A room full of people standing and talking with the Resilient Farm Roadshow logo
📢New Blog: Reflecting on the #ResilientFarmRoadshow 🚜
Head of Agricology Matt Smee reflects on his key highlights from our Roadshow event series in partnership with AHDB, & shares links to the talk recordings in our latest blog. Available now!
Read here ➡️ ow.ly/INBb50YAFFc
#AHDB #ResilientFarming
They have a four way variety bend for milling wheat - this is delivering significantly less disease compared to single variety crops. Arable costings are £372 per ha compared to averages of £850 per ha seen elsewhere. #ResilientfarmRoadshow
Angus Gowthorpe presenting
Angus Gowthorpe 430 ac mixed farm in the Vale of York. #AHDB #ResilientFarmRoadshow
Since 2014 his approach has been farming with nature. The soil comes first - direct drilling, extensive use of cover crops, integrating livestock and low inputs are at the core of this.
Stephen Briggs standing by a screen during his presentation
Stephen Briggs at The AHDB #ResilientFarmRoadshow started by exploring resilience with a wide lens - 'what are the shocks to our farm systems that we're looking to recover from?' Economic, environmental or political? Can you function if there is a supply chain shock?
Banners for Agricology and the Resilient Farm Roadshow
Agricology booklets and materials
People mingling before the start of hte event
Dundee to Cambridgeshire to Suffolk to Shropshire and now Yorkshire. Today sees the final installment of The AHDB #ResilientFarmRoadshow
Todays speakers are Stephen Briggs, Angus Gowthorpe and Richard Bramley
📹New Video: Building a Resilient Farm Business 🚜
Farmer and Nuffield Farming scholar Tom McVeigh discusses:
🌳Creating a '3-storey' field
🌾No-till yield impact
💸Moving away from subsidy reliance
Full recording ➡️ ow.ly/rcqA50Ygv1t
#ResilientFarmRoadshow #RegenAg #Agroecology
Corn bunting sitting on a wire and singing or calling
Agroforestry systems have gone in over 51ha of the farm. Our crop is nature and in particular the Corn Bunting, they are a real love of ours on the farm and we’re seeing more and more of them. @greenacresfarm.bsky.social
#ResilientFarmRoadshow
Mark speaking in front of slide showing poppies in one half of field
Heritage wheats
In our early years of growing YQ wheat it gave us great resilience - we realised it was modern wheats that weren't working for us. We then started growing older and older wheats and engaging with a whole new supply chain of artisan bakers. @greenacresfarm.bsky.social
#ResilientFarmRoadshow
Green field below blue skies
"We were incredibly lacking in diversity before organic conversion." @greenacresfarm.bsky.social
#ResilientFarmRoadshow #organicfarming
"Our most important crop is our #herballeys, as it gives us fertility to produce the crops that come after it. Our farm system wouldn't work without diversity."
Man speaking at a podium
Next @greenacresfarm.bsky.social
on 26 years building a resilient farm system.
Going organic allowed Mark to step out of the mainstream and for the mindset shift.
And the joyful step away from the farm salesman treadmill. #ResilientFarmRoadshow #organicfarming
Slide showing N fixed and remaining after harvest termination
Can we build more legumes into our systems? There is a considerable level of N that can be fixed through them.
We don't make great use of them in this country.
Only about 4% of land in the UK has legumes in them at any one time. #ResilientFarmRoadshow
Slide showing crops with different rooting depths/breadths
If we're only growing crops in the same root zone, we're only building carbon in the same area of soil
#ResilientFarmRoadshow
Slide showing benefits of higher Soil Organic Matter/Carbon
Soils for resilience - soils need to be healthy from a physical, chemical and biological perspective.
Better levels of soil organic carbon can support improvement across all these areas.
#ResilientFarmRoadshow
Slide with text: Diversity. Can you function if there was a supply chain shock? Can you operate a farm system that can thrive with minimal human and outside inputs?
