White's Trials Meeting
Annual Whites Grower's Meeting
This is our annual meeting with Whites to discuss the trials, meet the Whites team and provides an opportunity to develop your knowledge of their business and raise matters with them.
We have both James Mathers and Mark Goudy attending along with Steven McAllister. As well as discussing the outcome of the trials and exploring the oat grain quality from the mill intake samples we will be looking at the participatory strips at Abbey Home Farm.
Whites are keen to develop a longer-term contract offering greater security of market to you as growers. This has been well received by those we've discussed it with so far but we'd welcome comment and ideas from broader number of farmers.
Presentations covering:
Trials update – results for last year & update on this season
Review of Mill Intake Quality dataset
Organic oat sales update & forward prospects
Operational Update changes at Whites
Review of this season’s intake quality
Update on mycotoxin regulation
Discussions about
3 year supply contract
Dr Suzie Haryanti Husain
Founder of the SHE™
A Global Soil Health Expert with over 16 years of experience working at the intersection of regenerative agriculture, soil intelligence, and systems strategy. She founded the SHE™ Framework (Soil | Health | Evidence) to help organizations shift from input-heavy models to biology-first solutions that are measurable, scalable, and rooted in real-world field data. Her approach blends scientific precision, strategic thinking, and deep respect for the land. She doesn’t just speak about sustainability. She builds systems that live it.
Adrian Steele
Soil Association
Adrian has been involved with the organic sector for many years as a farmer, and has been instrumental in creating and developing marketing initiatives in the livestock, seeds and cereals sectors. His farming business in Worcestershire also hosts vegetable production and dairy heifers, and is linked with other local landowners through share farm and rental arrangements. He has worked closely with food processors and marketing agents for over 25 years. Adrian is also a qualified solicitor and has served as a Trustee of the Soil Association.
Will Marris
Terrafarmer
Growing up on a mixed family farm in Lincolnshire sparked Will’s interest in sustainable farming, particularly how integrating livestock and arable systems can help to create a more robust and resilient business, centred around good soil management.
After studying at Newcastle University, Will worked as an agronomist for six years, delivering regenerative farming advice alongside SFI and soil consultancy. His passion is helping and supporting farmers on their transition to regenerative farming systems.
Tom Tolputt
Terrafarmer
Based in Cornwall, Tom is an organic farmer and has worked as a livestock nutrition consultant for over 25 years. He farms around 600 acres with his wife, Nicola, where they put regenerative and biological farming into practice, running an Angus suckler herd and growing organic oats, barley, and fodder beet.
Tom’s view of regenerative farming changed fundamentally in 2017 after working in the states with the ‘father of biological farming’, Gary Zimmer of MidWestern Bioag.
Passionate about the wide-ranging benefits of good grazing management, diverse cropping, and soil health, Tom believes regenerative farming V-practices offer a win-win when it comes to farm profitability, public ecosystem services, and the wider environment.
Speaker
Red Root Biotech
Isaac, Nicolas and Matthew work and study as part of the Schornack Group within the Sainsbury Laboratory at Cambridge University. This group is studying the benefits and disbenefits of plant and microorganism interactions and seeking to better understand these at a cellular and molecular level to help us manage pathogens and exploit beneficial symbiosis.