I spent a few days at Groundswell the other week (with both PhD and farming hats on), mostly listening and talking about trees! I have written a little about what I got out of it on the farm blog :)
#regenerativefarming #Groundswell2025
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#regenerativefarming #Groundswell2025
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Groundswell 2025
I spent a few days earlier in the week at Groundswell, a regenerative agriculture festival.
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July 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I spent a few days at Groundswell the other week (with both PhD and farming hats on), mostly listening and talking about trees! I have written a little about what I got out of it on the farm blog :)
#regenerativefarming #Groundswell2025
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#regenerativefarming #Groundswell2025
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Thousands gathered for #Groundswell2025 to explore the future of nature-friendly farming. From climate resilience and next-gen farmers to field safaris and powerful calls for unity, we left inspired, hopeful and re-energised. See you in 2026! 👋 #NFFN
July 11, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Thousands gathered for #Groundswell2025 to explore the future of nature-friendly farming. From climate resilience and next-gen farmers to field safaris and powerful calls for unity, we left inspired, hopeful and re-energised. See you in 2026! 👋 #NFFN
🌱 It was great to be at #Groundswell2025 with @biomassconnect.bsky.social!
We shared insights on resilient crops & carbon-smart farming.
70+ visitors, great conversations, and new collaborations
📰 Read more – www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/new...
#BiomassConnect #RegenerativeAg #NetZeroFarming
We shared insights on resilient crops & carbon-smart farming.
70+ visitors, great conversations, and new collaborations
📰 Read more – www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/new...
#BiomassConnect #RegenerativeAg #NetZeroFarming
IBERS Showcases Resilient Crop Research at Groundswell 2025 - Aberystwyth University
https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/news/news-article/title-282241-en.html]
July 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🌱 It was great to be at #Groundswell2025 with @biomassconnect.bsky.social!
We shared insights on resilient crops & carbon-smart farming.
70+ visitors, great conversations, and new collaborations
📰 Read more – www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/new...
#BiomassConnect #RegenerativeAg #NetZeroFarming
We shared insights on resilient crops & carbon-smart farming.
70+ visitors, great conversations, and new collaborations
📰 Read more – www.aber.ac.uk/en/ibers/new...
#BiomassConnect #RegenerativeAg #NetZeroFarming
Suffering from post- #Groundswell2025 FOMO? 🪩🌱
Check out @fieldsgood.bsky.social #RegenAg festival!
🗓️ 6-7 Sept 2025
📍 Glenarm, NI
• 3 speaker tents 🎪
• Agroforestry & horticulture demos 🌾
• Field tours 🌻
• Evening food & social 🔥
Tickets here: 🎟️ www.fieldsgood.co.uk
Check out @fieldsgood.bsky.social #RegenAg festival!
🗓️ 6-7 Sept 2025
📍 Glenarm, NI
• 3 speaker tents 🎪
• Agroforestry & horticulture demos 🌾
• Field tours 🌻
• Evening food & social 🔥
Tickets here: 🎟️ www.fieldsgood.co.uk
July 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Suffering from post- #Groundswell2025 FOMO? 🪩🌱
Check out @fieldsgood.bsky.social #RegenAg festival!
🗓️ 6-7 Sept 2025
📍 Glenarm, NI
• 3 speaker tents 🎪
• Agroforestry & horticulture demos 🌾
• Field tours 🌻
• Evening food & social 🔥
Tickets here: 🎟️ www.fieldsgood.co.uk
Check out @fieldsgood.bsky.social #RegenAg festival!
🗓️ 6-7 Sept 2025
📍 Glenarm, NI
• 3 speaker tents 🎪
• Agroforestry & horticulture demos 🌾
• Field tours 🌻
• Evening food & social 🔥
Tickets here: 🎟️ www.fieldsgood.co.uk
Thanks to everyone who who visited our tent at #Groundswell2025. Whether you stopped for a chat or joined one of our sessions, it was fantastic to see so many of you, and a special thanks to our brilliant speakers!
July 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Thanks to everyone who who visited our tent at #Groundswell2025. Whether you stopped for a chat or joined one of our sessions, it was fantastic to see so many of you, and a special thanks to our brilliant speakers!
