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Dartington Agroforestry

resource Video footage recorded when the UK AFINET agroforestry network group met at the Dartington Estate in Devon to discuss agroforestry implementation.

Agroforestry, Regulations, standards & policy, Buildings & machinery, People & skills
Agroecological principles to support Integrated Weed Management

blog The context Following the EU regulation on the sustainable use of pesticides (Directive 2009/128/EC), Integrated Pest Management (IPM) became an integral part of European farming...

Weeds, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Roots & horticulture, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Agricology Discussions @ Groundswell!

blog We’re all set for another year at Groundswell and very excited to be hosting the Agricology Discussion Tent this summer. We have a strong line-up...

Agroforestry, Type, texture & structure, Rotations, Weeds, Pests & diseases, Beef cattle & sheep, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills
Fallowing in organic systems - a last resort?

resource Garden Organic A leaflet looking at the pros and cons of leaving land fallow in organic systems to help manage weeds,

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Soil biology, Weeds, People & skills
Viruses in cereals and oilseed rape

resource AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds Information focusing on the options available to farmers to help manage Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) and Turnip yellows virus (TuYV).

Weeds, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, People & skills, Biodiversity
Annual Weed Management in Organic Systems

resource Garden Organic This leaflet covers actions farmers can take to prevent and control annual weeds and prevent adverse effects on crop yield and quality.

Weeds, Pests & diseases, Buildings & machinery, People & skills, Biodiversity
Free support for organic farms to take part in AHDB Farmbench 2019

blog AHDB have just relaunched their new, easier to use Farmbench and are offering organic farms free support to get involved!! Farmbench is a free online...

Organic farming, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Business management, Buildings & machinery, People & skills
Prospects for improved off-crop habitat management for pollen beetle control in oilseed rape

resource Rothamsted Research Paper looking at factors that influence the abundance of pollen beetle and damage to oilseed rape and how habitat management may improve pollen beetle control.

Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, People & skills, Biodiversity
Edwin Taylor

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Durhamfield Farm, Shotley Bridge, Northumberland
I am a fifth-generation farmer and farm in south Northumberland in partnership with my father. Durhamfield farm is mainly arable (2,000 acres); the remaining 700...

Conservation Agriculture
Encouraging natural predators (outdoors)

resource ORC / GWCT / LEAF / OF&G / Soil Association / SRUC / Agricology - as part of Defra Project OF03111 Organic Management Techniques This abstract describes information on encouraging natural predators to help control crop pests that reduce yield and quality.

Pests & diseases, People & skills, Biodiversity

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