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All the latest happenings in the world of sustainable farming
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Welsh farmers prepare to get tree planting
Woodland TrustarticleFarmers and landowners across Wales are preparing to take the opportunity to plant trees and areas of woodland on their land, following an announcement on...
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New cattle measures to help deliver TB freedom in England
GOV.UKarticleFurther measures to protect England from bovine TB are being introduced as part of the government’s comprehensive strategy which is on track to deliver TB-free...
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Rothamsted & Alltech Crop Science announce strategic alliance
Rothamsted ResearcharticleRothamsted Research and Alltech Crop Science’s strategic alliance will allow for leading research opportunities to investigate on-farm applications to improve soil, crop, feed and livestock...
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Discussion and debate at Agriculture and Environment Conference
SRUCarticleOver two days, what is now Scotland’s premier event, asked what future for our farming systems? In so doing considering the environmental challenges and integrated...
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Environment Secretary salutes Britain's women farmers
GOV.UKarticleLeading women farmers from around the country will join Secretary of State Elizabeth Truss today to celebrate women’s contributions to British farming and the increasing...
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Soil Association webinars for all farmers
Farming UK NewsarticleThe Soil Association is holding a series of webinars for all farmers, as part of the Innovative Farmers events programme. The webinars share useful knowledge...
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The Golden Plover Award 2016
GWCTarticleThe Heather Trust and the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (Scotland) have announced applications are open for the 2016 Golden Plover Award for Moorland Management...
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National Organic Combinable Crops (NOCC16)
OF&GarticleOn Thursday 7 July 2016 National Organic Combinable Crops, AKA National Organic Cereals, will take place on the Wimpole Hall estate of the National Trust...
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Feeding less food-competing feedstuffs to livestock
Organic Research CentrearticleAn interesting new study shows that feeding livestock from grass and by-products from food production could provide sufficient food and reduce environmental impacts of livestock...
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Seven ways to save Scotland's soils
Soil AssociationarticleSoil is a precious resource. With our new document, ‘ Seven Ways to Save Our Soils: Scotland’, we’re calling on politicians, policy makers and farmers...
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Casualty cow heightens concern about low protein levels in silage
SRUCarticleA casualty animal recently submitted to one of SRUC's Veterinary Investigation Centres confirms earlier fears that some silages being fed to livestock this winter are...
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A big thank you from all the farmland birds
GWCTarticleGWCT's third Big Farmland Bird Count is now complete and the results are flooding in! Across the UK, people have been busy in the wet...
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Organic Market Report 2016: Organic market growth continues
Soil AssociationarticleThe Soil Association’s 2016 Organic Market Report launched today, 23 February, reveals the organic market continued to experience steady growth of 4.9% in 2015. This...
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Nutritional differences between organic and non-organic milk
Organic Research CentrearticleGround-breaking new study finds clear nutritional differences between organic and non-organic meat and milk. In the largest systematic reviews of their kind, an international team...
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Pre-lambing nutrition for ewes
Soil AssociationarticleThere are many factors that can influence the outcome of the lambing period. However one of the most important issues at this time is nutrition...
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Enhanced organic opportunities for postgraduate students
SRUCarticleTwo of the leading UK education and research organisations in the organic sector will formally join together to deliver one of the country’s few postgraduate...
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Trees for fish as well as flooding
Woodland TrustarticleTrees alongside rivers don’t only help slow the flow of flood waters and reduce diffuse pollution; they can also help with the survival of some...
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Huge carbon stores discovered under UK grasslands
Rothamsted ResearcharticleA nationwide survey by ecologists has revealed that over 2 billion US tons of carbon is stored deep under the UK’s grasslands, helping to curb...
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Countryside Stewardship grants soon to open for applications
GOV.UKarticleThe hedgerows and boundaries grant and woodland creation grant under the Countryside Stewardship scheme open for applications this month. Thousands of hectares of England’s countryside...
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Agricology offers new online sustainable agriculture resource
HortidailyarticleThree charitable organizations in the United Kingdom have launched "Agricology," an online resource that translates scientific research into practical advice to help farmers become more...
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Scientific resource to help farmers is launched at Daylesford
Cotswold JournalarticleThe new online resource translates scientific research into practical advice to help farmers become more profitable, resilient and more sustainable, while protecting the environment.
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New sustainable, ecological extension website launched
Future Farming Centre BulletinarticleAgricology is a new website which is translating scientific research into practical advice to help farmers and growers become more profitable and sustainable. It does...
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New resource helps farmers combat lower yields and higher costs
Farmers WeeklyarticleFarmers are being urged to share knowledge from organic and conventional systems to increase margins and deliver sustainable agriculture.
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Agricology: Charities take on the mantle of sustainable farming
Field & Rural LifearticleAn influential audience of farmers, scientists, agricultural experts and policy-makers attended the launch of a unique farming resource called Agricology at Daylesford Organic Farm in...
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New Agricology website is launched!
GWCT BlogarticleAgricology aims to bring together information and knowledge to help secure a productive, resilient and sustainable future for agriculture and the farmed environment.
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Organic techniques can help conventional growers boost margins
Farmers WeeklyarticleConventional farmers are being urged to adopt organic farming techniques to cut input costs and boost margins. A new online resource, called Agricology, which translates...
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Project will help improve profits
South East FarmerarticleAgricology is a new project to help farmers become more profitable while protecting the environment. Founded by three independent charitable organisations – the Daylesford Foundation...
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Agricology: A site for sustainable agriculture
My BabaarticleI’m excited to be going to the launch of a brilliant new website today, called ‘ Agricology ‘. Agricology is a online resource hub that...