Following her panel at #Groundswell2025, our CEO Kath Dalmeny reflects on farming policy one year into Labour's time in government ⬇️
July 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Following her panel at #Groundswell2025, our CEO Kath Dalmeny reflects on farming policy one year into Labour's time in government ⬇️
🙏 Thank you everyone for a great two days at Groundswell 2025!
It was fabulous to meet so many people who want to drive real change in our food system and talk about how we can help farmers better support the health of people and the planet 📸👇
#groundswell2025 #foodstrategy #beans
It was fabulous to meet so many people who want to drive real change in our food system and talk about how we can help farmers better support the health of people and the planet 📸👇
#groundswell2025 #foodstrategy #beans
July 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
🙏 Thank you everyone for a great two days at Groundswell 2025!
It was fabulous to meet so many people who want to drive real change in our food system and talk about how we can help farmers better support the health of people and the planet 📸👇
#groundswell2025 #foodstrategy #beans
It was fabulous to meet so many people who want to drive real change in our food system and talk about how we can help farmers better support the health of people and the planet 📸👇
#groundswell2025 #foodstrategy #beans
We were excited to attend Groundswellaguk for the first time, to meet with farmers, showcase the #AgroEcological #LTEs, & see people’s reactions to the #VR LTE experiences.
We were also pleased to see some familiar faces!
#Groundswell2025 #RegenerativeAgriculture #regenag 🌎
We were also pleased to see some familiar faces!
#Groundswell2025 #RegenerativeAgriculture #regenag 🌎
July 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
We were excited to attend Groundswellaguk for the first time, to meet with farmers, showcase the #AgroEcological #LTEs, & see people’s reactions to the #VR LTE experiences.
We were also pleased to see some familiar faces!
#Groundswell2025 #RegenerativeAgriculture #regenag 🌎
We were also pleased to see some familiar faces!
#Groundswell2025 #RegenerativeAgriculture #regenag 🌎
UK flower growers supplying weddings have faced a punishing year because of the dry and hot conditions, prompting farmers to warn that they are battling increasingly unpredictable weather.
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(Photo: stunning UK flower arrangement at #Groundswell2025)
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(Photo: stunning UK flower arrangement at #Groundswell2025)
July 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
UK flower growers supplying weddings have faced a punishing year because of the dry and hot conditions, prompting farmers to warn that they are battling increasingly unpredictable weather.
thetimes.com/uk/environme...
(Photo: stunning UK flower arrangement at #Groundswell2025)
thetimes.com/uk/environme...
(Photo: stunning UK flower arrangement at #Groundswell2025)
We’re at #Groundswell2025, where Steve Reed has confirmed the capital grants offer will reopen from today: a welcome move to support farmers improving their land for nature.
He said, “it is only by restoring nature that we can get food security”, and we agree!
He said, “it is only by restoring nature that we can get food security”, and we agree!
July 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We’re at #Groundswell2025, where Steve Reed has confirmed the capital grants offer will reopen from today: a welcome move to support farmers improving their land for nature.
He said, “it is only by restoring nature that we can get food security”, and we agree!
He said, “it is only by restoring nature that we can get food security”, and we agree!
Our Bridging the Gap programme officer Kiloran O'leary spoke on a panel at #Groundswell2025 about the power of public procurement. "Everyone should be able to access affordable, healthy and sustainably produced food. Public procurement is one of the most powerful ways to achieve this."
July 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Our Bridging the Gap programme officer Kiloran O'leary spoke on a panel at #Groundswell2025 about the power of public procurement. "Everyone should be able to access affordable, healthy and sustainably produced food. Public procurement is one of the most powerful ways to achieve this."
Missing the action at #Groundswell2025, or there and can't get enough of #RegenAg?
🌱 Register for our "Roots to Regenerative Agriculture" conference >> web.cvent.com/event/6f375f...
🌱 Register for our "Roots to Regenerative Agriculture" conference >> web.cvent.com/event/6f375f...
July 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Missing the action at #Groundswell2025, or there and can't get enough of #RegenAg?
🌱 Register for our "Roots to Regenerative Agriculture" conference >> web.cvent.com/event/6f375f...
