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Events taking place in the South West Region up to the middle of March - 11/02/11

A selection of events taking place in the South West Region up to the middle of March. The events are hosted by different organisations and, if you are interested in attending any of the events, please get in touch with the organisers. Details of all events are available on the RES website:  www.ruralenterprisesolutions.co.uk/content/events/default.aspx

Cornwall

14th Feb Intermediate HACCP Level 3 for Food Manufacturing (CIEH), Stoke Climsland

15th Feb Planning to Win, Wadebridge

16th Feb ELS Boundary advice; on farm, Bodmin

17th Feb ELS Boundary advice – on farm, Truro

22nd Feb Farm Business Survey Workshop, Stoke Climsland

26th Feb Hedgelaying Course, Bude 2nd Mar Make Soil Smile, Ponsanooth, Truro

3rd Mar How Low Carbon Farming Practices Can Increase your Profit Margins, Ladock

 

Devon

9th Feb Advanced Interherd Use to Improve Herd Performance, Okehampton

9th Feb Lambing Course, Sherford, Kingsbridge

9th Feb Making the Most of Soils Manures and Nutrients Walk and Workshop, Morchard Bishop

10th Feb Advanced Interherd Use to Improve Herd Performance, Newton Abbot

10th Feb Insecticide-free management of soil insect pests, Okehampton

14th Feb BWMB Lambing Course, Tavistock

14th Feb ELS Boundary advice - on farm, Teignmouth

15th Feb ELS Boundary advice - on farm, Hatherleigh

15th Feb Environmental Conference, Exeter

16th Feb BWMB Lambing Course, Kingsbridge

16th Feb Food Labelling and Packaging, Exeter

16th Feb Taste of the West Country, Ashburton

17th Feb Shining a light on renewables - the practicalities for 2012 and beyond, Tedburn St Mary

17th Feb Sustainable Food City: Plymouth, Plymouth

19th Feb DIY Websites for Farmers, Okehampton

21st Feb FWAG Winter Farmland Bird Walk, Kingsbridge

24th Feb Climate Change Trade Fair, Exeter

24th Feb Promoting diversity in damp hay meadows, Okehampton

27th Feb Teaching Beekeepers - for Beekeeper Trainers, Honiton

1st Mar Search Optimisation and Analytics, Bideford

2nd Mar Tree Planting Workshop, Culmstock

3rd Mar Make Soil Smile, Rattery

4th Mar SW CoRE Conference - Rural and Resilient, Exeter

5th Mar Lambing for Beginners, Budleigh Salterton

5th Mar Successful wintering - for beekeeper trainers, Honiton

9th Mar Making the Most of Soils, Manures & Nutrients (Walk and Workshop) Smithaleigh

10th Mar Austerity & CAP Reform: Successful Farming in a New Era, Exeter

13th Mar Introduction to Hedgelaying/Coppicing and Crafts, Nr. Burrington

14th Mar Pruning of Top Fruit Orchards for Effective Pest and Disease Management, Woodbury

 

Dorset

19th Feb Hedgelaying Workshop, Sturminster Newton

3rd Mar Advanced Interherd Use to Improve Herd Performance, Dorchester

10th Mar Expansion and Diversification - a farm for the future, Poundbury

 

Exmoor

15th Feb What can the computer do for your farm? Exford

18th Feb Boost your Business - Networking Accommodation and Activity Providers, Minehead

 

Gloucestershire

9th Feb Access to Farms training - 2 day course, Cirencester

9th Feb Agronomy Workshop, Gloucester,

11th Feb Introduction to smallholding, Daylesford

17th Feb Fruit tree pruning course, Brookthorpe

23rd Feb Cross Compliance Awareness Day, Gloucester

23rd Feb Digesting the Facts on Heat & Power from AD, Cirencester

25th Feb Nutrient budgeting on farms, Cirencester

3rd Mar Fruit tree pruning, Brookthorpe

10th Mar Renewable Energy Feasibility Workshop – Solar, Cirencester

 

Somerset

12th Feb Dry Stone Walling, Priddy, Wells

15th Feb Selecting and Cutting Timber for Construction, Taunton

18th Feb Boost your Business - Networking Accommodation and Activity Providers, Minehead

27th Feb Pork Butchery & 5th Quarter Day, Templecombe

2nd Mar Advanced Interherd Use to Improve Herd Performance, Ilminster

5th Mar Dry Stone Walling, Priddy, Wells 5th Mar Hedge Laying, Cannington

9th Mar Branching out into Biomass, Taunton

 

Wiltshire

16th Feb Cross Compliance Awareness Day, Warminster

25th Feb Make Soil Smile, Cirencester

28th Feb Enhance your farm's financial wellbeing, Salisbury

1st Mar Improving your farming future, Marlborough

9th Mar Meeting challenging times head on, Melksham

11th Mar Austerity & CAP Reform: Successful Farming in a New Era, Netherhampton, Salisbury

12th Mar Introduction to Beekeeping, Devizes

 

Beyond the South West

9th Feb Soil Association Conference: Food and the Big Society, Manchester

14th Feb Carbon Seminar, Newport, Shropshire

15th Feb The future for Renewable Energy and Heat, London

16th Feb A Passion for Rural Business Conference, Newport, Shropshire

16th Feb Energy from Waste 2011, London

17th Feb Maize Conference 2011, Newport, Shropshire

17th Feb Policy Seminar- A Perfect Storm Ahead: Geographical perspectives on food, water and energy security to 2030, 1 Kensington Gore, London

23rd Feb Conference: Sustainable development – harnessing the energy of communities, London

24th Feb Farm-scale anaerobic digestion workshop, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

3rd Mar BSAS Conference - Best Practice Knowledge Transfer, Worcester

8th Mar Challenges for the food and drink industry of the future - skills, sustainability and competitiveness, Central London

13th Mar International Food & Drink Event, Royal Victoria Dock, London