Coppicing and Wood Pasture - Learnings from the Field with the ReForest Living Lab
On March 18th 2025, the ReForest North of England Living Lab held a coppicing workshop at Sleastonhow Farm in Cumbria, which included a farm walk and an opportunity to see and discuss wood pasture, hedgerow and woodland management.
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January 15, 2025
While there is lots of information to be found if you look in the right places or speak to the right people, there is a need to pool it together and make it more accessible. This is what this book by Andy Dibben and Ben Raskin does so brilliantly...
June 22, 2021
A joint industry and Research Council funded project looking at how to reintegrate sheep into arable systems for the improvement of soil quality is seeking help from arable farmers.
May 14, 2020
Jez Taylor, head of Daylesford market garden, shares his recipe for making compost.
April 21, 2020
For a long time, the pursuit of effective agricultural weed management tools and strategies was framed as ‘the war on weeds.’
December 10, 2019
This year Agricology returns to ORFC hosting the Agroecology in Practice Room (Assembly Room) and discussions in the St Aldates room, together with the PFLA and Soil Association.
May 31, 2019
A summary of the discussions to be held in the Agricology Discussion Tent at Groundswell 2019
April 9, 2019
Invitation to and details of the 2016 Spring Soil Test
April 8, 2019
In this month's Agricology vlog, Phil Jarvis, Farm Manger for the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust at the Allerton Project, gives an introduction to what agroecology is and what practices they employ at the Allerton Project. The vlog is in two parts. In this part Phil discusses: Stock & Stockless Systems, Agroforestry, Habitat Management
March 27, 2019
Phil Jarvis introduces agroecology including understanding ecological processes and applying these concepts to the design and management of agricultural production systems.
February 5, 2019
Invitation for arable farmers to take part in a short interview regarding decision-making on crop rotations and management.
October 15, 2018
Richard Smith discusses ploughing up a red clover ley in preparation to sow a new crop of organic winter oats and vetch. He discusses why they plough, when to plough, and why it is best to drill later in an organic system.
September 26, 2018
Richard Smith (Farm Manager at Daylesford Organic Farm) gives an update on the nutritional analysis that was carried out on a juvenile sainfoin crop. He discusses how many cuts he has had from the crop this year and the analysis from each crop. He also talks about how well the sainfoin has withstood the drought-like conditions and how - now he has taken the 3rd cut - he will top the sainfoin using fattening lambs.