On the 22nd May twenty nine keen attendees set off across Bromyard Downs and down onto Warren Farm in the early evening sunshine for the first of this year’s Meadow Walks. James Hawkins, Chair of the Bromyard Downs Commoners Association, tenant farmer at Warren Farm and Herefordshire Meadows Chair of Trustees, kindly led the tour through the land he manages,… Read more →
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Woolhope Dome Workshop
On September 28th the Woolhope Village Hall was filled for a workshop entitled ‘Developing Natural Capital and Agri-environment schemes in the Woolhope Dome’. The event brought together farmers, smallholders and a whole host of other local stakeholders and organisations all interested in the management of this unique part of the county. Andrew Blake of Wye Valley AONB introduced the evening… Read more →
Herefordshire Rural Business Advice Day
The 12th Herefordshire Rural Business Advice Day will be held on Tuesday 18th October and is free to join. There will be stands representing many aspects of farming and rural business as well as a series of presentations on the most important topics affecting the rural sector in the county today. No booking required just drop in anytime. More information… Read more →
Herefordshire farmer, Russ Carrington, appointed farm manager at Knepp Estate
Regenerative farmer Russ Carrington, previously General Manager of the Pasture fed Livestock Association (PFLA), has just been appointed as a farm manager on the Burrell family’s Knepp Estate in West Sussex to scope out and oversee a new regenerative farming enterprise. Knepp Estate has become widely known for its bold rewilding project, but the new regenerative farm is being set… Read more →