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Recent Blog Posts
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The Agroforestry ELM Test project: Transforming the English agricultural landscape with trees
Interest among UK farmers in planting trees on their land has skyrocketed recently. Only ten years ago a survey indicated that very few farmers know...
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#30minworms survey - get involved!
Due to popular demand, the #30minworms survey is back! Following feedback, this spring farmland survey is trialling a new way to support your earthworm identification...
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Feeding pigs and poultry on 100% organic and regional feed - what have we learned in the OK-Net EcoFeed project?
Background For organic pig and poultry farmers, living up to the ideal of feeding 100% regional and organic feed is difficult and especially for protein...
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Living mulches for sustainable cropping systems: A step towards 'Regenerative Organic' Agriculture in the UK?
Reducing tillage and chemical inputs can be beneficial for soil and the environment, so could a permanent clover understorey acting as a 'living mulch', moving...
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Recent Sector News
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Head of Training and Partnerships - The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Allerton Project
Game & Wildlife Conservation TrustarticleAn exciting opportunity for a focused Team Leader, to head up our Training and Partnership team at the Allerton Project in Loddington, Leicestershire . The...
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Northern Real Farming Conference: register your network
Northern Real Farming ConferencearticleThe Northern Real Farming Conference brings farmers together to share challenges and opportunities. It is a unique opportunity to meet the people putting new models...
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Revealing the impact of 70 years of pesticide use on European soils
DIVERFARMINGarticleAgricultural soils under conventional farming practices contain up to 10 times higher pesticide levels than soils under organic management, according to a study across Europe...
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AgriCaptureCO2 launch - Regenerating soils for climate and farmers
AgriCaptureCO2articleAgricultural soils have a big potential to capture and store carbon, when the right regenerative practices are used. However, farmers will need both support and...