Whites Oats Grower Day
Our Annual Oat Field Meeting with Whites Oats.
Come along and learn more about the organic oats market, see the spring oat trials being hosted at Abbey Home Farm and how they compare to the trial sites.
For many of our farmers oat have become a very important crop in their rotation in part due to the strong relationship we have developed with Whites Oats. Come along and find out more about the future prospect for the organic oat market.
James Mathers. Whites Oats MD will be providing an update on the organic oat market. Steven McCallister will be giving us a breakdown of the oat quality through the mill this season and we'll be hearing about new opportunities that are forthcoming.
We will also be joined by Danielle from the Marketing team and so can discuss how we can better "sell" the fabulous story of our supply chain to brands and consumers to strengthen loyalty to Whites Oats.
We see this as an important part of our relationship with Whites and would encourage you to come along, meet you customer and learn more about their future oat needs.
Agenda
10:00am Arrival and Coffee for 10:30am start
10:30am Introduction to the day, Andrew Trump
10:45am Oats Market and mill development, James Mathers
Review Milling Quality, Steven McAllister
11:30am Field walk to look at this year's participatory LiveOat trials, Dominic Amos
12:45pm Lunch
1:45pm Discussions - White's future vision and how we develop our supply relationship.
Developing LiveOat -work on winter varieties
3pm Event finish
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 practices offer a win-win when it comes to farm profitability, public ecosystem services, and the wider environment.