Upcoming events: Soil health, team working and calf performance

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13 November 2026

Welcome to our latest update highlighting upcoming events, webinars and recordings. Upcoming dairy events

Thin soup or thick porridge – what can analysis tell you about your slurry? Over 100 farmers have already booked to hear how slurry and soil testing can benefit nutrient planning. We’ll cover how results translate to soil management, along with the opportunity to discuss with forage experts. Don’t miss out, book your place now. Tuesday

24 Nov 2026

Cheshire

Thursday

26 Nov 2026

Cumbria

Tuesday

1 Dec 2026

West Sussex

Wednesday

9 Dec 2026

Castle Douglas

The trouble with to-do lists

Join us and Dr Nollaig Heffernan as she challenges the stigmas and habits built in to day-to day-life. She’ll cover how staff motivation, work ethics and expectations in your team can either help or hinder your to-do list. Tuesday

17 Nov 2026

Lanarkshire

Tuesday

17 Nov 2026

Dumfries

Pilton Monitor Farm: Unlocking the value of organic manures

Wednesday 18 November 2026 | 10:00am–2:00pm | BA4 4EU

Join us at Pilton Monitor Farm to discuss all things organic manures and crop nutrition. Book now

Digging deeper: Understanding soils for crop performance and long-term resilience

Wednesday 25 November 2026 | 10:30am–3:30pm | RG26 5TZ

Soil is one of the farm’s most valuable assets, influencing crop performance, nutrient availability, resilience to weather extremes and long-term profitability. Book now

Get to grips with soil health and nitrogen use efficiency

Thursday 26 November 2026 | 12:00pm–3:00pm | CM5 0NE

Following on from our summer event, join host farmer Rob Gemmil and Elizabeth Stockdale (NIAB) for a practical look at soil health, soil structure and how to make the most of nitrogen on farm. Book now

North Yorkshire: What makes a calf thrive? Wednesday 9 December 2026 | 10:00am–2:00pm | HG3 3QN

Join us for a practical on-farm session exploring how nutrition, housing and performance monitoring can help improve calf health, growth and long-term performance.

Book now

Pilton Monitor Farm: Establishing success in maize

Wednesday 27 January 2027 | 10:00am–2:00pm | BA4 4EU

Join us at Pilton Monitor Farm for a practical discussion on setting maize up for success, from establishment through to its role in the wider arable rotation, with host farmers Neil and Michael Christensen and Jon Myhill of the Maize Growers Association.

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Your life, your call – farming, family and future workshops

Want to improve your work/life balance and your farm business at the same time? Then join one of our one-day workshops to find out how.

Delivered through our Roots to Resilience programme by Amy Hughes of EmpowerAg, you’ll get clear, actionable steps to move your business forward and practical tools to communicate and handle difficult conversations.

Find out more

All dairy events

See the full list of dairy events on our website.

Webinars

GREATsoils: Know your soil, know your options

Wednesday 13 January 2027 | 7:00pm–8:30pm | Online

Join us for the second webinar in the GREATsoils series, where AHDB’s Katie Evans will be joined by Stuart Johnson from Understanding Ag for a discussion exploring how soil assessment can support better farm management decisions.

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Past webinars

Catch up on the recordings from all of our past webinars covering everything from calf management and transition to breeding and business skills.

What Armed Forces veterans can offer farming

Could farming be missing a trick by not bringing more former Armed Forces personnel into the industry? On this episode of The AG Show, we meet Becca Brown, who swapped life in the Royal Navy for a Scottish dairy farm, and hasn’t looked back.

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