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Mark Lea
farmers_and_growersGreen Acres is an organic mixed arable and livestock (beef and sheep) farm that my wife Liz and I have been farming organically for 18...Green Acres Farm, Kemberton, Shifnal, ShropshireOrganic -
Know your Soils #10: Soil Test Calendar
resource Sectormentor for Soils app Which soil tests to do, when to do them, which fields and where on the fields to test to get a representative sample.Integrated farming, Conservation agriculture, Organic farming, Biodynamic farming, Permaculture, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Rotations, Organic matter, Soil biology, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building -
Know your Soils #9: The plate meter
resource Sectormentor for Soils app Alex Heffron uses a plate meter to monitor the volume of forage available in fields across his farm allowing him to improve grass growth and...Integrated farming, Conservation agriculture, Organic farming, Biodynamic farming, Permaculture, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Rotations, Organic matter, Soil biology, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building -
Know your soils #8: 3 key soil tests to understand your soil health
resource Sectormentor for Soils app Spring and autumn are the best times to do soil tests. Try the three most important and easy soil tests you can do yourself on...Integrated farming, Conservation agriculture, Organic farming, Biodynamic farming, Permaculture, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Rotations, Soil biology, Crop nutrition & fertility building -
Community-supported farming, seed saving & 'the fight against blight'
blog Community-supported farming gives people the opportunity to define their own food and agriculture. The agroecology approach encourages using local resources effectively, recycling of nutrients and...Organic farming, Biodynamic farming, Permaculture, Biodiversity, Climate, Communities & education, Markets & food systems, People & skills -
Enterprise Stacking & Agroforestry; Chickens, Orchards, Biomass & Market Gardens - Update
blog This vlog is the second in what will be a series of updates following a recent agroforestry project which used a Woodland Trust grant to...Integrated farming, Organic farming, Agroforestry, Organic matter, Weeds, Poultry, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity -
Pasture-based systems - sainfoin & red clover
blog In this months Agricology vlog, Richard Smith (Farm Manager at Daylesford Organic Farm) discusses everything sainfoin; when to cut for silage, how it is withstanding...Organic farming, Compaction & cultivation, Rotations, Weeds, Dairy cattle, Beef cattle & sheep, Grasslands & forage crops, Pollinators & ecological services -
Enterprise Stacking & Agroforestry; Chickens, Orchards, Biomass & Market Gardens
blog In this short vlog (filmed on the 16th of March), Tim Field discusses using a Woodland Trust grant to plant 800 trees on a 30...Integrated farming, Organic farming, Agroforestry, Livestock husbandry, Poultry, Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, People & skills -
Welfare in Dairy
blog In this months Agricology vlog, Richard Smith, Senior Farms Manager at Daylesford Farm, suggests that by demonstrating full transparency in farming practices we are in...Organic farming, Organic matter, Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle -
How to conserve wildlife on working farms
blog 'Wildlife and Farming: Managing for Nature on Lowland Farms' is a practical handbook, providing information and advice to practical people. The question it answers is...Integrated farming, Conservation agriculture, Organic farming, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Natural resources & waste