Claire Beaumont

In Feb. @CLAtweets members met MP @timfarron @GowbarrowSam @gowbarrow Hall Farm to discuss a variety of NB topics: incorporating food & farming in our schools; calorific value vs nutrient density; intensive vs regenerative (pasture fed) livestock farming; food labelling +++

We hosted @timfarron alongside @CLANorth members to talk all things food and farming, particularly on getting across the message of food nutrition to kids and supporting farmers transitioning to better environmental practices. Always find Tim a good listener who wants change.

Help us shape the future of trees on farms. We’re seeking 12 farmers from the North of England for a workshop on 27th November 2025, 10am–3:15pm, at Gowbarrow Hall Farm, Cumbria. And we'll pay you to attend! @gowbarrow @Forest_Research organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/tr…

@herdyshepherd1 I think I offer to you every year to come over the hill and find out why we bale graze in March. Or you could listen to a recent podcast where I explain why with @WhitriggsStuart. It’s probably better to come and ask though. farmersguardian.com/news/4410805/f…

I’m sure some regen bale grazing is just made up work… the cows seem to be in fields with way more grass than ours At modest stocking densities with good grazing planning and daily movement I reckon we don’t need it

PfL members, Sam and Claire Beaumont of PfL certified @gowbarrow Farm in Cumbria, have successfully implemented bale grazing to reduce costs from £375 per head when the cattle were housed down to £30 per head, among the benefits. @FarmersGuardian 📰farmersguardian.com/feature/439435…

A great day today with @PastureForLife ladies sharing our farming experiences and celebrating the run up to Christmas with our natural and foraged wreaths 💚

@herdyshepherd1 @howemill Our reel system is a scaffold pole. Also works great. If your manufacturer can work out a way of reeling the fence in on the quad, then I’d be interested. Although sometimes I do think it’s good to get off the quad and get some exercise while walking the field.

@gowbarrow @howemill I had an Isaac - it worked great :-) And wanted a permanent solution - plus my ‘manufacturer’ is working on an adjustable reel system so made sense to do both

Been admiring these for years on American farms… allows you to drive over the electric fence easily Challenged a local gentleman to design and make me one and he absolutely smashed the job - a simple work or art and well engineered

@herdyshepherd1 @howemill Yep, our pipe and string works like a dream. It occasionally falls off when the baler twine wears through, but plenty of that around for a fix. I’m sure I’ve offered to show it to you before. Can’t believe you’ve been working with electric fence for this long without anything!

@howemill There are levels This should come in a box like an iPad

Really looking forward to this. Caroline knows her stuff, especially when it comes to the uplands.

Great to host Agriculture Minister @DanielZeichner & Defra’s @JanetHughes to discuss nature-friendly farming and ELM schemes at NFFN farms! 🐄🌾 Read the story here: ow.ly/5rZ150Tchvy #NFFNEngland #NatureFriendlyFarming

Had a fantastic day yesterday hosting @DefraGovUK @DanielZeichner and @JanetHughes to talk about #FiPL and the importance of farming in the @lakedistrictnpa. Huge thanks to @herdyshepherd1 @UllswaterCic @gowbarrow @dodgsonwood @MZebBenjamin and @SueHayman1. @LakesPlanner

It was great to host a brilliant team from Defra today to talk about FiPL alongside @lakedistrictnpa who have been so supportive of our projects. Thank you to @DanielZeichner and @JanetHughes for listening and @dodgsonwood for just being the amazing people you are! @LakesPlanner

Pulling in the crowds at @Groundswellaguk 😆

It was lovely to meet you and be able to show you around.

Anyone coming to the @natbeefassoc Beef expo tomorrow? Make sure you come and say hello 👋 @AHDB_BeefLamb will be hosting the seminar area and chairing the final session with @AW_ARobinson @gowbarrow and @RuariMart We’ll be chatting all things #sucklers and #lifewithoutsubsidy

Regenerative agriculture training and whole farm design for upland farms and estates. No. 1 in the Wilderculture Approach series is available in May. wilderculture.com/events/

Thank you to Claire & Sam for sharing their experience of #balegrazing at the @gowbarrow meeting last week. Great to see measured benefits (to #forage quality & #soilhealth) already emerging from the bale grazing #fieldlab. ahdb.org.uk/news/unlocking… @PastureForLife @TheAHDB

Join us for a pasture-fed, Michelin-prepared feast at PfL certified Park House Farm on Friday 3rd May in Cumbria, showcasing delicious meat from local PfL farmers at @gowbarrow Hall Farm, along with award winning cheese from Torpenhow Cheese Co 📸 eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-pasture-fe…

Visiting my farming family @gowbarrow in the #LakeDistrict and feeling fairly sure that these must be some of the happiest (and eventually tastiest) cows in the UK thanks to #regenerativeagriculture @PastureForLife

Bale grazing in action - thanks for the demo Claire & Sam! @gowbarrow More info on the field lab at bit.ly/4afR4xW