🌱 Register for our "Roots to Regenerative Agriculture" conference >> web.cvent.com/event/6f375f...
A fresh update from #Groundswell2025 on ELMs and SFI, from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Reed, who has confirmed that ELMs and SFI will continue.
Good news for farmers, great news for soils! 🪱
#SFI #SoilHealth
Good news for farmers, great news for soils! 🪱
#SFI #SoilHealth
July 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
A fresh update from #Groundswell2025 on ELMs and SFI, from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Reed, who has confirmed that ELMs and SFI will continue.
Good news for farmers, great news for soils! 🪱
#SFI #SoilHealth
Good news for farmers, great news for soils! 🪱
#SFI #SoilHealth
#Groundswell2025 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs says we need the food system to be more resilient to cope with future shocks #AFN
July 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
#Groundswell2025 Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs says we need the food system to be more resilient to cope with future shocks #AFN
Only by restoring nature can we make our food more secure, says environment secretary Steve Reed
Speaking at #groundswell2025 he says more details of reformed of SFI, the nature-friendly farming subsidy scheme, will come this summer, with applications opening next year
Speaking at #groundswell2025 he says more details of reformed of SFI, the nature-friendly farming subsidy scheme, will come this summer, with applications opening next year
July 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Only by restoring nature can we make our food more secure, says environment secretary Steve Reed
Speaking at #groundswell2025 he says more details of reformed of SFI, the nature-friendly farming subsidy scheme, will come this summer, with applications opening next year
Speaking at #groundswell2025 he says more details of reformed of SFI, the nature-friendly farming subsidy scheme, will come this summer, with applications opening next year
Even in a tent on a field at #Groundswell2025, we're still wrangling calls on soil health 🪱
The sun's coming out and we're off to a discussion about food system resilience - more updates soon.
#GroundswellAg #RegenerativeAgriculture #SoilHealth
The sun's coming out and we're off to a discussion about food system resilience - more updates soon.
#GroundswellAg #RegenerativeAgriculture #SoilHealth
July 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Even in a tent on a field at #Groundswell2025, we're still wrangling calls on soil health 🪱
The sun's coming out and we're off to a discussion about food system resilience - more updates soon.
#GroundswellAg #RegenerativeAgriculture #SoilHealth
The sun's coming out and we're off to a discussion about food system resilience - more updates soon.
#GroundswellAg #RegenerativeAgriculture #SoilHealth
Feeling so hopeful listening to @robintransition.bsky.social at #Groundswell2025!
July 3, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Feeling so hopeful listening to @robintransition.bsky.social at #Groundswell2025!
The @ibers.bsky.social / Biomass Connect stand is buzzing with interest today—great conversations, great people, and plenty of enthusiasm for sustainable biomass crops. If you’re here, come and say hello! 👋 #Groundswell2025 #BiomassConnect #SustainableFarming
July 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The @ibers.bsky.social / Biomass Connect stand is buzzing with interest today—great conversations, great people, and plenty of enthusiasm for sustainable biomass crops. If you’re here, come and say hello! 👋 #Groundswell2025 #BiomassConnect #SustainableFarming
We're back at #Groundswell2025 - and this morning, we're sitting in on a session about #RegenerativeAgriculture, a subject we were happy to contribute to in a recent POST Note.
Head to our website to find out more:
sustainablesoils.org/images/pdf/P...
#RegenAg #GroundswellFestival
Head to our website to find out more:
sustainablesoils.org/images/pdf/P...
#RegenAg #GroundswellFestival
July 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
We're back at #Groundswell2025 - and this morning, we're sitting in on a session about #RegenerativeAgriculture, a subject we were happy to contribute to in a recent POST Note.
Head to our website to find out more:
sustainablesoils.org/images/pdf/P...
#RegenAg #GroundswellFestival
Head to our website to find out more:
sustainablesoils.org/images/pdf/P...
#RegenAg #GroundswellFestival
We're looking forward to another busy day at #Groundswell2025 with our colleagues from @srucnews.bsky.social and Agrecalc!
