The UK Dairy Carbon Network Open Farm Events
The UK Dairy Carbon Network is launching its first open meetings for dairy farmers through practical on-farm events. Hosted on participating farms, the sessions showcase ways to improve efficiency and profitability while cutting greenhouse gases, focusing on slurry and soils, youngstock rearing and silage, with real-world demonstrations on farms.
Thursday, 26 February 2026 – Squeezing value from slurry and soils
Mason House Farm, Clitheroe, Lancashire BB7 3DD
This meeting will focus on understanding how the value of slurry and manure can be maximised by understanding soil conditions, nutrient availability and application timing. Through practical demonstrations, farmers will see how improving soil health can increase forage production, reduce fertiliser costs and support lower emissions.
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Wednesday, 11 March 2026 – Setting up heifers for a profitable lifetime
Two Pools Farm, Iron Acton, Bristol, South Gloucestershire BS37 9XD
This meeting will explore how to make every calf count, highlighting how small but important management decisions, from early disease detection to housing, ventilation and feeding, can have a lasting impact on growth, health and future milk performance, animal longevity/productive life in the herd, alongside reduced emissions.
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Wednesday, 18 March 2026 – Silage Secrets and Clamp Confessions
Sibbersfield Farm, Sibbersfield, Chester, Cheshire CH3 6NX
A practical, no-nonsense workshop with Dave Davies of Silage Solutions, demonstrating why producing high-quality silage is often cheaper than producing average or poor silage. The session will show how better silage can increase milk from forage, reduce reliance on bought-in feed, improve cow health and also contribute to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
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Further information
Find out more and secure your place at ukdairycarbonnetwork.co.uk/events
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