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Livestock on diverse leys: a return to the past for a promising future
resource Organic Research Centre ORC Bulletin article reporting on farmers that have been combining diverse leys with livestock and some of the pros and cons of this practice revealed...Drainage, Rotations, Organic matter, Weeds, Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Pollinators & ecological services, Natural resources & waste, People & skills -
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 -
Autumn Cultivations - Agricology Vlog October 18
blog In this months Agricology mini vlog, Richard Smith, Farms Manager for Daylesford Organic, discusses ploughing up a red clover ley in preparation to sow a...Compaction & cultivation, Rotations, Weeds, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building -
Sainfoin Nutritional Analysis
blog In this months Agricology vlog, Richard Smith (Farm Manager at Daylesford Organic Farm) gives an update on the nutritional analysis that was carried out on...Rotations, Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building -
Making your soil rain-ready (part 2): Time to look ahead
blog Following-on from part 1 , where I focused on observations of soil structure (as a measure of soil health) and what conclusions could be drawn...Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Rotations, Organic matter, Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops -
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 -
Livestock and the arable rotation
resource Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) This detailed AHDB publication looks at how an arable business can work with livestock businesses to optimise both enterprises.Pigs, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building -
Lucerne - an alternative forage crop
resource Farming Connect A summary of the benefits and limitations of lucerne as a forage crop and a fertility building legume including guidance on establishment, crop growth, cutting...Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops -
How is the pasture-fed innovative practitioners’ project going?
blog Naturally productive systems which support large numbers of grazing livestock have provided inspiration for Pasture for Life (PfL) certified producers to adopt pasture management practices...Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops