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SUMMARY:Field Exchange Festival
DESCRIPTION:Field Exchange is all about bringing people together to support creative approaches to sustainable agriculture and addressing climate change – a dynamic initiative designed to enhance the dialogue between agriculture and creativity\, fostering safe discussions for progressive change in farming.  \n\n\n\nTaking place on the farm of Farming for Nature Ambassador Ailbhe Gerard. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe public is invited to the Field Exchange Festival—Creative Agriculture for Thriving Communities on Brookfield Farm\, 31 August -1 September 2024. \n\n\n\nThere will be Visual Arts opening\, music performances\, feasting\, craft demonstrations\, workshops\, discussions\, farm walks\, guest speakers and more!
URL:https://www.farmingfornature.ie/events-calendar-event/field-exchange-festival/
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SUMMARY:NOTS - Introduction to Agroforestry 3-day Workshop
DESCRIPTION:NOTS are delighted to be partnering with the Irish Agroforestry Forum to offer funding toward a new 3-day course “Introduction to Agroforestry” taking place in multiple locations in August and September 2024. This 3-day course is open to farmers\, foresters\, advisors\, and anyone who is interested in the fundamentals of agroforestry for an Irish context. The course will include information on the grant applications process\, planning your agroforestry plots\, and will include a trip to Loughgall – one of the most established agroforestry sites in Europe. \n\n\n\nThe 3-day course will be split geographically with Day 1 and 2 taking place on farms either North or South depending on your preference. Day 3 will consist of a group field visit to Loughgall Agroforestry site in Co Tyrone. There is an option to take Day 1 & 2 in either Sligo (August 27th / 28th) OR Limerick (September 3rd / 4th) with both groups coming together for the final day in Loughgall on September 11th. \n\n\n\nCourse Dates: \n\n\n\n\nNorthern Session Day 1 & 2 – Ballymote\, Co Sligo: Tuesday August 27th & Wednesday August 28th.\n\n\n\nSouthern Session Day 1 & 2 – Crecora\, Co Limerick: Tuesday September 3rd & Wednesday September 4th\n\n\n\nDay 3 (Both Groups together) – Loughgall\, Co Tyrone: Wednesday September 11th (Bus travel will be provided)\n\n\n\n\nCourse Fees: \n\n\n\n\n€100 if you come thought NOTS (This is a highly attractive price for a 3-day course including lunches and bus travel to Loughgall on Day 3)\n\n\n\n\nMore Information / Course Topics: \n\n\n\n\nDay 1: Introduction to Agroforestry with Dr Jim McAdam on a farm that is planning to do agroforestry / has started the process. Will include interactive sessions working out scenarios on what your agroforestry layout would look like\, including practical on-farm demonstrations.\n\n\n\nDay 2:  Applying for the grant\, the process\, development of a checklist of what is needed for farmers to start their application. We will also discuss what works and what doesnt in an Irish context\, including species\, guards\, tree protection\, etc.\n\n\n\nDay 3: A trip to Loughall Agroforestry site in Co Tyrone on September 11th. This is the oldest agroforestry site on the island\, and is widely regarded as a best in class site in Europe. Bus will pickup / stop off at multiple stops depending on whether you attended North or South Sessions for Day 1 & 2.
URL:https://www.farmingfornature.ie/events-calendar-event/nots-introduction-to-agroforestry-3-day-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Fields Good Regenerative Farming festival
DESCRIPTION:NI’s First Regenerative Agriculture Festival \n\n\n\nDiscover how you can improve your farm’s profitability\, sustainability and make it more resilient to our ever-changing weather patterns. \n\n\n\nAt Fields Good\, you will learn how to: \n\n\n\n????Improve soil\, livestock and plant health????Grazing practices for soil health????Understand the importance of soil biology ????Monitor your soil and understand soil test results????Reduce reliance on expensive inputs????Increase resilience to climate change \n\n\n\nWith three speaker zones\, the chance to ask questions in panel discussions and practical hands-on demonstrations. \n\n\n\nHear from international experts and local regenerative farmers. Plus meet up with other farmers\, visit our plant displays\, food stalls\, bar\, evening entertainment and camping (area for tents and camper vans). \n\n\n\nHead to www.FieldsGood.co.uk for your tickets. \n\n\n\n???? Saturday 7th September???? The Sheddings\, | Glenarm Estate | Glenarm | BT44 0BLG \n\n\n\nHear from knowledgeable farmer speakers about their own transition journey\, Experts in soil health will share their wisdom on how the soil functions\, how to interpret your soil test results\, how to measure and monitor soil and forage\, and why soil biology is so important. \n\n\n\nFields Good will build practical skills\, connections and inspiration whilst addressing some of the many challenges and opportunities for the Northern Ireland food and farming industry. \n\n\n\nFields Good wants to: \n\n\n\nHelp farmers and food producers learn more about soil healthEstablish a dedicated grass roots platform that supports regenerative farmingBuild connections and engagement across the whole food systemPromote wider food citizenship \n\n\n\nFor more information visit the event website
URL:https://www.farmingfornature.ie/events-calendar-event/fields-good-regenerative-farming-festival/
LOCATION:The Sheddings\, Glenarm\, BT44 0BL
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SUMMARY:FFN Farm walk- A productive mixed-stock farm working with nature
