Living Mulches Take Centre Stage at the Annual BASE-UK Conference
On 12 February I attended the annual BASE-UK conference in Newcastle. The day was filled with a range of inspiring and informative talks that covered topics including living mulches, on-farm research, strip till in horticulture and building on-farm resilience.
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January 26, 2021
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 towards a perennial soil cover, offer a practical solution to reducing inputs and having more sustainable cropping systems?
January 8, 2021
In 1992 I started my career as a newly fledged post-doc working on the Integrated Farming Systems project and so have been intrigued to see the rising interest in regenerative agriculture. But what is it, and is it any different to integrated farming that has been promoted by organisations such as LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) since its establishment 1991?
October 30, 2019
Katie Bliss discusses the benefits of intercropping, including pest, disease and weed management, preventing lodging, improving water quality, soil fertility and biodiversity as well as increasing resilience to climatic and agronomic shocks.
October 16, 2019
Abby Rose discusses how we can sequester more carbon and build soil health.
July 18, 2019
“Run by farmers, for farmers," Groundswell combines a mix of theory and practical sessions for anyone interested in improving soil health and working with nature to grow food profitably.
June 24, 2019
Eliza Jenkins and Abby Rose summarise their 4 favourite papers from the archive of research on the science behind on-farm earthworms from the European Journal of Soil Science
April 9, 2019
Invitation to and details of the 2016 Spring Soil Test
March 27, 2019
Phil Jarvis introduces agroecology including understanding ecological processes and applying these concepts to the design and management of agricultural production systems.
January 23, 2018
'Wildlife and Farming: Managing for Nature on Lowland Farms' is a practical handbook, providing information and advice to practical people.
January 16, 2018
Three days into the new year saw an on-farm gathering of more than 80 farmers, policy-makers, researchers, and representatives from Agricology’s partner organisations and beyond. The event was convened to kick start both the Oxford Farming Conference and the Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC) in a bid to catalyse a dialogue of sustainability across all disciplines of farming.
June 29, 2017
Louise King, Reserve Manager at Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust's Chimney Meadows Nature Reserve, explains how they are using low-input livestock breeds to manage their grasslands for wildlife, forage and flood attenuation.