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Monitor Farm launch: Hale Village
Past Event
- booking closed
20 June 2019
10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Manor Farm, Within Way, Hale, Liverpool, Halton
L24 4BZ
Programme
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Registration with refreshments |
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Welcome and introduction to the Monitor Farm programme Michelle Nuttall, AHDB |
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Farm update Bill Webb, Hale Village monitor farmer |
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Farm walk - Cropping around the farm - Current rotation - Current establishment methods including cost of establishment and display of kit - Soil types and variation |
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Lunch |
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Group SWOT analysis of the farm |
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Group discussion on top ten issues for the Monitor Farm programme |
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Winter meeting programme and close Michelle Nuttall, AHDB |
About the farm
Bill Webb farms with his son at Manor Farm in Hale Village, on the Mersey estuary. They grow potatoes, spring barley, winter barley, oilseed rape and wheat at the 417 ha farm, on a range of light to medium-heavy land. All but the barley is sold to customers within 20 miles of the farm – localism and strong links with the supply chain are key philosophies of the business. Ryegrass is the primary weed challenge at Manor Farm. Bill wants to keep learning and improving his farm, as well as bringing more locally-relevant research and knowledge to the North West.
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If you have any questions about this event, please contact us using the details below.
E michelle.nuttall@ahdb.org.uk
T 07778 143404