Farming events from Farmers Weekly

Plantings are rising - but are we risking repeating past mistakes?

This webinar shares the industry-backed strategies to grow OSR successfully without fuelling CSFB pressure.

In this webinar we cover:

• Practical, field-tested strategies from farmers and industry leaders
• How to protect margins while reducing CSFB risk
• Why OSR still delivers—financially, agronomically, and for pollinators

With farm incomes increasingly under pressure, and the final stages of direct payments being phase out, the webinar explores how UK farmers can build stronger, more profitable, and more resilient farm businesses.

In this webinar we learn:

• How you can build a strong and resilient business amid income pressures
• Key insights from decades of Farm Business Survey data to provide perspective and clarity
• Practical financial advise and strategies to help manage farm incomes in the years ahead

This event brings together farmers, land managers, business leaders, environmentalists and policymakers to focus on how the countryside can drive economic growth, strengthen communities, support nature recovery and deliver for the whole nation.

It will spotlight the people and innovations already shaping a modern, dynamic countryside and the policies needed to unlock its full potential.

The event, in its fourth year will take place at Raby Castle in Durham and will include keynote speeches from leading figures, dynamic roundtable discussions and the opportunity to network.

Find out how Omnia turns farm data into practical insight across your farm.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at how Omnia can help you:

• Understand the true cost of production across your farm
• Bring agronomy, field records and farm data together in one place
• Stay on top of record keeping and compliance with ease
• Save time with a paperless farm management system

Join Cammy Wilson (The Sheep Game) and Herdwatch’s James Greevy to explore how AI is being used on real farms today.

This practical session will cut through the hype and focus on simple, effective ways technology can support your day-to-day farming.

In this webinar, we’ll cover:

• How AI can improve farm performance in practical ways
• Where AI is already saving farmers time and effort
• Simple ways to start using AI tools on your farm

What income sources can you generate from a single area of farmland?

The basic payment scheme has all but gone and the environment schemes in it's place have left a financial shortfall.

Stacking multiple incomes streams on land parcels could be the answer.

In this webinar we cover:

• Why stacking is important
• What can be gained from production, support schemes and private funding
• How to start stacking on your farm

Financing the transition to regenerative agriculture in England

This webinar explores what the transition to regenerative agriculture looks like in practice - combining real farm experience, economic insights, and the role of finance in supporting change.

What you’ll learn:

• How policy changes are reshaping farming in England
• The real-world impacts of transitioning to regenerative agriculture
• The role of finance in enabling and sustaining change.

In this webinar, Defra explores how practical changes to farming systems can cut input costs, improve average yields, and build resilience to drought and flooding.

The webinar covers:

• Farming approaches that reduce inputs, protect yields, and improve resilience to extreme weather
• First-hand results from farmers
• Practical steps you can apply on your own farm

Laurence Gould rural advisers give an overview of the scheme for 2026 and explain, in detail, the arable, livestock and grassland options available to farmers.

This webinar covers:

• A summary of the new SFI 2026 scheme
• Key changes and emerging opportunities
• How the new SFI may integrate with existing SFI and Countryside Stewardship (CSS) agreements
• Updates on CSS and ELM Capital Grants
• The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) grant scheme

Turning fresh milk into ice cream is a profitable enterprise for many dairy farmers, and investing in dedicated training and equipment can help boost profit margins of gelato sales.

This session explores:

• Diversification - from the milking parlour to the gelato parlour
• Profit - how farm business can profit from gelato production
• Investment - dedicated training that covers everything from equipment and recipe development, to health and safety

In this Transition webinar we tackle how to get recruitment right in the current challenging climate.

We explore:

• Identifying the ideal farmworker for your business
• Tips for widening the appeal of your workplace and business
• How to use search resources like social media

As disease pressure fluctuates seasonally, the ability to predict risk, understand patterns, recognise early warning signs, and act decisively is critical.

This webinar focuses on:

• Prediction - one of the four pillars of effective biosecurity
• The latest outbreak data and seasonal trends, real-world observations
• Steps poultry producers can take to mitigate risk before disease breaches the shed

Holiday accommodation - whether through converted barns and repurposed farm buildings or glamping pods, yurts and shepherd’s huts - offers farmers a proven way to diversify and grow income.

This webinar looks at the current and future market, how to maximise profitability, tax considerations and practical insights from other farmers.

This exclusive webinar from the Women in Agriculture Network spotlights the pioneering women driving technological, practical and cultural change across the sector.

Topics include:

• New technologies being piloted and scaled across UK farms
• The women reshaping traditional roles
• Strategies for overcoming barriers and fostering collaboration