Rothamsted Research

After two years delay, the International Recycling of Agricultural, Municipal and Industrial Residues in Agriculture Network (RAMIRAN) Conference is due to take place in Cambridge from the 12th to the 14th of September 2023

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.

Dr Jordana Rivero, Head of the Grazing Livestock Systems cluster at Rothamsted Research, is involved in interesting research exploring the potential and impacts of cell grazing different sward types. Below is based on an article first published in Farmers Weekly in June 2021 which gives some background to the research, explains the design and management […]

Variety is the spice of life When we think of a balanced diet, we think of eating a range of foods to give us different benefits. Why should it be any different for livestock? Cattle and sheep also need to get protein, carbohydrates and a range of nutrients from their food, and it’s not easy […]

Have you ever wondered what the true benefit of hedgerows, tree lines or flower rich margins are on your crop yield? As part of the EU-funded project Ecostack, I am looking into whether these landscape features are helping improve crop yield. To do this I need your help by sending your GPS data collected at […]

This is part 1 and 2 of a collaborative 2-part series of virtual events exploring establishment, management, soil health, grazing and ensiling in relation to herbal leys.

For a long time, the pursuit of effective agricultural weed management tools and strategies was framed as ‘the war on weeds.’ We developed increasingly merciless mechanical and chemical weapons to rid our fields of unwanted greenery, striving toward a vision of pure crops from horizon to horizon. These days, we’re slowly realising that war is […]

Presentation and video footage recorded at the ORFC 2020 session on 'The future of agroecological weed management.' Chloe MacLaren shares the latest developments in weed ecology and new insights into the potential for more weed resilient systems.

For those living in parts of the south and east of England, the switch from summer to autumn came very suddenly three weeks into September, when unusually dry and warm weather changed to a deluge of rain which has continued up to now (mid-October). Places further north and west had more rain during the summer […]

A report summaring results from a review which looks at the extent by which reduced tillage practices and organic material returns could increase the organic carbon content of English and Welsh arable soils.

Paper looking at factors that influence the abundance of pollen beetle and damage to oilseed rape and how habitat management may improve pollen beetle control.

World Worm Week is the 23rd to the 31st of March and in this short video soil scientist Dr. Jackie Stroud from Rothamsted Research explains why it is important to get involved and covers basic guidelines to identifying common earthworms.