Lucy & Nick Tyler
Nick and Lucy Tyler of Kingsplay Farming Company Ltd, manage an 850ha mixed dairy, beef and arable business in north Wiltshire, sat on the Western border of the North Wessex Downs AONB.
Lucy, a qualified vet, and Nick, the third generation in his family to farm at Kingsplay, manage and care for 804 dairy cattle and 298 beef cattle, optimising the health and welfare of their animals. Their ambition is to be fully self-sufficient on feed through utilising homegrown crops and land.
The name 'Kingsplay' comes from King's Play Hill, a 29.5 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest situated in the parish of Heddington, Wiltshire.
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Journey and updates
LEAF Demonstration Farm Launch
Lucy and Nick launched as a LEAF demonstration farm on Wednesday 16th April. A mix of industry representatives, fellow farmers, community members and Resilient and Ready team members from Corteva and LEAF were there on the day to celebrate. Read more about the day in the press release here.
Achievements
The Tylers were named Mixed Farmers of the Year in the Farmers Weekly Awards last year, as well as receiving the Climate Positive Agriculture accolade at The Cream Awards.
Mentoring
Sharing of experiences and knowledge between Resilient and Ready cohort farmers is a great benefit of the programme. Discover some of the highlights here.
Open Farm Sunday success
Lucy and Nick are strong supporters of the Open Farm Sunday initiative and open their farm to the local community to spread awareness about their farming business and practices.
Meet Resilient & Ready farmers Nick and Lucy Tyler
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