Grassland Matters: Dairy
Demonstration Farm Event
Improved grassland management can increase margins, reduce inputs, and build resilience into your farm business.
Join us on Tuesday 19th May at a dairy farm in Dorset to see practical approaches in action and explore how they could work in your system.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday 19th May
Time: 9:30am – 1pm
Location: Longmoor Farm, Gillingham, SP8 5QW
Event Information
Join Stuart Rogers at Longmoor Farm to explore how innovative grassland management is being applied within a dairy system.
Through a guided farm walk and open discussion, you will see how approaches such as precision grazing and diverse swards are being used to improve productivity, reduce reliance on inputs, and support long-term soil health.
By attending the event, you will:
- See what has worked in practice on a commercial dairy farm supplying Muller
- Discuss how grazing and grassland approaches can be applied in different farming systems
- Explore ways to improve soil health, reduce inputs and increase resilience
- Share experiences and ideas with other farmers
This event is for you if you:
- Work in dairy farming and want to improve grazing performance
- Run or manage a dairy or mixed system and want to make better use of grassland
- Work on a farm and want to build your knowledge of grazing management
- Are a new entrant or considering a career in dairy farming and want to learn from real examples
Key timings
9:30am – Registration
10am – Welcome and introduction to the LUNZ Grassland project
10.30am – Farm overview and Stuart’s approach to grassland management
11am – Farm walk looking at how grassland management practices in action
12pm – Lunch and discussion
1pm – Close
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Project Team Members involved
Holly Shearman
Head of Livestock and Farm of the Future Programmes