SWFarmConsultants

SWFC is now part of @TerraFarmer_Ag, a pioneering new agricultural consultancy, servicing farmers and growers across the UK and beyond! Click below for news about this exciting development and follow @TerraFarmer_Ag👇 swfarmconsultants.com/swfc-is-now-pa… #RegenerativeFarming #Soil #SoilHealth

SWFC is now part of @TerraFarmer_Ag, a pioneering new agricultural consultancy, servicing farmers and growers across the UK and beyond! Click below for news on this exciting development and follow @TerraFarmer_Ag👍 swfarmconsultants.com/swfc-is-now-pa…

SWFC is now part of @TerraFarmer_Ag, a pioneering new agricultural consultancy, servicing farmers and growers across the UK and beyond! Click below for news about this exciting development and follow @TerraFarmer_Ag👇 swfarmconsultants.com/swfc-is-now-pa… #RegenerativeFarming #Soil #SoilHealth

Rather a “No shit, Sherlock” moment! It's widely known that much of the Southwest/West country is only fit for grazing, not crop growing. But, still, useful to have a scientific confirmation...😌 #farmingUK

@JoeWStanley Rather a “no sh*t, Sherlock” moment! But still useful to have a scientific confirmation...

Oh, look. Convert historic permanent pasture to arable in regions of the country only suited to livestock production & you get an economic & environmental cataclysm. SURPRISE. farminguk.com/news/-regular-…

Farm Net Zero is a great project and SWFC's Anthony Ellis is involved as one of the Monitor Farms. Lots of info/printable fact sheets already available on the @FarmCO2Toolkit website--and still 3 years of the project to go! Find out more at farmcarbontoolkit.org.uk/farm-net-zero/ #FarmNetZero

Next, FNZ staff presentations on data collected from the project so far. Diversity seemed to be a key message: for example, #earthworms appear to migrate to areas of trial fields with the most diversity in the sward. Fascinating stuff! 2/3

Great turnout for the Farm Net Zero conference yesterday, hosted by Blable Farm, Wadebridge. We were treated to a fascinating farm walk with Mike & Sam Roberts, where they explained their system ethos for suckler beef production. 1/3

SWFC’s Anthony Ellis continues to be “seriously impressed with this undersown herbal ley,” following a home #FarmTrial of undersowing oats. The sheep are now in and clearly happy! #herballey #undersowing #harvest22 #oats #fertility #soilhealth #carboncapture @natsheep

Read how a Hampshire grower became Soil Farmer of the Year with a combination of catch, cover and companion crops #clubhectare @FarmersWeekly @FarmCO2Toolkit @Hutchinsons_Ag @InnovationforAg @CotswoldSeeds #soil #regenerative #ssmsoilhealth #sustainable fwi.co.uk/arable/land-pr…

The Varfell team use #Buckwheat as a short-term #CoverCrop in their rotation, sowing in late June/July after daffodils & before an autumn crop. It provides good ground cover and soil organic matter & is a fantastic end-of-season food source for pollinators! #soilhealth #farmingUK

We’re delighted to be working with Varfell Farms, the world's largest daffodil grower & packer, exploring ways to improve their daffodil & arable systems. We were out last week near Hayle grid sampling former daff fields before they return to an arable/veg rotation. 1/2 #Cornwall

We are all deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and we send sympathies to members of the Royal Family. Her devotion to duty and love of the countryside has been an inspiration to so many in the rural sector.

Good to see SWFC’s Anthony Ellis in @Southwestfarmer about his role as a Monitor Farm with the #FarmNetZero project, using #RegenerativeFarming practices to create more climate-resilient farms & ⬇️ #GHGemissons. Find out more👉👉 swfarmconsultants.com/a-farm-net-zer… #Soil @FarmCO2Toolkit

Have you ever thought of the benefits of dung beetles? No? Well, have a look at this! They even reduce greenhouse gasses! @minibeastmayhem #EcosystemServices

SWFW’s Anthony Ellis’ home #FarmTrial of undersowing oats with a herbal ley has reached its conclusion: “Some of it looks amazing! Some of it looks OK. Some of it looks like it’ll come on now it’s got some sunlight… and hopefully more rain.” #HerbalLey #Drought22 #FarmingUK

On 16 August, @guardian published ‘The most damaging farm products? Organic, pasture-fed beef and lamb’, an article by George Monbiot. We respond in brief to four claims made in the article that require specific interrogation - further evidenced on our website.🧵

Today marks the start of Love Lamb Week 2022🐑🍴 LLW aims to shine a light on the sustainability of UK sheep production, whilst also reminding consumers of the exceptional taste, quality and nutritional value of UK lamb 🍃🌦 Get involved using 👉 #LoveLamb and #LoveLambWeek

SWFC’s Anthony Ellis is sowing a diverse 5-way #CoverCrop mix at his family farm of oats, vetch, phacelia, tillage radish & forage rape: ⬆️ #SoilOrganicMatter ⬆️#SoilCarbon ⬆️#SoilHealth. Read his cover crop discussion from 2020 (about a 7-way mix): swfarmconsultants.com/cover-crops-co… #soil

Thirty years ago the farm was mostly arable, with soil organic matter of around 3%, tests last winter show we have increased it to 8% through a combination of FYM and grass, these things do not happen overnight