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Agroforestry in the UK
resource Soil Association This film, created by the Soil Association through their involvement in the FABulous Farmers project, explores some of the many benefits that can be experienced...Agroforestry, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Animal health & welfare, Markets & food systems, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Communities & education -
Stephen Briggs
farmers_and_growersWe mainly produce cereals: spring and winter wheat (5-5.5 tonnes/hectare, 13.5% protein for milling), spring barley (malting), winter oats, spring oats (5-6.5 tonnes/hectare). Spring wheat...Whitehall FarmOrganic -
#30minworms survey - get involved!
blog Due to popular demand, the #30minworms survey is back! Following feedback, this spring farmland survey is trialling a new way to support your earthworm identification...Soil biology -
Mike Mallett
farmers_and_growersListen here Agricology · Agricology in the Field - Mike Mallett Mike Mallett is farm manager of Maple Farm Kelsale, a 138-hectare family farm situated...Maple Farm Kelsale, Saxmundham, SuffolkOrganic -
DIVERSify's Recommendations
resource Taskscape (Diversify Consortium Partner for Communication Knowledge Exchange and Participation) Last in a series of mini-documentary films; this presents recommendations from the DIVERSify project and asks what have we learnt in DIVERSify that will help...Compaction & cultivation, Weeds, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Markets & food systems, Buildings & machinery, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Climate -
Living mulches for sustainable cropping systems: A step towards 'Regenerative Organic' Agriculture in the UK?
blog Reducing tillage and chemical inputs can be beneficial for soil and the environment, so could a permanent clover understorey acting as a 'living mulch', moving...Conservation agriculture, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Soil biology, Weeds, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills, Climate -
Andrew Howard
farmers_and_growersWe grow winter milling wheat as our main crop. This goes into mills (normally on the Thames) for bread-making. The majority of our wheat is...Bockhanger Farms LtdConservation Agriculture -
Regenerative agriculture - a new silver bullet for agriculture and the environment?
blog In 1992 I started my career as a newly fledged post-doc working on the Integrated Farming Systems project and so have been intrigued to see...Integrated farming, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology, Weeds, Pests & diseases, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Climate -
Healthy Farm Systems - John Pawsey
resource John Pawsey gives some insights into the principles of how he achieves health on his mixed organic farm in East Anglia, following his participation in...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 -
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