Weatherproof Farming Part 2. Implementation: Towards Subsidy-Free Farming

Mon Nov 04 2024 at 09:30 am to 03:30 pm UTC+00:00

Y Plas | Machynlleth

Nature Friendly Farming Network
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Weatherproof Farming Part 2.  Implementation: Towards Subsidy-Free Farming
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Increase resilience to extreme weather, increase profits and maintain yields. A collaboration between NFFN Cymru and The Woodland Trust.
About this Event

Following on from Niels Corfield’s Weatherproof Farm Introductory Workshop, this session will develop your learning further and move you on to the implementation stage. It is designed to help farmers build resilience by improving soil health, reducing reliance on costly artificial inputs and adopting grazing systems through whole-farm planning for greater sustainability.

You’ll come away from this workshop with knowledge about:

  • Grazing management practices
  • How to set up a rotational grazing system
  • Monitoring pasture health
  • Implementing soil health interventions
  • Measuring success


To get the most out of this day, attendees will need to have attended Niels’ Weatherproof Farming workshop or be familiar with the above principles.




Outline Itinerary

9:30am - We'll meet at Y Plas (SY20 8ER) where tea and coffee will be provided. Niels will give a presentation, followed by a Q&A session. Together we'll explore different grazing management techniques as well as the practicalities of setting up a rotational grazing system.

12.45pm - Lunch (included)

1.30pm – We will head outside for in-field demonstrations and activities, looking specifically at how to set up paddocks, determine paddock size and grazing area requirements, as well as monitoring pasture health.



Equipment

Please bring with you:

  • A spade
  • Appropriate footwear and wet weather clothing
  • A notebook and pen/ laptop
  • A camera

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Ffermio er Gwaethaf y Tywydd Rhan 2 - Gweithredu - Symud tuag at Ffermio Di-gymhorthdal a Phroffidiol

Yn dilyn ymlaen o weithdy Rhagarweiniol Ffermio er Gwaethaf y Tywydd Niels Corfield, bydd y sesiwn hwn yn datblygu eich dysgu ymhellach ac yn eich symud ymlaen i'r cam gweithredu. Mae'r gweithdai hyn wedi'u cynllunio i helpu ffermwyr i adeiladu gwytnwch trwy wella iechyd pridd, lleihau'r ddibyniaeth ar fewnbynnau artiffisial costus a mabwysiadu systemau pori trwy gynllunio fferm gyfan ar gyfer gwella cynaliadwyedd.

Byddwch yn gadael y gweithdy hwn gyda gwybodaeth am y canlynol:

  • Arferion rheoli pori
  • Sut i sefydlu system bori cylchdro
  • Monitro iechyd porfa
  • Gweithredu ymyriadau iechyd pridd
  • Mesur llwyddiant


Er mwyn cael y gorau o'r diwrnod hwn, bydd angen i fynychwyr fod wedi mynychu gweithdy Ffermio er Gwaethaf y Tywydd rhagarweiniol Niels neu fod yn gyfarwydd yn gyffredinol â'r egwyddorion uchod.




Amserlen Amlinellol

9:30am - Byddwn yn cyfarfod yn Y Plas (SY20 8ER) lle bydd te a choffi yn cael eu darparu. Bydd Niels yn rhoi cyflwyniad, ac yna dilynir hynny gan sesiwn holi ac ateb. Gyda'n gilydd byddwn yn archwilio gwahanol dechnegau rheoli pori yn ogystal ag ymarferoldeb sefydlu system bori cylchdro.


12.45pm - Cinio (mae hyn wedi'i gynnwys).


1.30pm – Byddwn yn mynd mentro i’r awyr agored ar gyfer arddangosiadau a gweithgareddau yn y caeau, gan edrych yn benodol ar sut i osod padogau, pennu maint padogau a gofynion ardaloedd pori, yn ogystal â monitro iechyd porfa.




Cyfarpar

Dewch â’r canlynol gyda chi:

  • Rhaw
  • Esgidiau priodol a dillad tywydd gwlyb
  • Llyfr nodiadau a phen/glinfwrdd
  • Camera


Ymunwch â'r Rhwydwaith Ffermio er Lles Natur fel aelod am ddim i fod y cyntaf i glywed am ddigwyddiadau eraill yn y gyfres


The Woodland Trust has received £25 million in funds, thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery, to help create, protect, and restore native woodlands across the UK. This event, which guides people in achieving these goals, was made possible through these funds.

Mae Coed Cadw wedi derbyn £25 miliwn, ac mae’r diolch am hynny yn mynd i chwaraewyr People's Postcode Lottery. Bydd yr arian yn helpu gyda’r gwaith o greu, gwarchod, ac adfer coetiroedd brodorol ym mhob rhan o’r Deyrnas Unedig. Mae’r digwyddiad yma yn bosib oherwydd y cronfeydd hyn, ac yn helpu pobl i gyflawni’r nodau dan sylw.


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Y Plas, Pentrerhedyn Street, Machynlleth, United Kingdom

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