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How can agroforestry contribute towards biodiversity conservation?
resource Recording of a workshop hosted by the Organic Research Centre online that set out to explore how agroforestry could contribute towards the conservation and restoration...Agroforestry, Organic matter, Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Natural resources & waste, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity -
Nitrogen supply for organic winter oilseed rape
resource Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) Abstract created as part of the DiverIMPACTS project providing practical guidance of how to maximise on N in a sustainable way when growing oilseed rape.Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills -
Understanding farmer and soil microbial interactions - farmer input needed!
blog Mary Eliza, a PhD student at the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, is looking for farmers to fill out a survey...Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology, People & skills -
Calling arable farmers!
blog A joint industry and Research Council funded project looking at how to reintegrate sheep into arable systems for the improvement of soil quality is seeking...Integrated farming, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Rotations, Organic matter, Soil biology, Beef cattle & sheep, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Crop nutrition & fertility building -
DIVERSify Guide for Farmers and Agronomists
resource Organic Research Centre & the DIVERSify project consortium The DIVERSify project Guide for Farmers and Agronomists - summarising key results from the intercropping research carried out in an easily digestible way, dividing information...Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Weeds, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Regulations, standards & policy, Business management, Markets & food systems, People & skills, Biodiversity, Climate -
Herbal Leys Webinar Series
resource AHDB Beef & Lamb & British Grassland Society Footage of four webinars exploring issues surrounding herbal leys; a collaboration between the AHDB and British Grassland Society.Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Weeds, Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Business management, People & skills, Climate -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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