Nick Down
@nickdown21
Farm Manager & Head of Sustainability for Velcourt. LEAF Demonstration Farmer. All opinions are my own
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12-11-2009 16:04:38
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We cannot wait to see you at #LowCarbAgri23 πππ Come say hello and discover all the tools & training we've got to help you reduce #carbon through more #naturebased #integrated #regenerative farming πππ±ππ³ See you there! Andy Bason Nick Down David Rose Vicky
Great day at Low Carbon Agriculture talking on the path to net zero with LEAF Liz Bowles Farm Carbon Toolkit πΈEllie
Great venue for the Forestry Commission woodland creation summit today although prospects for getting the covers off anytime soon look remote π¨οΈ
Retailers being deeply disingenuous in claiming farmers arenβt funding this. Average farm gate milk price has β¬οΈ by >10ppl in recent weeks to 39.5ppl. The average cost of production is 43.5ppl. The supply chain & government need to do the maths ThΓ©rΓ¨se Coffey.
Join us for a day of talks on May 23rd about 'Getting Started with Regenerative Agriculture', among the speakers will be the Nick Down phil white Matthew Steve Briggs Alice Mead Global Farm Metric eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-starβ¦
'Let's stop having sustainability budgets and procurement budgets In two separate categories, and pay a little bit more for our ingredients so we could deliver these sustainability objectives right here where our food is grown' Wildfarmed Andy Cato #bigfoodredesign
Let's get talking! Join our amazing panel at Speaker's Corner Groundswell as we open the discussion to how farmer led, peer-to-peer networks are essential in times of unprecedented change and turbulence in British agriculture. 28th June, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM π
A great evening with an impressive backdrop at Blenheim Palace with Drayton & Nettlebed farmers cricket club π
NEW RELEASE! The Govt is turning our rivers into a dumping groundπ© Families are swimming alongside politicians' 'floaters'π€’ THIS IS SH*T. If you give a shit, do something about it. Join Feargal Sharkey, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and many others, andβοΈour petition TODAY bit.ly/RRivers
βEconomic models make no allowance for breakdowns of supply chains or for outbreaks of war. As we career towards a new, more uncertain age, we are leaving ourselves more exposed than ever before.β Finally: a serious journalist questions our food security. thetimes.co.uk/article/d4f35cβ¦
Just a week away now, two fantastic charities to benefit from this great event having raised over 30k in the last couple of years, daytime run, followed by illuminated evening run around Devizes. Still time to enter on Devizes YFC fb page Joanne Pile Martin Smart π #SpreadTheWord
"Biodiversity monitoring drives our decision making. Be prepared to try new things, don't be afraid to ask for help, have a clear plan a, b, c, d AND E!!! "ππ Tip top words from the ever excellent Nick Down Waitrose & Partners Leckford Estate #RegenerativeFarming #Resilient π±π¦π³π
No OpenFarmSunday for us this year but heading to help out at Waddesdon Estate. Gates open at 11am
We must embrace the #conservation from those who embrace #nature habitat creation is different on every farm ! Defra UK Nature Friendly Farming Network Ed Nesling Bumblebee Conservation Trust Butterfly Conservation π¦ Farming For Nature Janet Hughes SWT Farm Wildlife Advice Little Green Space π¦ Vicki Hird MSc FRES ππ¦ πππ Guardian Environment Joe Stanley The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust
Looking forward to speaking at the Farm Carbon Toolkit's Annual FIeld Day next week! This yearβs event focuses on the value of mixed farming. Kindly hosted by Billy Lewis of Boycefield Herefords in #Herefordshire. Book nowπ eventbrite.co.uk/e/farm-carbon-β¦