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This year will be the first that neonicotinoid seed dressings will no longer be routinely applied to cereal crops following their ban last year. This...

When I first met psychologist Willie Horton during my Nuffield scholarship, he professed that you could learn to achieve your goals - effortlessly! It was...

Richard Smith, Farms Manager at Daylesford Organic Farm discusses how he is converting a conventional arable field into a grass and clover ley for livestock...

In this follow up to August's vlog on herbal leys by Ian Wilkinson, Ian (Farm Manager of Honeydale Farm & MD of Cotswold Seeds &...

In this short video, Ian Wilkinson (Farm Manager of Honeydale Farm & MD of Cotswold Seeds & FarmED) discusses why they chose deep rooting herbal...

In this month's Agricology vlog, Richard Smith, Farms Manager for Daylesford Organic, discusses a method they use on the farm called Fecpak which allows them...

Is black-grass a major problem on your farm? Are you considering bringing grass back into the rotation to control severe infestations of this weed? Centre...

The fifth and final AFINET workshop for the UK silvopasture sub-group took place at Claydon Estate in Buckinghamshire in early July and was well attended...

Inspirational. Innovative. The best farming conference in the UK. These are just a few snippets from recent Twitter posts describing Groundswell 2019 - but are...

Can farmers control pests without pesticides, and pollinate their crops without honey bees? All while making money out of it? Agroforestry, which is basically farming...

*Last chance to join an organic combinable crops benchmarking group in the East region! Benchmark one or more of your organic cereal and oilseed enterprises...

At Soilmentor we have been researching the science behind on-farm earthworms in the European Journal of Soil Science, which recently made some fascinating papers available...

Research indicates that farm-gate phosphorus (P) surpluses are common on UK dairy farms. By reducing these P surpluses and consequently P losses, we could reap...

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...

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...

In the UK, there are around 60 species of dung beetle. By going about their daily business, dung beetles provide an array of ecosystem services...

Take a more regenerative farming approach and start monitoring your soil health. Do you accept the Spring Soil Test Challenge? Soilmentor challenge you to do...

In this months Agricology vlog, Jez Taylor (Head Grower at Daylesford Organic) discusses how he manages slugs in an organic system, including understanding their life...

In this month's Agricology vlog, Phil Jarvis, Farm Manger for the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust at the Allerton Project, gives an introduction to what...

Have you ever wondered about the activities of the humble grey field slug when it disappears below the soil surface? No? Understandable, but in fact...