Experimentation has been a core element of many farmers’ and growers’ practice since the dawn of agriculture, and continues to influence day-to-day decision making at the farm level. However, in recent decades, top-down approaches to innovation in agriculture have dominated the formal research agenda, resulting in massive degradation of land, environment and local culture. There is an urgent need to recognise the value of farmers’ knowledge and research and the essential role it can play in the transition to a resilient agroecological food system. Farmers from a variety of sectors will present their own research, and talk through the research process and their findings and learnings. There will then be a panel discussion which will focus on the benefits and challenges of farmer-led research, methods for dissemination of findings, and how to integrate this knowledge into the formal knowledge system.