Agricology Blog

Living mulches promise soil health, weed suppression, and nitrogen fixation - but are they too good to be true? Henny Lowth explores the science, challenges, and practical insights behind managing living mulches in arable systems through a literature review.

Dominic Amos asks if establishing a perennial soil cover could offer a practical solution to reducing inputs and having more sustainable cropping systems.

John Holland shares his views on the potential of regenerative agriculture to transform our food and and farming systems.

Vicky Bowskill gives insights into the dynamics between healthy meadows and hay making, explaining her research on mixed species floodplain meadows.

Helen Metcalfe introduces the EU-funded project Ecostack, which is studying the benefit of hedgerows, tree lines or flower rich margins on crop yield.

Rosalind Shaw asks if it is possible to make land both productive and also good for bumblebees, and introduces a new decision support tool designed to help with this dilemma.

Tim Field explains how to establish and manage a wildflower meadow to support a multitude of native species from butterflies to migrating birds.

Jessica Brooks from the GWCT introduces a webinar series aiming to explain and join up the new thinking in the land management sector and present new, innovative ideas.

Katie Bliss discusses the benefits of intercropping, including pest, disease and weed management, and increasing resilience to climatic and agronomic shocks.

In this vlog, Dr Alastair Leake talks about why it's important to consider using unproductive farm land to sow a winter mix of bird food.

Abby Rose shares some key learnings from the 2019 Wageningen Soil Conference.

“Run by farmers, for farmers." Pen Rashbass reports back from Groundswell Festival 2019.