Events

The England Woodland Creation Grant (EWCO) provides funding to create new woodland on areas that are at least 1 hectare.

Read the Forestry Commission’s overview of grants available for woodland creation, maintenance, management and tree health.

The England Woodland Creation Grant (EWCO) provides funding to create new woodland on areas that are at least 1 hectare.

Read the Forestry Commission’s overview of grants available for woodland creation, maintenance, management and tree health.

Jerry Alford (Soil Association) will share his knowledge from research into inter-row cropping, under sowing and companion cropping. He will also share results from field trials exploring establishing maize without ploughing.

This event will cover
•Cereal and legume cropping
•The benefits of inter-cropping
•Barriers to inter-cropping and their solutions
•Examples of species mixes
•Alternatives to ploughing for establishing maize

Registration and refreshments will be available from 10:00 am with presentations commencing at 10:30 am. Lunch will be provided.

Please bring suitable footwear and clothing for a field walk (weather permitting).

The event is free to attend, but please book a place to allow us to cater accordingly.

BASIS and NRoSO points will be available for attending.

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The England Woodland Creation Grant (EWCO) provides funding to create new woodland on areas that are at least 1 hectare.

Read the Forestry Commission’s overview of grants available for woodland creation, maintenance, management and tree health.

Group 5 Association invite you to a First Aid Course for Farmers
Tuesday 14th January 2025
8.30 am – 4.30 pm
Shorwell Village Hall PO30 3JT
Cost: £45 to Group 5 members
£55 to non-members
First Aid course leading to:
Level 3 (RCF) Award in Emergency First Aid at Work
This course is for the First Aid Appointed Person(s) or those requiring the Emergency First Aid at Work Qualification.
https://www.isleofwightambulance.co.uk/first-aid/
• This course is being subsidized by Group 5 Farmers Association
• Invoices will be sent out once you have registered for a place
• Please pay in advance to confirm your booking
To book a place please email Ruth: group5association@gmail.com
Mob. 07397179845

Apply now for a Slurry Infrastructure grant – Farming (blog.gov.uk)

The first step to apply is the online checker. Make sure you use the latest version of the slurry wizard tool when calculating how much slurry storage you need. If you apply for a Slurry Infrastructure grant, you will be offered free advice from Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) about tackling pollution from slurry. You will need to have planning permission in place before you submit your full application, which you should do as soon as you’re ready, and by 27 June 2025 at the latest.