The event will host over 200 exhibitors covering all aspects of livestock, grass and muck management including:
- Business services and advice
- Crop protection and nutrition
- Forage crop technology
- Grass handling equipment
- Livestock management and feeding
- Material handlers
- Muck spreaders, slurry tankers, injectors
- Seed supply and plant breeding
Machines Galore!
Grassland & Muck is the biggest working machinery event in the UK. Visitors will have the chance to watch the latest machinery in action from all the leading manufacturers, with over 160 acres dedicated to machinery demonstrations. Compare the power and performance of mowers, wrappers, telehandlers, spreaders, injectors and many more!
Our online New Product Directory lists the latest products and developments due to be showcased at Grassland & Muck 2008, from grass varieties and forage machinery to manure management and application systems. Click here to access the New Product Directory.
For a comprehensive guide to new machinery at the event, the online profi Grassland & Muck New Machinery Guide compiled by profi magazine previews the latest machinery to be shown by manufacturers, allowing you the chance to compare machinery and plan your visit to the event. For more about machinery at the event, click here to access the profi Grassland & Muck New Machinery Guide.
Keenan Seminar Programme
Maximising profit from grass is about more than just machinery. Industry experts will be providing valuable advice in the Keenan sponsored seminar programme on profitable grassland management from agronomy to feeding, and focusing on livestock performance on both fresh grass and conserved forage.
For the first time, the seminars will be supported by practical demonstrations to help you get better returns from your grass.
Details of the seminar programme are available here.
Variety trial plots
Don’t miss the chance to see the latest trials and varieties in situ in the sown grass plots. Occupying 1.5 acres in the middle of the event you will find demonstration plots from NIAB, IGER, Glenside, Nickerson’s, Oliver Seeds, United Phosphorus, DLF Trifolium, Dow Agrosciences and Germinal Holdings. You will even be able to earn BASIS CPD points for visiting the plots.
Manure and Nutrient Management Centre
Our new Manure and Nutrient Management Centre located in the muck area of the event and sponsored by the England Catchment Sensitive Farming Delivery Initiative (ECSFDI), will address the issues surrounding the revised NVZ legislation coming into force in May 2008.
Information and advice from key organisations will be on hand to help you understand the implications for your business. For the first time, the event will offer you the chance to bring samples of manure or slurry for free nutrient testing using NIRS technology.
Bigger and Better Muck Demonstration Area
For 2008 we have expanded the Muck demonstration area to cater for more demonstrating muck spreaders and slurry tankers than ever before!
Collect BASIS points at Grassland & Muck
All BASIS registered visitors to the Grassland & Muck event can collect up to three CPD points for visiting different areas of the event. Just make sure you bring your BASIS card with you on the day.
To collect your points, simply visit the specified area of the event below and present your BASIS card to have the bar code scanned. The breakdown of points and the collection locations are:
- Registration (present your card for scanning at the visitor entrance) – 1 PN point
- NIAB’s stand in the sown trial plots (stand 312) – 1 CP point
- ECSFDI in the Manure and Nutrient Management Centre (stand 902) – 1 PN point
