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A series of ‘Farming More Precisely’ farmer events are being held across the South West this spring as part of the Soils for Profit Project.

These free group training sessions will help farmers and land managers to learn new techniques to improve the management of their soils, manures and nutrients with a view to improving productivity, making savings on expensive inputs and reducing losses to the environment.

The Soils for Profit Project is managed by Natural England, in partnership with the Environment Agency. The project provides advice and support to farmers on ways in which farm profits and the environment can both benefit from improved soil, manure and nutrient management. The project recently celebrated its 2,000th registration for a free on-farm advisory visit and has also staged over 130 group events.

Each event is delivered by experts and provides practical advice and opportunities to look at the soils on a host farm, plus a demonstration of the most up to date farming technology including machinery and equipment. 

Steve Marston, Soils for Profit Project Manager said: ‘‘By attending these events farmers will be able to further develop their techniques for managing their soils, manures and nutrients more precisely. Feedback from farmers who have been to previous events has been really positive. The events will include a range of expert speakers, including machinery dealers, who will demonstrate the latest farming technology including machinery and equipment which should prove of interest to all farmers.’’

The Soils for Profit Project is also running a series of workshops during the spring on how to use the PLANET computer program for nutrient management. 

For further details on the Farming More Precisely events and PLANET workshops, including dates and venues, visit Natural England's farm events webpage or the SWARM Knowledge Hub

As places are limited please call 01270 616808 or email ddalton@promar-international.com to reserve your place.

Notes to Editors:

For further information (media enquiries only), please contact: Christine White, Natural England press office on 0300 0601302 or 07900 608017.

For out of hours queries please call the Duty Press Officer 07970 098005

For further information about Natural England please visit: www.naturalengland.org.uk

Soils for Profit Project

The Soils for Profit Project is one element of the South West Agricultural Resource Management (SWARM) initiative. It is open to all farming businesses in the region with over 5 hectares of land. SWARM is designed to help farmers have more profitable and resilient businesses by managing their soils, manures and nutrients more efficiently whilst reducing the impact of their activities on the environment.