News from The Allerton Project
The Allerton Project teams up with Leicestershire County Council and the NFU to deliver a virtual Sustainable Farming and Food Chain Workshop.
Delivering wholesome and affordable food has always been a priority for farmers and food processors. There are challenging times ahead with increased climate and environmental concerns, changes to rural support and our trading relationships as a result of Brexit. With...
An exciting new partnership for The GWCT Allerton Project
The GWCT Allerton Project is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership with the East of England Agricultural Society. From regular webinars, online training courses, farm visits and closer links to the Society’s educational activities it promises to be a...
Online Training Courses Launched at The Allerton Project in September 2020
Allerton Project are pleased to announce our first online training courses, going live in early September. Our first course to go live is on the subject of Regenerative Agriculture which has been receiving more attention in recent years. The team at the Allerton...
BASIS Conservation Management Courses due to be held in October and November.
There has been no better time to get back into the swing of things with some training at the Allerton Project. Our BASIS Conservation Management Courses are planning to be held in October and November. Set in the wonderful Leicestershire countryside at the GWCT...
Glorious Green Headlands
Early summer rain has created some fantastic growing conditions for our annual flowering habitats at the Allerton Project. Alongside our winter bird seed covers, we have placed a number of Green Headland and Summer Legume mixes where high winter rainfall left headland...
Take a ‘virtual’ Open Farm Sunday tour- 7th June 2020
This tour last about 35 minutes and explains rare breed sheep, agroforestry, spring beans, shrub habitats and more from the Allerton Project
Agicology Press Conference – Dealing with a Wet Winter!
Today's 'Video Press Conference Event' was the first the Allerton Project has been involved in with our Agricology partners. Richard Smith from Daylesford Organic Farm, Ian Wilkinson from Farm Ed and Cotswold Seeds and Phil Jarvis from the Allerton Project gave an...
Covid -19
Staff are working to government 'stay at home' guidelines where possible. Where we can work, tending crops and livestock, our Allerton Team are following government guidance around social distancing. If you would like to talk to someone about future collaborations or...
FOCUS ON FOOD AND FARMING
These are challenging times, with a virus pandemic affecting both the country and indeed the world's population. Finally a break in the weather and it's all systems go at the Allerton Project. For the first time in 28 years no winter cereals were sown on the farm....
