Conference for lecturers
and tutors in agricultural
livestock production
Wednesday 25th April 2012.
Based at the Royal Agricultural
College, Cirencester, GL7 6JS
website: www.rac.ac.uk
For lecturers, instructors, technicians and assessors associated with training and
education in livestock production.
Issues surrounding livestock production are complex and the technical information needed is
constantly changing. Livestock production operates within defined legal constraints and the need
for staff who are up to date and fluent in current requirements and techniques has never been
more prominent. This event will provide opportunity, not only for networking with fellow
professionals delivering similar subject material, but also view and evaluate some examples of
current practice on commercial farms.
NB: Since much of the day will be spent on site, please advise Landex at the time of booking if transport will
be required. If not notified, it will be assumed that participants have access to their own transport between
sites for this event.
Draft programme.
Wednesday 25th April.
10:00 Am Refreshments. Arrive, to the Royal Agricultural College. Registration, welcome and instructions
and locations of the days visit(s). An introduction to the day and identification of the priority areas for
discussion.
10:30 am Travel to Leaze Farm, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, GL7 3HB
11:00 am Tour of a local farm (Leaze Farm) to view and discuss aspects of dairy farming including New
Zealand Friesian genetics, outdoor dairy cows, early extended grazing regime, associated management
techniques, costs and margins, high margin/litre 7000 litres per cow, rotational paddock grazing system.
12:30 pm Lunch. (NB: Packed lunch to be provided by RAC)
1:15 pm Travel to Harnhill Manor Farm (a College farm) to view and discuss aspects of sheep and pig
production. Harnhill Manor Farm is an example of an integrated livestock and cropping system and is
managed organically. It carries a 120-sow outdoor pig herd managed as a joint venture with a business
partner and producing progeny for the Duchy label brand, alongside a traditional lowland mule ewe breeding
flock and self-replacing composite Rissington breeding flock. Arable cropping is rotated with forage crops,
grown to support the livestock and to facilitate an effective rotation to underpin the management of a mixed
farming system
3:00 pm. Refreshments (if available?). Plenary discussion and identification of summary messages for
further consideration (based at Harnhill Manor Farm).
3:30 pm Evaluation and close.
3:45 pm Depart.