Sustainability Workshop: Green in 2014 - getting the best out of the CAP changes for farming

25th Jun 2014 13:30 – 17:00

Theme: Green in 2014 – getting the best out of the CAP changes for farming and the environment

Facilitators: Paul Cobb (Campaign for the Farmed Environment Kent coordinator), Howard Lee (Hadlow College)

This FREE workshop will explore new environmental developments in the CAP and how they can best help to grow a sustainable farm business. Sessions will be highly interactive and maximise networking and discussion opportunities.

Programme:

13.30 – 13.55h
Coffee/tea, registration and informal tours of the Rural
Regeneration Centre - RRC (a state-of-the-art Passiv Haus
design). Minibus shuttle from Tonbridge station to RRC.

14.00
Welcome from Dr Howard Lee
Sustainability Co-ordinator, Hadlow College

14.10
Introduction and Campaign for the Farmed Environment update
Paul Cobb, CFE coordinator Kent

14.15
New Environmental Land Management Scheme (NELMS) – how
this new agri-environment scheme will work

14.45
Discussion session

15.00
Ecological Focus Areas – applying CAP greening on the farm

15.30
Discussion session

15.45
Tea / breakout groups – impact of NELMS and Ecological Focus
Areas (EFAs) on farm businesses and the environment

16.30
Report back / discussion

17.00
Conclusions / depart

If you have not already registered and would like to attend simply email Chandra Standen – [email protected] by a deadline of Monday 23rd June. Demand is high and places are limited! Tonbridge is the nearest rail station: please confirm if you need transport from Tonbridge station to Hadlow and your approximate ETA there.

Further information can be found below.