- Are you dealing with land lying wet through bad winters, or drying out too quickly in dry spells?
- Do you experience crop losses during prolonged wet periods?
- Have you had to re-drill fields due to weather-related failures?
- Are you experiencing poaching?
- Do you struggle with burning-off, or grass growth dropping away mid-season?
- Do you want to grow more grass with less fertiliser?
- Would you like to reduce input costs?
- Are you worried about farm incomes?
Or is there something else on the farm that you’re grappling with where some practical advice could help?
We are offering free on-farm advice with Niels Corfield to help explore the issues you are facing, understand whether soil health may be playing a part, and identify practical ways to improve them.
This could involve looking at things like compaction, drainage, soil structure, gross margin, fertiliser usage, water movement, rooting depth or other factors, depending on what is relevant to your farm and your system.
This opportunity follows strong interest from farmers who attended the soil health event in May, where several asked about follow-up farm visits with Niels. We’re now opening this up to other farmers in the Leven Catchment who may also be interested.
What’s involved?
The support is designed to be practical and tailored to your farm, and can include:
- A short initial phone call with Niels to understand your farm and what you’d like to focus on
- A half-day on-farm advisory visit
- Follow-up support and discussion after the visit
- (Optional) Informal pub meet-up one evening to talk through soil health basics, which may help free up more time on the farm visit for practical discussion
How will it work?
The advisory visits are currently planned for the w/c 19th October, as this is when most of the farmers already interested are available. You can view the available slots and book a visit using the button below.
Niels Corfield
Niels Corfield is an independent farm adviser and trainer. For over 10 years, he has supported and advised farmers across Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland, while monitoring soil- and pasture-health on more than 300 farms.
His passion is helping farmers to understand the root causes of the issues they work with day-to-day, enabling them to create profitable & low-input operations that are resilient and productive.
Express Interest
If you would like to find out more about the offer, or want to have a chat about the kind of issues you would like advice on, fill in your details below or get in touch with us via phone: 7548980926. If you already know you would like to take part, you can book via the button below and we will be in touch to confirm the details.