Resources for host farmers

LEAF are delighted to be able to offer registered host farmers a range of FREE resources. These include polo shirts, posters, flyers, activity booklets, boards, banners, stickers plusmaterials supplied by LEAF Marque, Country Life butter, John Deere and Syngenta.

To order your FREE resources ensure you are logged in, then click on 'Open my Farm' and 'Publicity and Resource material'.

Additional resources

A number of our sponsors also have great resources which you can order direct from them: Frontier Agriculture, NFU, BPEX, HGCA, Dairy Co and EBLEX. See below for more details:

Frontier Agriculture

Frontier Agriculture is the UK’s leading crop inputs and grain marketing business recognised for its successful management of the whole arable supply chain. Frontier is a principal sponsor of Open Farm Sunday for the fifth year and is offering host farmers a choice of three posters illustrating how some of the main cereal crops in the UK are grown, harvested and processed to make different end products. The posters feature Open Farm Sunday branding and are:
• ‘Wheat: from field to table’
• ‘Wheat: from field to bioethanol fuel and animal feed’
• ‘Oilseed rape: from crop to oil’
Many of Frontier’s staff will be supporting Open Farm Sunday by joining their customers to help on farm on 17th June.  
To order a set of posters for your event register by 1st May 2012 at:
www.frontierag.co.uk/about-us/open-farm-sunday

National Farmers Union

The NFU has supported LEAF’s Open Farm Sunday since its launch back in 2006, and we are delighted to be a principal sponsor once again this year. Communicating the importance of British Farming is a key aim for the NFU and Open Farm Sunday provides the perfect opportunity for many of our members to open up their farm gates and connect with the people around them. We are also very happy to be continuing our support providing farmers with the information and resource they need to make their 2012 Open Farm Sunday events a success.

BPEX

Anybody looking to open their farm can be assured of support from BPEX – we have a wide range of materials available to help everybody get the most out of Open Farm Sunday.  For those who have concerns about biosecurity when opening to the public, a solution is at hand.  Any pig producer who has a neighbouring farm which has no pigs, could always start a buddy system. Take some pigs to the neighbouring farm for the day and set up there.  Details of the materials available can be found by logging on to www.porkpointofsale.co.uk/ and order as if you were a butcher. For further information, call Naomi Thomas on 0247 647 8809.

DairyCo

DairyCo research undertaken with adults and children has highlighted that you, the dairy farmer, are amongst one of the most trusted sources when it comes to providing information about dairy farming.
We have a range of promotional material available to you to help support you and make your Open Farm Sunday event a success.  You can choose from flyers, to DVD’s and stickers and booklets for handing out to children. All the materials will help to educate consumers young and old about the story of milk from production through to consumption. 
To receive your DairyCo Open Farm Sunday Farmer’s Consumer Education Pack please visit www.dairyco.org.uk and go to the School milk/For Farmers section to order online. The pack will then be sent out to you with a range of resources for your event.

HGCA

HGCA has a range of free educational posters available to support your Open Farm Sunday activities, including - The Cereal Story; The Oilseed Rape Story; The Malting Barley Story and The Oats Story. The posters can be ordered on the Grain Chain website (www.grainchain.com) or by calling 024 7647 8769.  The website is a user-friendly multimedia resource which offers children a fun way to learn about healthy eating and gain an insight into the ‘field to fork’ cycle of how wheat is grown and used to produce bread and breakfast cereals. Activity sheets can be downloaded from the website with games and quizzes that cover the key topics of arable farming and milling.

EBLEX

If you are a beef or sheep farmers and plan to open your farm to visitors on 17th June, EBLEX is here to help with advice to enable you to get the most out of the day.  We can provide you with information on the environment and facts and figures about the red meat industry, as well as promotional materials to help you communicate key messages about the farming industry.
To register for your EBLEX beef and lamb farm visit pack go to www.beefandlambvisits.co.uk and fill in the online request form.  We will then send you a beef and sheep farmer’s resource pack, including marketing materials and an information booklet to answer any questions you might have.
The website also gives you access to downloadable resources and marketing ideas, plus contact details in case you need any further information.  Everything on the website is designed to help you feel prepared and confident for a successful open day.  If you need help call Zhenya Dewfield on 024 7647 8898.
 
 Thank you to all our sponsors for their generous support of Open Farm Sunday.