Agricology Blog

ORC Senior Researcher Colin Tosh reflects on results from an evidence review and interviews with farmers in which the main factors holding back agroforestry in England were identified.

Article about interesting research exploring the potential and impacts of cell grazing different sward types.

Will Sibly blogs about the Net Zero from Productive Grasslands (NZPG) partnership.

Rowan Dumper-Pollard writes about the ORC joining the Countryside Charity in seizing the initiative and campaigning for the government to increase UK hedgerows by 40% in line with recent recommendations made by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) 2018 report.

Bee keeper John Crocker shares his experience of allowing his bees to lead a natural life.

ORC Senior Agroforestry Researcher Colin Tosh reports back from the fifth cross-European conference on agroforestry, EURAF 2021.

Edd Colbert blogs about developing an ‘Agroforestry Living Textbook’ at FarmED in the Cotswolds to showcase inspiring agroforestry systems for arable, livestock and horticultural operations.

Senior ORC Researcher Colin Tosh introduces a research project designed to investigate barriers to the uptake of agroforestry by farmers.

Take part in the the #30minworms survey with Jackie Stroud.

Lindsay Whistance shares findings from an EU research project exploring sustainable livestock nutrition across 11 countries.

Dominic Amos asks if establishing a perennial soil cover could offer a practical solution to reducing inputs and having more sustainable cropping systems.

David Price reflects on how Brexit and the Covid-19 Pandemic both highlighted the need for many more UK growers producing seed in the right quantity and quality.