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Spring Soil Test Challenge - Get a Free Trial of Sectormentor for Soils
blog Take a more regenerative farming approach and start monitoring your soil health. Do you accept the Spring Soil Test Challenge? Sectormentor for Soils challenge you...Integrated farming, Conservation agriculture, Organic farming, Biodynamic farming, Permaculture, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Rotations, Organic matter, Soil biology, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building -
Neil Heseltine
farmers_and_growersThe farm is situated in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, largely in the limestone uplands. My grandparents (dad’s parents) moved here in 1950, it was...Hill Top Farm (Malham, North Yorkshire)Conservation Agriculture -
The return of the natives: grass-clover leys boost earthworm recoveries
blog Earthworms have been in the news recently, with new data confirming that earthworm numbers are low in UK arable soils due to intensive ploughing, repeated...Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building -
Novel forage crops
resource ORC / GWCT / LEAF / OF&G / Soil Association / SRUC / Agricology - as part of Defra Project OF03111 Organic Management Techniques This abstract looks at how lucerne, sainfoin and chicory could be incorporated into your grazing leys and potentially supply high quality, drought tolerant feed for...Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops, People & skills -
Intercropping grain peas with barley
resource OK-Net Arable project consortium (co-ordinated by IFOAM EU Group) Practical recommendations for exploring the viability of combining grain peas with barley on your farm.Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, People & skills -
Tall Grass Grazing and the Future of Livestock Farming
blog The challenges facing farmers today are huge, with uncertainty around changes to CAP payments and questions about how farming will be valued in generations to...Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops -
Ley of the Land: Integrating Leys in the Cropping System - Lydia Smith, NIAB
resource Agricology / Oxford Real Farming Conference Video footage filmed at the ORFC 2019 of Lydia Smith from NIAB explaining a project helping to explore soil quality through re-integration of leys and...Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology, Beef cattle & sheep, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Markets & food systems, People & skills -
Silvopasture: Planting for Shelter & Forage
resource Agricology / Oxford Real Farming Conference This is video footage filmed at the ORFC 2019 of the session on silvopasture featuring farmer and PFLA member Chris Jones describing what he has...Agroforestry, Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops, Markets & food systems, People & skills -
Oxford Real Farming Conference 2019 highlights
blog Agricology kick-started 2019 with the Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC) on 3rd - 4th January, along with over 1000 organic and conventional farmers, food producers...Weeds, Pests & diseases, Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Pollinators & ecological services, Regulations, standards & policy, Markets & food systems, People & skills -
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