Lovely day with a class of Year 1 pupils at Manor Farm, talking about how good is produced with James Davidson & Deepdale Farm

Currently listening to ArableEmily #formerlyknownasweeds giving a fascinating and informative talk about the value of cultivated margins. Also loads of advice on management of margins - great, very useful session.

Great opportunity to hear how farmers are thoughtfully combining food production & nature recovery. At the heart of progress seems to be collaboration- whether that is two neighbours sharing kit, four estates sharing data or a group of 80 sharing ideas. Holkham

Really good to hear the science behind the headlines. Joel Williams & David Purdy led the discussion on how healthy soils underpin healthy crops which in turn leads to healthy nutrition for both livestock & humans. Increased soil health = improved soil functionality

Fascinating and honest insight into Defra UK’s direction of travel on future of ELM & its support for farming from Janet Hughes in the conference this morning Norfolk Wildlife Trust

The remarkable Helen Greaves of NorfolkPondsProject UCL Pond Restoration wowing the crowds on how ponds can help with landscape recovery in N. Norfolk at the North Norfolk Coastal Group conference today. Brilliant event organised by brilliant people sarah juggins :)

It’s our Autumn Conference today. Great line up of speakers inc UEA School of Environmental Sciences Prof Carl Sayer Dan Geerah Land App Janet Hughes @NorfolkAONB - coverage via Farming Today ITV News Anglia & Radio Norfolk

PhD researcher Howemill spent time on 12 NNCG members' farms. Here is an article sharing her reflections on an informative three days: nncg.org.uk/reflections-on…

Pretty cool morning spent in the company of Joel Williams Joel Williams. Nearly 40 farmers joined together to discuss soil health and integrated pest disease management. Great, informed discussions that demonstrated a willingness to push boundaries of knowledge

It was an absolute joy to attend #Groundswell2023 & hear the innovative thoughts & positive vibes from so many people. And the lucky members of the NNCG can enjoy a more in-depth discussion with Joel Williams at our next event on 7 July. Read more here: nncg.org.uk/joel-is-chart-…

New SFI actions on offer from August 2023. Read the story here and take a few minutes (???) to read the 151 page guide to the 23 actions (19 new). nncg.org.uk/new-sfi-action…

In 18 short months the beavers have created a buzzing, thriving wetland. Now alive with chironymids, mayfly, tadpoles, and their uber-predator, the dragonfly. 🐲

Listen to NNCG member Anna B of Deepdale Farm and Sam H of Norfolk Rivers Trust in conversation around changing farming practices focused on nature recovery and soil health …ub-farming-with-nature.simplecast.com/episodes/all-c…

For people interested in the work of the Norfolk Rivers Trust , take a listen to the podcast here to learn how the NRT works with farmers for both the environment and productive farming. open.substack.com/pub/sarahjuggi…

Congratulations to Jake Fiennes & Kim Shillinglaw as joint chairs of the Natural England NNR Steering committee. Exciting times ahead with a new strategy for National Nature Reserves and two great people to lead on this.

Tune into Farming Today to hear John Pawsey 🌞 & David Barker talking about the way food production & nature recovery can exist side by side. Conclusion is that Defra UK needs to turn talk to action - quickly

Our first twitter post is all about soil health and compost. An enlightening talk from Niels Corfield left all of us a little more knowledgeable about soil health. It’s all about the gaps between soil particles, which allows air and water to circulate and roots to grow.