DESCRIPTION:Farm walk & practical actions for nature with Farming for Nature Ambassador Pen Saugnier. \n\n\n\n ‘A productive mixed-stock farm working with nature’.  \n\n\n\nThe Farming for Nature (FFN) farm walks are an opportunity for FFN Ambassadors to showcase their contribution to nature and good farming practices on their land. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPen Saugnier farms near Mullingar County Westmeath where she manages a mixed organic farm with the help of her family. Her mother Diana Pickersgill bought the land in 1993 and immediately converted to organic. She planted 40 acres with a diverse multispecies sward. 5.8ha of land was planted with mixed broadleaf woodland and another 2.4ha of mixed broadleaf woodland was planted in 2018. The woodland is managed by a continuous cover system and Diana’s son looks after this aspect of the farm. As advocates for the importance of maintaining diversity on farms\, they keep a variety of stock on the land but maintains low stocking numbers. They buy in Dexter cattle and finishes them on the farm. They keep a flock of about 31 breeding ewes\, selling organic lamb to Irish Country Meats and direct to local customers. Two sows are kept on the land\, along with donkeys and chickens. Silage or hay is cut every year. External inputs on the farm consist of small amounts of organic concentrates for some of the animals during the winter. Some oats are grown on the farm every year to help supplement winter feeding and to provide straw for winter bedding. The farm is quite self-sufficient\, and the family grow vegetables for the house as well.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Pickersgills takes pride in running a productive farm\, all the while protecting and enhancing biodiversity on the land. Habitats include woodlands\, hedgerows\, wetland areas with 2 ponds\, and orchard\, meadows and wildflower areas. Subsequently there is plenty of wildlife on the farm including long eared owls\, buzzards\, pheasants\, snipe\, woodcock\, hawks\, red squirrel and lots of insects – “Last year we counted 35 different bird species before March.”
URL:https://www.farmingfornature.ie/events-calendar-event/ffn-farm-walk-a-productive-mixed-stock-farm-working-with-nature/
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SUMMARY:FFN - Farming for the Head\, Heart and the Pocket – Regenerative Systems for Sustainable Farming
DESCRIPTION:Farming for Nature Ambassador Series Farm Walk\n\nSept 21 – Farming for the Head\, Heart and the Pocket – Regenerative Systems for Sustainable Farming\n\nThe Farming for Nature farm walks are an opportunity for our Ambassadors to showcase their contribution to nature and good farming practices on their land.\n\nJames Gilmartin is a 7th generation farmer\, who farms alongside his father in North County Leitrim. James takes a wonderfully holistic approach to his farm\, recognising and valuing its importance from an environmental\, a productivity and a social/cultural point of view. James runs a mixed organic farm. He keeps a suckler herd and a small herd of Dexters\, as well as a small flock of sheep. Part of the farm is commonage and a very important HNV habitat for various flora and fauna species\, including the endangered Marsh Fritillary butterfly.\n\nMuch of the grassland is species-rich permanent pasture. James recognises the nature value of his farm and manages the land with this in mind – “As a farmer\, the natural world is your office!” He doesn’t want to push the land beyond its natural capability\, thus low stocking density\, low external inputs and extensive management of the land are crucial elements of his farming system. With a keen interest in regenerative agriculture\, James has been trialling holistic planned grazing on the farm for the past year. Through the NPWS Farm Plan Scheme\, James is just one of three farmers currently trialling NoFence cattle collars to deliver targeted grazing in an upland setting. He has installed PV panels on the shed roof. There is a small pond on the farm and James enjoys planting trees and hedges on the farm every year. He keeps a small number of bees on the farm as well.\n\nSaturday\, September 21 at 11am\n\nTickets costs €10.  Limited places available.  Book your place here\n\nThese events have been jointly supported by the Department of Agriculture\, Food and the Marine and the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
URL:https://www.farmingfornature.ie/events-calendar-event/farming-for-the-head-heart-and-the-pocket-regenerative-systems-for-sustainable-farming/
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SUMMARY:Farming for Nature at Earth Rising
DESCRIPTION:Farming for Nature Ambassadors Andrew Bergin\, Kate Egan and Bruce Thompson will be in conversation with Network & Outreach Officer Sarah Coonan about the realities of farming and food production and how to balance environmental\, financial and social sustainability in rural and farming Ireland.  \n\n\n\nMore information to follow. \n\n\n\nTaking place as part of the Earth Rising Festival at the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
URL:https://www.farmingfornature.ie/events-calendar-event/farming-for-nature-at-earth-rising/
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SUMMARY:Ask the Farmer Online Q&A with Michael Keegan
DESCRIPTION:‘Managing the Wicklow Uplands for conservation’ with Michael Keegan.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMichael Keegan is a sheep farm and manages a biodiversity estate in county Wicklow. Michael has made a move from intensive sheep farming to conservation farming on his lands. He is also part of a large restoration project which is a mix of upland blanket bog\, dry heath\, acid grassland\, meadows\, mixed woodlands some of which are native and some conifer plantations.  There are also two large lakes and two rivers running through the land. Michael is well versed in upland management including heather cutting\, treatment of the invasive Rhododendron plants in the woodland\, bruising and treatment of bracken\, repair and restoration of the traditional drystone walls\, management of deer population\, tagging and recording of raptors\, gathering seeds from native trees and shrubs\, and planting with native trees and shrubs.  \n\n\n\nThis is a great way to hear from Michael and his story of uplands conservation. Free to attend just register.
URL:https://www.farmingfornature.ie/events-calendar-event/ask-the-farmer-online-qa-with-michael-keegan/
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