**BGS Grassland Farmer of the Year 2025** Entries close on 20 June. Competition open to members of local affiliated societies and full BGS members. (Those in Wales are covered by the FWGS competition) Visit britishgrassland.com/the-competitio… 📷 Dylan Jones

It's all go at Groundswell this year. Join us on the stand for talks with Andrew Lingham and Tim Parton followed by some afternoon refreshments!

Join us next week at the Groundswell #festival - the perfect place celebrate all elements of holistic growing. Pasture field G6, we'll see you there!

Heading to #Groundswell2025? Catch the Green Farm Collective on Weds 2 July, including talks from @JakeFreestone, Tim Parton & Angus Gowthorpe Drinks with Trinity AgTech (4–6:30pm, Stand PFE8)

No breakdowns & milk volumes dipping back is bringing some capacity headroom meaning spot milk moving quickly to commodity plus pricing hence big range this wk 35ppl to 45ppl del. 25tBSC price range easing £2.77kg to £2.82kg ex works, however, export returns lower c. £2.74 kg ex.

Maize coming along nicely in Lincolnshire, starch increasing daily in the strong sunshine. Maize is going to be the best gross margin crop this year.

More littering of the countryside. If I dropped this on the high street in #Cheltenham I’d get a fine, why then is it OK to release them into the countryside?

Couldn’t possibly get any more red clover blowing through that shoot, eye watering swaths! 80 acres of #RedClover silage, 24h wilt, high protein super food for cattle! BGS Field Options

BGS Grassland Farmer of the Year 2025 Our judges were out & about yesterday, visiting the first of our three finalists – Mike & Caroline Hawking (Bude Grassland Society). They run 197 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows on 94 ha near Beaworthy, Devon. Looks like they had a good day!

British Grassland Farmer Of The Year. It was a privilege to be one of the judges this year, three outstanding finalists and the winner will be announced on the 29/10/25 at the award ceremony in Caernarfon! BGS ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️🏆

#drought25 BGS EGF 2025 Raneal Valencia from Reading University presenting Multispecies Sward outperforming Ryegrass under drought conditions. #EGF25 #Herballeys #grass

25tBSC prices under increasing pressure £2.25 to £2.30kg ex works main trading volumes with the old load reported to be selling lower. EU dom prices even lower circa £2.08kg ex works equiv. Spot milk prices also lower, 30ppl to 33ppl to sell while 38ppl to 40ppl if needing to buy

📊 Data drives sustainability! Intercropping can: 🌱 increase yields by up to 30%, 🌍 cut fertiliser use by 30–40%, and 💧 boost drought resilience by 20%. Yet, only 2% of Europe’s arable land uses legume–cereal mixes. Time to scale up! 👉 leguminose.eu/intercropping

#worldearthwormday🪱 these boys doing the heavy lifting 24/7 at this time of year #showusyourworm!

The winner of the BGS Grassland Farmer of the Year 2025 is James Henderson from Ulster Grassland Society Congratulations!

Congratulations to James Henderson, Kilkeel on winning BGS Grassland Farmer of the Year A grassland enthusiast who hosted a BGS Virtual Meeting in 2021 & UGS Summer Meeting in 2023 A well-earned recognition of dedication, innovation, and excellence in grassland farming

Near 10% methane reduction, over 90% nitrate loss reduction, increased forage production...wonder when plantain will catch on?? Cian Minogue If this was white clover our knickers would be well n truly twisted! Teagasc