FARMING FOR THE FUTURE Hampshire 2050 “Discussing strategies to enhance the future economical sustainability for a rural Hampshire business”
Who are we? 800 HA ARABLE 216 HA MANAGED A COMMERCIAL SHOOT – 92 FIREWOOD COUNTRYSIDE CROPPING WOODLAND 15 DAYS CUSTOMERS STEWARDSHIP MID TIER SCHEME 33HA EX OWS JOINT VENTURE – 1000 40 STORE CATTLE COMMUNITY OUTREACH HEAD SHEEP FLOCK PROGRAMME – 21 DAYS
Lockerley Estate 2019
Sustainable Vision at Lockerley Estate Economic – measured in two Environment – looking beyond forms: purchased inputs and revising • Farm Profitability is the driver for every part of our system that we everything that happens on the Estate and are in control of. Wider rotation, has never been so important in changing use of inputs, farming system, times • The double bottom line – profit is not only environmental markers (bird measured in pounds, but in environmental surveys) successes for future years Measurable….to break away from Social – the responsibility of the the pink and fluffy catchphrases in farm to integrate with the local todays agriculture and implement and wider community through true farm/ catchment wide various outreach projects projects that are measured, reported and shared
The team “train them so they can leave, treat them so they don’t want to” Tony Austin – 60 years – PT forester Alan Rose – 46 years – senior farm operator Matt Bloor – 11 years – forestry manager Geoff Girling – 3 years – game keeper/ operator/ gfw Alastair Pocock – 2 year – post graduate development plan
Life as a Farmer 2019 Sales Soil Scientist Mechanic Operator A farmer wears Admin and Trader many hats Finance H&S/ Manages people compliance PR Vet Employer Fund Manager
Estate influence Tractor dealership Tyre company Utilities / Local traders/haulage contractors, shepherd agents Schools, Scouts, Saw mill/game dealer/markets/ Chefs, defra, community firewood Supplier Seed/fertiliser/ Chem/ fuel
• Strengths • Weaknesses Capital Price takers Direction Consumer connection Trained staff Public perception Ability to change Subsidy reliance Can do attitude Small team Data Connectivity Collaboration Access Health and 25 year Holistic approach Harmony Document Environment Plan IPCC report Currency 12 harvests Brexit Siloed sector Trade Legislation Policy Climate change Land value/ rent reviews Brexit Decoupled Costs of production Legislation BPS Collaboration Staff • Opportunities • Threats
Would you invest?!
Integrated Farm Management (LEAF) A framework for Lockerley Estate
WW Winter wheat Soil and CC Cover crop – Phacelia/ linseed cc or fodder radish / turnips for sheep Rotation SB Spring Barley CC Cover crop - Phacelia/ linseed cc or fodder radish / turnips for sheep SBeans Spring Bean or Winter Oats We test 6 satellite stations annually for macro, micro and WW Winter wheat microbiology to measure impacts of rotation/ imported CC (Cover crop) - Phacelia/ linseed cc or fodder radish / turnips for sheep materials and livestock W/S B Winter/ Spring Barley OSR Oil seed rape Over winter commitment circa 500 – 1000 tonnes compost imported stubble
Managed cultivations, reduced wheeling's and traffic. Use of section control, GPS and recording technology (use useful data) “Earn the right to reduce inputs”
Cover crops and grazing sheep Objectives 100ha Phacelia – Simple, inert in our rotation, scavenge nitrogen, organic matter / green manure, Phosphate availability on high Ph soil…? Leave no bare stubble over winter Increase soil biology Less reliance on fertiliser
Nutrients in the cover crop biomass (kg ha -1 ) 250 200 150 Kg/ha 100 50 0 N P2O5 K2O CaO MgO SO3 £96 Nitrogen/ ha in cover crop (N at 0.63p/kg) £29 Phosphate (P2O5) / ha in cover crop (P2O5 at 0.65p/kg) £66 Potash (K2O) / ha in cover crop (K2O at 0.44p/kg)
Budget/ BER
Year Averages
Benchmarking I cant understand why every farmer is not benchmarking with their local AHDB monitor farm or equivalent project? We are paying for this… All projects are anonymous Great discussion with peers Non competitive Commercially very powerful
212 hectares mixed woodland, ranging from 2 years to 1000 years old
At Lockerley Estate, the woodland has been actively managed under 66,939ha of the Sainsbury family since 1983. woodland in Hampshire → It has cost on average £60k/ year are they being to manage this woodland managed? The economics don’t lend themselves to active management
Biodiversity – dormice and bats Carbon Public access (2 UK BAP specices) sequestration rely on woodland BUT woods Landscape benefits Clean air SSSIs are not just there to Sporting Employment Renewable energy make money Diversification Education Reduces erosion
Support Under the new 25 Year Environment Plan and Health & Harmony document there is information to Existing financial How do we suggest that under support through measure success? ELMs support will EWGS, Higher Tier Who measures be available based Countryside success? How is it on ‘ public Stewardship and rewarded? BPS money for public goods’ (air, soil, water)
Wallop Brook Farmers One of 98 groups of farmers in England Looking to deliver environmental improvements on a catchment scale Funding of £60k over 3 years for catchment wide projects by European Ag fund 4650ha of Hampshire land around the Wallop Brook catchment Requires partnership (NGOs, RSPB, Hampshire Wildlife Trust, Country Archaeologist, CSS etc) Soil workshops/ sampling and analysis, developed a soil forum, arable flora workshop and survey, hedgerows and boundaries workshop, Redlist bird survey
Outreach
Countryside Stewardship Mid tier – 33ha Low input grass P&N Wild Bird Cover Woodland Edge Management Beetle Banks 2 year Legume Fallow
Summary Collaboration Public Environment engagement and Agency outreach Economics… Farmer to farmer Hampshire knowledge Wildlife Trust transfer/ RSPB relationship Forestry Natural England Commission
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