The Global Farm Metric
The Global Farm Metric framework is a common framework for all food and farming stakeholders to understand, measure and monitor farm-level sustainability.
LEARN MOREThis guide from the Nature Friendly Farming Network covers the principles and practice of Integrated Pest Management with case studies and examples of actions.
Handy practical guide to establishing perennial wildflower areas, produced as part of the BEESPOKE project.
The Toolbox is an interactive, online library of IPM resources designed for farmers and advisors and is available in multiple languages.
DiverIMPACTS case studies across Europe highlight why crop diversification strategies have been successful and what challenges needed to be overcome to achieve success.
The final report for Innovative Farmers field lab trials which aimed to determine the impacts of living mulches on cash crop yields and weed composition.
Recording of a workshop held at the Organic Growers Alliance (OGA)'s Organic Matters 2022 horticultural conference, focusing on perennial vegetables as crops that can potentially provide some solutions to the many environmental challenges growers are facing
Silvo-horticulture agroforestry has many benefits for market gardens, but needs careful planning for success. This workshop held at Organic Matters 2022 focused on how to make it work.
Final report for a project based on the premise that ancient or heritage wheats may be more suitable for organic and low-input production and better adapted to marginal environments than 'modern' high-yielding varieties.
A DiverIMPACTS practice abstract exploring the practicalities of applying the technique of biofumigation to help with pest and weed control.
Footage of a discussion held at Groundswell 2022, organised by Agricology, about the impacts of reduced nitrogen use and ways in which farmers are moving away from high input systems.
Organic vegetable farmer Andy Dibben puts forward the case for allowing complex insect ecosystems to develop or be proactively encouraged on farms, describing ways in which this can be done, drawing on his own extensive knowledge and emphasising the many benefits that can be had.
Abstract created as part of the DiverIMPACTS project outlining some of the benefits that can be attained from establishing summer cover crops on sandy soils and giving useful practical recommendations.
Practice abstract created as part of the DiverIMPACTS project outlining some of the many advantages to more complex mixtures of leguminous leys and some of the challenges and key practical considerations.
Summary highlighting outcomes of Tom Staton's PhD thesis ‘Evaluating the effects of agroforestry versus arable systems on functional biodiversity and associated ecosystem services.’
This webinar (part of the 2021 Northern Real Farming Conference and hosted by the Soil Association) explores growing a low growing permanent cover crop such as small white clover to help shade out weeds and provide fertility for the rotation.
Abstract created as part of the DiverIMPACTS project giving practical recommendations of how to ensure plant mixtures for flowering strips on arable land can guarantee a flowering relay throughout the season; attracting useful insects and other groups of invertebrates alongside a cash crop.
Video footage of a session that formed part of the Organic Growers Alliance's Organic Matters conference held in October 2021. It focuses on improving soil health and reducing tillage using compost, manures and woodchip.
This LIVESEED abstract provides a guide for organic farmers wanting to set up their own on-farm trial of different broccoli varieties - using a simplified cultivar trial.
Some basic guidance produced as part of the LIVESEED project on how farmers can set up a simplified cultivar trial to identify potato cultivars which are resistant to late blight.
A quick reference guide produced as part of the LIVESEED project for farmers interested in carrying out some on-farm variety testing and needing some basic guidance.
Can planting trees on your hen range boost biodiversity as well as benefit your business?
Factsheet based on research undertaken as part of the LIVESEED project detailing an experiment in which wheat varieties were tested by organic farmers at a commercial field scale and includes findings that can feed into weed management strategies.
Some practical recommendations for producing silage sorghum based on research carried out as part of the DiverIMPACTS project.
Abstract created as part of the DiverIMPACTS project, outlining outcomes from strip cropping experiments and practical recommendations for designing and managing effective strip systems.