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Rona Amiss, the ambassador for the south west New ambassadors have been announced by the organisers of LEAF Open Farm Sunday to help farmers get ready for the event. Rona Amiss has been appointed to help farmers across the south west as they prepare to open their farms to the public on June 27. Rona is a first generation, tenanted farmer on the most southerly point of mainland UK and operates her own farm diversification. Ambassadors will share ideas to engage visitors and give practical information on how to implement safe and fun social distancing. This year the event is putting a...

Open Farm Sunday: Eight ambassadors to support farmers 16 April 2021 | The network of ambassadors will share knowledge and experience for farmers looking to take part Organisers behind the annual Open Farm Sunday initiative have appointed eight ambassadors to support farmers looking to open their farm gates this year. The 2021 socially-distanced events, taking place on 27 June, will see hundreds of farmers open their farm gates to the public. Eight ambassadors, ranging from farmers to consultants, have been appointed to share ideas on ways to engage with visitors, such as Covid-friendly farm...

WITH two months until LEAF Open Farm Sunday on June 27, when hundreds of farmers open their farm gates to the public, organisers Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF) have announced the appointment of eight ambassadors to support farmers, crofters and smallholders thinking of taking part. Each with a background in agriculture, the ambassadors' role is to encourage participation by sharing ideas to engage visitors and give practical information on how to implement safe and fun social distancing. This year LOFS is putting a strong focus on hosting small, socially distanced farm walks and t...

Farmers urged to get online for open day © Supplied by Open Farm Sunday ADVICE: Rebecca Dawes is an Open Farm Sunday ambassador for the online event. Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The Open Farm Sunday (OFS) movement wants farmers to capitalise on the public’s growing interest in the provenance of food by welcoming visitors on June 27. Annabel Shackleton, the manager of the annual event,  predicted more people t...

Opening up the world of farming LEARNING: Walks and talks are an opportunity to educate the public about farming. Farmers have been advised to view this year’s Leaf Open Farm Sunday (LOFS) as an opportunity to educate the public about responsible access to farmland. That’s the message from the organisers  who have rescheduled the date of this year’s event to Sunday June 27 th to coincide with the proposed relaxation of lockdown regulations. LOFS Manager, Annabel Shackleton, is encouraging as many farmers as possible to open their doors to help meet what is expected to be high demand fo...