Pasture for Life

JOIN US FROM YOUR KITCHEN THIS WINTER From January to March 2025, we"ll meet online every week. Hear from the experts - farmers, researchers and consultants - on topics from making the most of your wool clip, leather from your own animals, Pasture for profit: improve your margins, direct sales, restoring biodiversity on chalkland through grazing, pasture pigs, challenges and benefits of grazing sheep in vineyards, and way more. ✉️ Exclusively for our members - email membership@pastureforlife.org for more info.

🎙️ Our Technical Director Nikki Yoxall and farmer at Grampian Graziers in Aberdeenshire, discusses her varied career before moving into farming, human nutrition, the issue of measuring carbon emissions from farms, and more, on the Grounded podcast. 🎧 https://t.co/za9htM9t0d

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PfL Members get exclusive access to the Moredun Research Institute's series of webpages, specifically the Environmentally Sustainable Livestock Farming (ELF) Working Group. Check your inbox this week for our latest membership newsletter for more information. 📨 Last month, our Technical Director, Nikki Yoxall, and Chair Johnnie Balfour, attended the Moredun Research Institute's event on 'The role of livestock in future food security'. There, they were presented to Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, representing livestock farming in Scotland. It was a great event, highlighting collaborations between research and farming sectors in Scotland and celebrating the role of livestock. #pastureforlife #moredunresearch

2 days to go till ORFC25 and it's still not too late to join online! We can't wait to welcome so many friends and allies to the in-person and online conferences. We're incredibly grateful to all of our partners, speakers, and attendees who make it all possible. In addition to having access to a diverse range of talks, as of today, all online and in-person ticket holders will have access to our delegates-only notice board, a hot-spot for posting jobs, research opportunities, and any other announcements, news, or events 🌿 If you're looking for a place to get out a message to all other delegates at the conference - the noticeboard is the place to do it! Online tickets are still available: https://lnkd.in/e2SfQ9PH Soil Association The Landworkers' Alliance Animate Earth Collective Pasture for Life Real Farming Trust Shared Assets La Via Campesina European Coordination Via Campesina Emergent Generation

👨🌾 Farmers and crofters, join us next week at Lumphinnans Farm in Fife for an interactive workshop to explore: 👩🌾 What #WholeFarmPlans are 🐄 What the new requirements will mean for your farm 🦋 How you can use the WFP framework to boost the resilience of your business. All welcome! Book online 👇 📢 https://lnkd.in/ervVBJd3 From 15 May 2025, in order to receive #BasicPaymentScheme (BPS) payments, every farmer and crofter in Scotland will have to demonstrate that they have started to baseline land and livestock management practices, identified opportunities for improvement and are working towards being more sustainable, efficient and resilient. We will use Lumphinnans, a mixed livestock and arable unit with woodland, as a live example to work through the required audits and plans and explore how these can be used to plan and implement a reduction in inputs and a move towards more regenerative practices. #TreesOnFarm #Agroecology #Woodland #SoilHealth #Biodiversity #Carbon #IPM #AnimalWelfare SAC Consulting The Landworkers' Alliance Propagate Nature Friendly Farming Network Nourish Scotland Pasture for Life The James Hutton Institute The Scottish Government Scottish Environment LINK Scottish Crofting Federation NFU SCOTLAND Scotland's Farm Advisory Service

📅 Join us next week at High Hall Farm, Cumbria! Hear how Tom and Jimmy Stobart have revitalised their farm by introducing new livestock breeds, enhanced soil health, and implemented wood pasture for grazing. Followed by a demo of the Upland Farmer Toolkit - a valuable resource designed to help build resilient upland farm businesses. 📍 https://lnkd.in/eXKHqQev Nidderdale National Landscape, Lake District National Park, Yorkshire Dales National Park, Foundation for Common Land, UNESCO, North Pennines National Landscape,

There are only 4 days to go till ORFC25! It's important to us that everyone can partake in the knowledge-sharing happening in Oxford next week, regardless of where they are. Therefore, subsidised online tickets are available for farmers, growers, and students, as well as free tickets for those who would otherwise not be able to attend (no application required). An online ticket will connect you directly to the action, granting access to a wide range of livestreamed sessions, including but not limited to: 🌱 Farming today for the climate of tomorrow 🌱 New pathways towards land justice 🌱 Practical take-homes on: living mulches, tree fodder, nitrogen-fixing straw 🌱 Traditional ecological knowledge and land-based wisdom 🌱 Building a fossil-free food system 🌱 Livestock grazing for biodiversity 🌱 Healthy organic and biodynamic soils 🌱 Whole farm approaches and the role of tech 🌱 Workers’ rights and social justice in food systems 🌱 Building an anti-fascist farming movement 🌱 Ultra-processed foods and agroecological diet 🌱 Global farmer connections and much more! Online delegates can also ask questions directly to speakers and make connections with other delegates, allowing for community building from anywhere. Online tickets are still available: https://lnkd.in/e2SfQ9PH Emergent Generation Soil Association Riverford Organic Farmers Shared Assets Rooted Magazine Feminist Food Journal Pasture for Life Real Farming Trust Animate Earth Collective The Landworkers' Alliance

✨ Oxford Real Farming Conference 2025! ✨   We're excited to be in Oxford later this week for the Oxford Real Farming Conference 2025, where we'll be hosting a panel session focused on engaging younger farmers and inspiring them to adopt nature-friendly farming practices. 🧑🏻🌾   The session will feature three great projects:   🌱 Pasture for Life – Regenerative internship programme in Scotland 🌱 FWAG South West – Training Royal Agricultural University students in nature-friendly farming 🌱 Food, Farming and Countryside Commission – Inspiring young farmers in Northern Ireland   💬 Hear directly from the young farmers involved as they share the impact that these programmes have had and the lessons they’ve learned so far.    📅 Date: 10 January 2025 🌾 Session: Insight from nature-friendly farming leadership programmes across the UK 🧑Speakers: Jamie Jack, Jenny Phelps, Connor Nesbitt, Andrew McKee & Chair: Will Steadman 📍 Location: St Columba’s United Reformed Church SANCTUARY    🎟️Haven't registered yet? You can still join us online: https://lnkd.in/e2SfQ9PH   We look forward to seeing you there! 

Pasture for Life will be at Oxford Real Farming Conference 2025. Next week Thursday 9th to Friday 10th January, Online. Explore everything from practical farm advice to food policy, land justice and indigenous wisdom. PfL will have a stand in the Town Hall, plus we'll be involved in the following online discussions: 🧈 Doing Dairy Differently. Panel chaired by Sara Hall from our Research Team. 📅 Thursday, 9th January | ⏰ 11:00 AM 🧶 Homegrown Fashion: The British Fibres Regenerating Landscapes and Creativity. Featuring Sara Grady from our partner British Pasture Leather, who source hides from PfL certified farms to create traceable and sustainable leather. 📅 Friday, 10th January | ⏰ 11:00 AM 🚜 Farm Deep Dive: Nunwell Home Farm Discussion chaired by our Executive Director Jimmy Woodrow. 📅 Friday, 10th January | ⏰ 1:00 PM Have you got your ORFC ticket yet? Book at @oxfordrealfarmingconference or via the link below 📌 https://lnkd.in/e2SfQ9PH