LEAFcast

As UK farms face increasingly frequent periods of hot, dry weather, building resilience to drought and heat stress is becoming a key priority for livestock farmers. In this LEAF Digs Deeper webinar, dairy farmer Stuart Rogers of Longmoor Farm shares practical insights from his five-year regenerative farming journey and discusses how different approaches can help livestock farms become more resilient to a drier future. Drawing on real experiences from his 125-hectare dairy farm in Dorset, St...

How do we accelerate the adoption of regenerative farming practices? Our expert panel explores the role of peer-to-peer learning, co-design and consumer engagement in driving change at scale. Featuring Fiona Rust (LEAF), Dr Johnny Wake (Courteenhall Estate & LEAF Trustee), Dr Tom Pearson (West Cambridgeshire farmer) and Dr Alice Mauchline (University of Reading). Support the show

Farmers, growers and partners involved in the M&S Plan A: Farming for the Future programme share their experiences of change, the lessons they've learned and the early benefits they're seeing. Alongside expert perspectives from Lucinda Langton and Peter Kennedy (M&S), David Webster (LEAF), Ian Robertson (SSM) and Clive Thomas (SAX), the discussion explores how collaboration, advice and peer learning are helping drive progress across the farming community. Support the show

Bringing together farmers, researchers and industry partners from the NUE-Leg Project, this session explores how novel legumes are being tested in commercial livestock systems and what we're learning from real-world trials. The panel shares an honest discussion on reducing nitrogen inputs, farmer-researcher collaboration, system performance and trade-offs, and the practical challenges and opportunities of adopting lower-nitrogen farming approaches at scale. Featuring project farmers: John &am...

How can collaboration between farmers and researchers drive real change on the ground? In this LEAF Digs Deeper session, we explore how co-designed research is helping to bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and practical farming decisions. We’re joined by: - Nick Down – Farm Manager at Yattendon Estate and Head of Sustainability at Velcourt Ltd. - Dr Alice Mauchline – Associate Professor of Agricultural Ecology and Education at the University of Reading. Together, they discuss the p...