About this Event
Nurturing the ReGen Generation - New Ideas and People
Building on the success of the inaugural gathering, the Cotswold Regenerative Agriculture Conference 2026 focuses on the people, ideas, and collaborations needed to advance regenerative farming, and how we nurture the Regen Generation. We will seek positive solutions to the challenges ahead and help participants plan their next steps.
Background
The transition to a regenerative farming future is a deep and complex journey. This transition will require more great people - throughout the food system - with the skills, knowledge and confidence to make things happen at scale and pace. We need fresh thinking, new enterprises and collaboration, and a generation of young innovative practitioners and experienced leaders.
Farmers across the Cotswolds are putting regenerative principles into action – rebuilding, improving, enhancing and reconnecting. Systems based on minimal tillage, low inputs, diverse rotations, cover crops, poly cropping, agroforestry, animal integration, adaptive grazing, integrated pest management, soil biology, habitat restoration, enterprise stacking and short supply chains are common. The region is a hot bed of regenerative agriculture.
What to expect
Venue: Boutflour Hall, Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester.
The Cotswold Regenerative Agriculture Conference is a unique one day event. It will include formal sessions and break out workshops on:
- Demystifying regenerative, organic and agroecological principles
- Breaking down the rural/urban divide
- Insightful stories and top tips from young regenerative farmers and advisors
- The value of mentoring and intergenerational knowledge in regenerative farming
- Enterprise stacking and joint ventures – make it happen
- Innovative knowledge exchange programmes – get involved
- The power of farmer led facilitated cluster groups
- Regen in action at Coates Farm at the RAU (farm walk with data)
The full list of sessions and speakers will be announced in mid-January.
About
This conference forms part of the Regenerative Agriculture Accelerator Programme (RAAP) in the Cotswolds, in collaboration with Cotswold National Landscape and Emergent Generation CIC. It is funded by a Farming in Protected Landscape (FiPL) grant from Defra. This support allows us to keep ticket costs low and the event accessible.
This conference is aimed at all those involved or interested in regenerative agriculture including farmers, farm managers, contractors, advisers, agents, facilitators, consultants, policy makers, funders, academics, researchers and students. Bring your family members and colleagues.
We invite participants from the Cotswolds region and further afield. Young people under 35 (e.g. RAU students and members of Emergent Generation) are particularly welcome and benefit from a heavily subsidised ticket. RAAP participants are free.
Tickets will sell out quickly, so we advise early booking!
Tickets include pastries on arrival, refreshment throughout the day, and a sustainably and locally sourced lunch.
If you have any questions, please call Jonty Brunyee - RAAP facilitator and conference lead on 07886 305508.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Royal Agricultural University, Stroud Road, Cirencester, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00 to GBP 33.22