Make sure and pop by our stand PF B5 (Pasture Field) to say hello 🌞🌾
Make sure and pop by our stand PF B5 (Pasture Field) to say hello 🌞🌾
July 3, 2025 at 7:50 AM
We're looking forward to another busy day at #Groundswell2025 with our colleagues from @srucnews.bsky.social and Agrecalc!
Make sure and pop by our stand PF B5 (Pasture Field) to say hello 🌞🌾
Make sure and pop by our stand PF B5 (Pasture Field) to say hello 🌞🌾
Hear Ben discuss the study further on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today!
Listen again from ~9m 10s: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Ben will be at #Groundswell2025 tomorrow, 3 July - visit the UKCEH team on stand DF C36
#SustainableFarming
Listen again from ~9m 10s: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Ben will be at #Groundswell2025 tomorrow, 3 July - visit the UKCEH team on stand DF C36
#SustainableFarming
Farming Today - 02/07/25 Profitability of nature-friendly farming, regenerative dairy farming, inheritance tax court case - BBC Sounds
Comparing the profitability of nature-friendly farming with more intensive food production
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July 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hear Ben discuss the study further on BBC Radio 4's Farming Today!
Listen again from ~9m 10s: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Ben will be at #Groundswell2025 tomorrow, 3 July - visit the UKCEH team on stand DF C36
#SustainableFarming
Listen again from ~9m 10s: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Ben will be at #Groundswell2025 tomorrow, 3 July - visit the UKCEH team on stand DF C36
#SustainableFarming
Can Justin King really claim that food safety has improved when ultra processed foods have impacted so severely on public health? Surely this is too narrow a view of safety? #groundswell2025
July 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Can Justin King really claim that food safety has improved when ultra processed foods have impacted so severely on public health? Surely this is too narrow a view of safety? #groundswell2025
Great session at #Groundswell2025 hosted by @opengeohub.bsky.social covering data, AI, and open access.
AgFunder's Louisa Burwood-Taylor: “We should not be paying to access data, because most data was created with tax payer money”. We agree completely.
#SoilData #OpenData #NationalSoilsInventory
AgFunder's Louisa Burwood-Taylor: “We should not be paying to access data, because most data was created with tax payer money”. We agree completely.
#SoilData #OpenData #NationalSoilsInventory
July 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Great session at #Groundswell2025 hosted by @opengeohub.bsky.social covering data, AI, and open access.
AgFunder's Louisa Burwood-Taylor: “We should not be paying to access data, because most data was created with tax payer money”. We agree completely.
#SoilData #OpenData #NationalSoilsInventory
AgFunder's Louisa Burwood-Taylor: “We should not be paying to access data, because most data was created with tax payer money”. We agree completely.
#SoilData #OpenData #NationalSoilsInventory
We're on the ground at #Groundswell2025 - find us at the Soil Medic tent, where we're engaging with farmers, asking about their experiences of using soil data on a questionnaire, which is also online: bit.ly/SoilsDataGS
#SoilData #RegenerativeAgriculture #SustainableSoils
#SoilData #RegenerativeAgriculture #SustainableSoils
Soils Data Questionnaire
Regular soil assessment lies at the heart of regenerative farming. However, it’s an increasingly complex landscape with new schemes and technologies, and different rules about soils data collection, o...
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July 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We're on the ground at #Groundswell2025 - find us at the Soil Medic tent, where we're engaging with farmers, asking about their experiences of using soil data on a questionnaire, which is also online: bit.ly/SoilsDataGS
#SoilData #RegenerativeAgriculture #SustainableSoils
#SoilData #RegenerativeAgriculture #SustainableSoils
Regenerative stacking session underway. Stuart Oates
"We're looking at how we can use land to maximise its potential. Diversity is key to our operations." #Groundswell25 #groundswell2025
"We're looking at how we can use land to maximise its potential. Diversity is key to our operations." #Groundswell25 #groundswell2025
July 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Regenerative stacking session underway. Stuart Oates
"We're looking at how we can use land to maximise its potential. Diversity is key to our operations." #Groundswell25 #groundswell2025
"We're looking at how we can use land to maximise its potential. Diversity is key to our operations." #Groundswell25 #groundswell2025