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Recent Blog Posts
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Combining sticky traps & technology to monitor cereal aphids & predict BYDC risk
This year will be the first that neonicotinoid seed dressings will no longer be routinely applied to cereal crops following their ban last year. This...
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The greatest weapon against stress is the ability to control our thoughts
When I first met psychologist Willie Horton during my Nuffield scholarship, he professed that you could learn to achieve your goals - effortlessly! It was...
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Sowing a Grass & Clover Ley - Agricology Vlog August 2019
Richard Smith, Farms Manager at Daylesford Organic Farm discusses how he is converting a conventional arable field into a grass and clover ley for livestock...
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Mob Grazing Herbal Leys - Agricology Vlog September 2019
In this follow up to August's vlog on herbal leys by Ian Wilkinson, Ian (Farm Manager of Honeydale Farm & MD of Cotswold Seeds &...
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Recent Sector News
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Update on Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus Research
Game & Wildlife Conservation TrustarticleThis year will be the first that neonicotinoid seed dressings will no longer be routinely applied to cereal crops following their ban last year. This...
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New natural pesticide alternative in development
Farming UKarticleA natural, sustainable alternative to pesticides which targets specific pests without harming pollinators is currently in development.
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Triodos Bank Calls for Overhaul of Food & Agriculture System
Triodos BankarticleTriodos Bank has launched a new vision paper on food and agriculture systems. The paper calls for a radical systemic transition from the current production-focused...
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Soil Farmer of the Year Announced
Farm Carbon Cutting ToolkitarticleJulian Gold, an arable farmer from Oxfordshire has been announced as the winner of the 2019 Soil Farmer of the Year. The competition, now in...