Reconnecting Town, Country and People at the Emergent Generation Summer Gathering
Giulia Kessous shares her reflections from a powerful weekend at the Emergent Generation Summer Gathering in the Cotswolds, which aimed to question and challenge the rural-urban divide.
LEARN MOREDecember 12, 2019
Roller crimper method to kill off cover crops, and direct drilling into the mulch, and the impacts on weeds and soil health.
December 10, 2019
This year Agricology returns to ORFC hosting the Agroecology in Practice Room (Assembly Room) and discussions in the St Aldates room, together with the PFLA and Soil Association.
November 26, 2019
Jen Clements explores whether uncertainties surrounding the agricultural environment present an opportunity to shape the future of the Cornish agri-environment
November 21, 2019
Siwan Howatson discusses the best time to utilise lime for soil pH and grassland productivity
October 30, 2019
Katie Bliss discusses the benefits of intercropping, including pest, disease and weed management, preventing lodging, improving water quality, soil fertility and biodiversity as well as increasing resilience to climatic and agronomic shocks.
October 29, 2019
Jon West discusses how weather-based forecasting can determine the timing of fungicide use to improve phoma and stem canker control
October 22, 2019
In this vlog, Dr Alastair Leake talks about why it's important to consider using unproductive farm land to sow a winter mix of bird food.
October 18, 2019
Dr Alastair Leake discusses why they are trialling taking an arable field out of crop production and have sown it with mixed species leys.
October 16, 2019
Abby Rose discusses how we can sequester more carbon and build soil health.
October 9, 2019
Richard Smith of Daylesford Organic Farms talks about grass leys and how they put them into stubble, and undersowing grass leys into cereal crops
September 30, 2019
Aled Rhys Davies discusses the learnings from his Nuffield study, including the link between anti-microbial resistance and animal health
September 25, 2019
William Milliken discusses whether plants can be used as veterinary treatments and help make farming a little more sustainable and, potentially, reduce the excessive use of antibiotics.