Regenerate Outcomes Soil Health Workshop: Penllyn Estate Farm, Wales
Learn to reduce farm input costs, improve crop and livestock performance and grow profits with regenerative pioneer Dr Allen Williams
Date and time
Location
Penllyn Estate Farm
Llwynhelig Cowbridge CF71 7FF United KingdomRefund Policy
Agenda
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Day 1 - Wednesday 11th June
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Welcome
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Understanding the 6-3-4 approach to soil health
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Coffee break
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Improving soil health at Penllyn - challenges and opportunities
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Stuart Johnson on maximising profits and performance on a mixed farm
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
Practical field sessions
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Question gathering ahead of day two
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Drinks and BBQ
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Day 2 - Thursday 12th June
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Q&A and breakout session
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Understanding soil and plant tests
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Coffee break
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Dr Allen Williams on the carbon and nitrogen cycles
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Introduction to adaptive multi-paddock grazing
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Practical field sessions
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Closing comments and farewell
About this event
- Event lasts 1 day 8 hours
Join regenerative agriculture pioneer Dr Allen Williams, 2023 Soil Farmer of the Year Stuart Johnson and brilliant soil microbiologist Kyle Richardville for two days of practical insights into how to reap the benefits of building healthy soil.
The Soil Health Workshop is free to attend for Regenerate Outcomes members. Please contact our team for a discount code.
Tickets include lunch and refreshments on both days and a delicious BBQ dinner provided by Penllyn Estate Farm's Forage Farm Shop and Kitchen on the first evening.
Not yet a member of the Regenerate Outcomes programme? If you attend the Soil Health Workshop and subsequently join our programme, we'll refund the cost of your ticket.
Soil Health Workshops are also taking place in Scotland and the Cotswolds. Find out more about the Cotswolds event here and the Scotland event here.
The Soil Health Workshop will be led by:
World-renowned regenerative farmer Dr Allen Williams
A sixth generation farmer from South Carolina, Allen is one of the biggest names in the regenerative farming movement, having featured in films including Kiss the Ground, Soil Carbon Cowboys and, most recently, the documentary Roots so Deep.
Allen is one of the founding members of Understanding Ag alongside regenerative farming pioneer Gabe Brown - the author of Dirt to Soil .
The Understanding Ag team consults across over 35 million acres of farmland, covering all farming systems, soil types and climate zones.
Soil Farmer of the Year 2023 Stuart Johnson
Fifth generation farmer Stuart began using strip tillage on West Wharmley Farm, near Hexham, 10 years ago in a drive to cut costs.
It was the beginning of a transition to regenerative farming practices which has seen a reduction in the farm’s reliance on fertiliser, chemicals and other external inputs, while increasing its resilience to fluctuations in the weather and economy.
Stuart now works with farmers across the UK to grow profits and increase crop and livestock performance by building healthy soil.
Soil health consultant Kyle Richardville
Kyle grew up on a 2000 hectare arable, fruit and vegetable farm in the “corn belt” in Indiana and caught the “soil bug” while studying soil microbiology and food nutrition.
He is now a soil health consultant helping farmers across the UK develop tailored soil health plans.
About Penllyn Estate Farm
Penllyn Estate Farm, in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales, is a mixed farm of approximately 2000 acres that has been owned and managed by the Homfray family for 250 years.
The farm comprises 1000 acres of arable, a flock of 40,000 laying hens, 800 acres of grassland grazed by 1000 Romney ewes and a herd of Angus cattle, and 200 acres of woodland and habitat.
Recent years have seen the proactive adoption of regenerative farming principles, including direct drilling, increased livestock / arable integration and a marked reduction in the use of artificial inputs.