Diversity is key to farm resilience, however diversity brings more complexity and can bring more challenges. Stephen Briggs #ResilientFarmRoadshow
Speaker at platform with slide behind
Stephen Briggs getting started with a couple of definitions of what resilience means. #ResilientFarmRoadshow with AHDB
"The capacity to withstand or to recover from difficulties"
"The quality of being able to return quickly to a previous good condition after problems"
Stage set for the Resilient Farm Roadshow
We're at @harperadamsuni.bsky.social today for the fourth installment of the #ResilientFarmRoadshow with AHDB. Stephen Briggs is being joined by @greenacresfarm.bsky.social and Nicola Randall
Stephen Briggs giving a presentation in front of a screen at a Roadshow event.
💬"In the last decade we've seen the hottest, driest, wettest, coldest weather on record... adaption is crucial to make our systems more resilient to the changing climate".
Stephen Briggs shares his insight on future-proofing your farm business at today's #ResilientFarmRoadshow in East Sussex.
A barn full of people sat on chairs. They are looking at a screen and listening to a speaker.
🚜Today's #ResilientFarmRoadshow event is off to a great start at Sutton Hall Farm in East Sussex with AHDB.
Farm Manager James Wallis explains how they increased the size of their dairy to improve #resilience & move away from reliance on subsidies. 🐄
Learn more : ow.ly/nj2p50Y15zZ
🚜What is the purpose of the #ResilientFarmRoadshow? Henny Lowth from AHDB explains...
A few free tickets still remain from the South event on 22/1/26. Act fast to secure your spot!
🗓️All upcoming Roadshow dates & tickets available here: https://ow.ly/jVen50XW6u4
#RegenAg #SustainableFarming
👨🌾Still unsure whether or not to register for the Agricology/ AHDB #ResilientFarmRoadshow? Farmer James Argyle explains why you can't afford to miss this event in 2026.
🗓️Upcoming Roadshow dates + tickets here: ow.ly/CMNh50XROXj
🚜 The Agricology / AHDB #ResilientFarmRoadshow is underway!
📍 Next stop: East Sussex
📆 22 January 2026
Learn more & book 👉
ow.ly/Pg6350XFQvW
#FarmEvent #Agroecology #ClimateResilience
Tom McVeigh hits the stage at the #ResilientFarmRoadshow 🚜
Sharing the wins and failures of building a more resilient farm business.
“Productivity and resilience are two sides of a scale — you need to find the balance between the two.” 🌱
We’re back on the road with the #ResilientFarmRoadshow! Stephen Briggs & local farmer Tom McVeigh are focusing on:
• Managed complexity
• Diversification vs. specialisation
• Soil health & fertility
• Nut production & processing
• Agroforestry
• Cover crops
Stay tuned for insights from the farm!
Key steps to resilience slide
David Aglen presentation
Earlier this afternoon at the #ResilientFarmRoadshow, Farm Manager David Aglen shared his key steps to building resilience ➡️
💰Start by understanding your costs
💡Don't dismiss 'silly' ideas
🧑🤝🧑Collaboration is key
Get your free ticket to the next Roadshow: agricology.co.uk/launch-resil...
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Screen set up to present with the Resilient Farm Roadshow logo
Conference room with round tables and chairs. People in the background standing up and talking to each other.
Presentation slide with a definition of the word resilience
Stephen Briggs delivering his presentation
🚜The first event in the #ResilientFarmRoadshow series with AHDB is underway!
Today we're at the James Hutton Institute in Scotland with our expert guests, sharing the secret to building a stronger farm business. 💪
Get your free ticket to the next Roadshow: agricology.co.uk/launch-resil...
👩🔬 Farmer Profile Spotlight: Cathy Hawes from the James Hutton Inst. Centre for Sust. Cropping 🌱
The CSC explores how weeds can 🌻 boost biodiversity, 🦋 support beneficial insects & impact crop yield.
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Catch Cathy at the #ResilientFarmRoadshow Nov 21st 👉 ow.ly/lVlt50XlP86
