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This years Cereals is going online! Check out the range of fascinating webinars and exhibitors www.cerealsevent.co.uk Chaired by Tom Allen-Stevens, CPM Editor With the pesticide armoury available to UK arable growers shrinking fast due to regulation or resistance, this session explores other cost-effective solutions to tackle weeds, pests and disease. • Dr Roma Gwynn of […]

We are excited to be hosting our Agricology Field Days 2019 in conjunction with WWF! Come and see agroecology in practice, with farmers and researchers sharing knowledge and experiences in the field. These events are being kindly sponsored by WWF. Join us for a farm walk, a bite to eat and talk to people innovating with agroecological […]

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and Biological Control Want to learn more about IPM and biological control? Join us in the field for a discussion and farm walk on 14th August 2019 with Joe Rolfe, who will be sharing his passions on the potential of beneficial insects in field scale horticulture. For the past few years he […]

Diversity in action: Intercropping, companion cropping and cover crops Want to learn more about diversity? As part of the Agricology Field Days 2019, this is your opportunity to join us in the field with Andy Howard on Bockhanger Farm on 11th July for a discussion and farm walk on all things related to intercropping, companion […]

Diverse pastures: win-win for livestock health, wildlife and your pocket! Come and join us in the field as part of the Agriology Field Days to share ideas and experiences on low-input livestock, diverse pastures and initial findings from research trials on the farm. Rob Havard’s pedigree Angus suckler herd graze on diverse natural pastures, including […]

The 2019 Oxford Real Farming Conference will take place on 3rd-4th January at the Oxford Town Hall and St Aldates Church Agricology will be hosting 4 focused breakout sessions hosted by specialist speakers with topics to include   –  Plants in the wrong place: Agroecological approaches to weed control  –  Ley of the land: Integrating leys in cropping systems for soil […]

  Join Agricology & the Royal Agricultural University in the field at Harnhill Innovation Farm, Cirencester. This is an opportunity to see sustainable farming in action in organic and conventional systems.   Tickets can be purchased here    Topics on the farm walk will include; – Tillage (trials comparing plough, min-till and no till) – Integrating livestock in the rotation […]

With lambing for the 2018 season drawing to a close this workshop will provide an opportunity to discuss opportunities for improving practice within the sheep sector.  There will also be a chance to discuss specific management practices commonly applied in the organic sector and whether or not they could be adopted more widely.  The workshop […]

Get ahead of the curve and join Agricology on farm for this fringe event to the Oxford Conferences. Driven by the need to build profitable farm businesses resilient to increasing uncertainties, many progressive farmers are opting to include restorative ley periods in the rotation. Their experiences show improvements to soil health, increased control of problem […]

  Book your place on this free farm walk, by kind permission of Denton Farming Co., to hear about  · Advice for farmers on practical ways to protect water quality and manage soil and nutrients ·Latest on the changes to EFAs and cross compliance for 2018 ·Update on the Metaldehyde stewardship guidelines Speakers to include: Andrew […]