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Towards farmer principles of health

resource Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research Germany & Humboldt University Berlin & University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Austria Ten statements / principles farmers have developed that make them successful in developing healthy farming systems, as part of the HealthNetworks Project, and used as...

Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology, Weeds, Pests & diseases, Animal health & welfare, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Business management, Markets & food systems, Natural resources & waste, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Climate, Nutrition & public health, Communities & education
Incredible vegetables - perennial vegetables and future food crops

resource Organic Growers Alliance (OGA) This article, aimed at smaller scale farmers and market gardeners, describes some perenial leafy greens, roots and alliums, including guidelines for growing and different ways...

Drainage, Organic matter, Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills, Biodiversity, Climate, Nutrition & public health
Wakelyns Agroforestry: Resilience through diversity

resource Organic Research Centre / Woodland Trust A publication explaining the on-farm research carried out at Wakelyns and led by the late plant pathologist Prof. Martin Wolfe, putting into action his theories...

Agroforestry, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Roots & horticulture, Markets & food systems, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Climate
Small Farm Profits

resource Ecological Land Cooperative Small is beautiful; small is successful - ‘Small Farm Profits’ details ten case studies of economically viable, sustainable & creative enterprises working on small acreages.

Roots & horticulture, Business management, Markets & food systems, People & skills, Biodiversity, Nutrition & public health, Communities & education
The animal welfare and environmental benefits of Pasture for Life farming - interim findings

resource Pasture-Fed Livestock Association Pasture for Life (PfL) standards can result in improved animal welfare, ecosystem resilience, healthier soils, and increased biodiversity.

Drainage, Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle, Beef cattle & sheep, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Regulations, standards & policy, Markets & food systems, People & skills, Biodiversity
Examining the impacts of integrating trees into arable fields on pest control and pollination

resource Design and manage agroforestry in arable systems so that the biodiversity benefits are maximised and problems are reduced.

Agroforestry, Weeds, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Using agroecology to enhance dietary diversity

resource Drawing on global research this article demonstrates how agroecology contributes to enhancing biodiversity and dietary diversity.

Crop nutrition & fertility building, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Nutrition & public health, Markets & food systems, People & skills
Trees and crops: making the most of the space

resource AGFORWARD project consortium An AGFORWARD leaflet that focuses on managing the tree understorey in a horticultural agroforestry system, for increased food production and biodiversity.

Agroforestry, Weeds, Pests & diseases, Roots & horticulture, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Markets & food systems
The Benefits of Sheep in Arable Rotations

resource The National Sheep Association How incorporating sheep within arable farming systems can rejuvenate soils, reduce problem weeds, improve biodiversity, & improve yields from following crops.

Integrated farming, Type, texture & structure, Rotations, Organic matter, Weeds, Animal health & welfare, Beef cattle & sheep, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Biodiversity
Biodiversity in crops and grassland

resource Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) - University of Oxford Practical information on encouraging biodiversity in productive fields.

Other species, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Natural resources & waste

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Crops, forage & horticulture: Sub-themes

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Explore our content related to this farming theme

Towards farmer principles of health

Incredible vegetables - perennial vegetables and future food crops

Wakelyns Agroforestry: Resilience through diversity

Small Farm Profits

The animal welfare and environmental benefits of Pasture for Life farming - interim findings

Examining the impacts of integrating trees into arable fields on pest control and pollination

Using agroecology to enhance dietary diversity

Trees and crops: making the most of the space

The Benefits of Sheep in Arable Rotations

Biodiversity in crops and grassland

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