Deben Farm Club

Suffolk based farming discussion group. Monthly winter meetings - mostly agricultural topics. All welcome.

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@toryl @ASAOshows Well done Tory, marvellous trophy

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⁦@DebenFarmClub⁩ annual BBQ at ⁦@FenFarmDairy⁩ What a view looking N towards #bungay & #Norfolk

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Charlton’s Farm near Maidstone grow about 6,000 tonnes of strawberries per year #strawberries #farm #roadtrip #kent

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Our visit to Anthony Redsell’s in Faversham was a delight. They have the only modern hop picker machines in the U.K. where hops are bought in from the vine, stripped by the machines before drying, baling and sent to the breweries

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Members enjoyed a fantastic trip to Kent recently and came across these gorgeous Charolais Cattle in Chiddi stone #british #cattle #farm #trip

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Members enjoyed a visit to a 12.5ha glasshouse near Bury St Edmunds on the 12th May. Abbey View Produce grow 330,000 plants producing 3% of the UK’s bell peppers from March to October.
Heat from a nearby water treatment plant and rain water harvested from the roof. #carbonneutral

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Only a few days until we welcome our guest speaker Richard Harrison of @niabgroup. Looking forward to learning more on the future of plant genetics and how technology is aiding with its planning. Thursday 20th via Zoom at 7:30pm

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Last call today for anyone who would like to attend our next meeting. Join us on Thursday 9th December to hear from architect Peter Wells on how to make money from planning.
Dinner @ufford_park 7:30pm

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Come and join us for our first face to face meeting of the year! Thursday 11th November at @ufford_park 7:30pm for dinner £25 per head. Speaker Andrew Blenkiron will address our debate on the @RedTractorFood marque.
Get in touch to book by this Friday

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@dbird280 Thank you for sharing 😀

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@SentryLtd @oxfordfarming Thank you so much for sharing

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Please spread the word to any 22 to 30 year old Agri food workers in the Suffolk, North Essex or South Norfolk area that we are able to sponsor a space at the Oxford Farming Conference in January 2022. They need to get in touch by the 7th August #sponsorship #funding #opportunity

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Aged 22 to 30? In an agri food career? Live in Suffolk, North Essex or South Norfolk?
We are offering sponsorship for one person to attend the Oxford Farming Conference in January 2022. Funding for attendance, accommodation, meals and travel.
DM for Info #farming #career #food

[YANA @yanafarming]

We are just so grateful for your support @DebenFarmClub - please continue to let your members and all others know about the fully-funded counselling for those in farming and rural businesses

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As a group we are pleased to have been able to offer some financial support to @yanafarming for whom we thank for the certificate ☺️ #mentalhealth #farming

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Looking forward to our AGM tomorrow evening at 7pm followed by our guest speaker Dr Chris Kebbell New Zealand Agriculture Counsellor.

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Looking forward to hearing from @LucyBelle this evening of RABI to find out about Manson House in Bury St Edmunds. One of two care homes in the country that they operate.

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Are insects part of the answer for sustainable farming?
Join us next Thursday evening via zoom and our invited speaker Kieran Whittaker the founder of @ENTOCYCLE will share their mission.

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Tomorrow night we look forward to learning how farming businesses could have the potential to grow high value crops inside farm buildings! Interested in joining us via zoom? #farming #vertical #growing #agriculture

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Be there or be square. Thursday 10th December from 7:30pm via Zoom.
Message us for the details.
Find out about growing crops with 95% less water and zero soil.

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Vertical Farming.
Join us and our guest speaker Charlie Guy of LettUs Grow as we delve in to the future of vertical growing and how it could help feed our growing world population #feedtheworld #food #farming #future