the
world's experts on areas of soil health and low input farming practices.
Start planning your day with the Event Schedule
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*Exhibitors list
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demonstration field information.
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Below, a recap of some of the speaker highlights, but first a reminder
about the request from *Dr. Jackie Stroud at Rothamsted Research* for
farmers to bring their soil samples to Groundswell. This is as part of her
nationwide survey into soil stability in tilled and no-tilled soils.
Collecting the samples is easy, follow the instructions here for what is
required
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Don’t miss our fantastic headline speakers:
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*Dr. Christine Jones (Aus)*
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Renowned Soils Ecologist and founder of 'Amazing Carbon'
Talks:
*Grass-Fed Day:*
Grazing Management and the Hummification of the Soil 11.00
*No-Till Day: *
'Agricology Hour' Panel discussion "How could no-till work on your farm?"
11.15
The Liquid Carbon Pathway 13..30
*Rick Bieber (USA)*
'Soil Care-Taker' who has been in a continuous low disturbance no-till
system for 30 years, using cover crops for the past 18 years.
*Talks: Grass-Fed Day:*
Joining Bud Davis for the Rainfall Simulator Demonstration 11.00
Rick Bieber and Keith Thompson - Integrating Livestock into cropping lands
13.00
*No-Till Day *
'Stumbling and Learning' Lessons from 30 years in a no-till system 16.00
*Graeme Sait (Aus)*
Founder & CEO of Nutri-Tech solutions. Over the last 21 years NTS has
pioneered many popular approaches to soil and plant nutrition in Australia.
He is author of 'Nutrition Rules!'
Talks:
*Grass-Fed Day:*
Improving Nitrogen Management For Soil, Stock and Planetary Health, 09.30
Mastering Microbes 16.30
*No-Till Day*
Nutrition Farming Explained 08.45
Nutrition Farming Essentials 10.00
The Marvels of Organic Matter 16.00
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*David Montgomery and Anne Biklé (USA)*
Authors of ‘The Hidden Half of Nature’ and 'Growing a Revolution, Bringing
our Soil Back to Life'
Talks:
*Grass-Fed Day: *
The Hidden Half of Nature 14.30
*No-Till Day:*
Growing a Revolution 10.00
*What's on in the Soil Tent*
The first ever Groundswell Soil Tent will be live in the Roadshott Field
(next to the Drill Demonstration area) on the 29th June.
Inside you'll find:
*Graeme Sait - Nutrition Farming Explained 8.45 - 9.30*
Take the approach of focusing on the root cause of problems rather than the
symptom, understand key mineral ratios that determine productivity and
resilience. Gain understanding the Hummus is the keystone of fertility and
soil health and learn how to preserve and regenerate Organic matter in this
overview of the Nutrition Farming approach.
*Cranfield University - Soil Testing 9.30 - 10.00*
Join research scientists Dr. Jacqueline Hannam and Dr Lynda Deeks with
research students Alex Cooke and Tom Storr of Cranfield University. They
will be showcasing some of their ongoing experiments and revealing results
of an ongoing study into cover crop use and management.
*Keith Thompson (USA) 'Fails, Missteps and how to move on to regenerative
farming' 10.00 - 11.00*
Keith farms near Osage City, Kansas USA. The farm has been continuous
no-till since 1991. He will shed light on diverse cropping rotations, cover
crops and forage crops, and how to move onto regenerative farming.
*Bud Davis and Keith Thompson - Rainfall Simulator Demonstration 11.20 -
11.40*
Bud Davis will present the incredible impact of 2" rainfall upon
differently tilled soils, with Keith Thompson, experienced no-till farmer
from Kansas, USA
*Jackie Stroud, Earthworm Studies 11.45 - 12.15*
Dr. Jackie Stroud of Rothamsted Research focuses on earthworm management in
agriculture. She will share her knowledge of manageing earthworm
populations, with an exhibit of CT scans of soil cores showing earthworm
activity.
*Jamie Stotska, Understanding Mycorrhizal Fungi 13.45 - 14.45*
Jamie is an expert in the use, benefits and applications of Mycorrhizal
Fungi and Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in horticulture and
agriculture. Her talk is a must for farmers interested in adopting more
biologically active production systems and no-till methods.
*Mike Harrington, Understanding Cover Crop Systems*
16.00 - 17.00
Mike is founder of Edaphos, an agronomy firm devoted to improving soil and
soil biology, to harness it's full potential and create a balanced system.
He has been advising farmers for over thirty years. Mike will be talking
about cover crop systems and how to manage and understand them
In addition to all this activity in the Soil Tent, also in the Roadshott
Field you'll find the Soil Pit, the Drill Demonstrations
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and the Kings Cover Crop trial plots
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to examine.
Down in the conference area there's all the speakers in the Conference
Barn, Seminar Barn, as well as the exhibitors in the pasture field.
We look forward to hosting you on the 28/29th June.* If you have not bought
your ticket yet, please do so in advance to save time on the day. You can
do so here
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Many thanks, The Groundswell Team
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