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Fruit trees improve land and productivity

resource Woodland Trust Farmer case study on using trees to improve productivity on a mixed farm, providing shelter for vegetable crops and additional market products.

Agroforestry, Markets & food systems, Roots & horticulture
Hedgerow Biodiversity Protocol 2015 User Guide

resource Organic Research Centre Assess the biodiversity status of hedges on your farm & identify management changes needed & suitability of hedges for harvesting woodfuel.

People & skills, Biodiversity
Beetles you can bank on

resource An organic grower’s practical tips and insight into the creation, maintenance and benefits of beetle banks.

Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Pests & diseases, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Plants that are valuable for bees and other insect pollinators

resource Bees for Development A Bees for Development factsheet providing useful information to help you integrate insect beneficial plants on your farm.

Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Proposed Hedgerow Manifesto for Monmouthshire

resource Bees for Development Practical guidance on planting, maintaining and restoring hedges to help benefit crop yields, soil, pollinators, and wildlife on your farm.

Agroforestry, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Diverse legume leys: pollinator benefits

resource Organic Research Centre The important role of legumes as a food resource for pollinators and species that can help provide the forage reserves throughout the year.

Organic matter, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Managing hedges to benefit pollinators

resource Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CFE) / Hedgelink Practical steps you can take to ensure hedges on your farm support pollinator populations and improve the pollination of your crops.

Regulations, standards & policy, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Pests & diseases, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
Butterflies and farmland

resource Butterfly Conservation Simple measures you can take to encourage the more common, widespread species of butterflies and moths on your farm.

Pollinators & ecological services, Natural resources & waste
A guide to Harvesting woodfuel from hedges

resource Organic Research Centre Coppicing hedges for woodfuel sustainably; creating renewable low cost energy whilst supporting wildlife and improving the health of hedges.

Natural resources & waste
Cover Crops

resource NIAB TAG and Kellogg’s OriginsTM Guidance on selecting and managing cover crops according to your requirements, outlining financial, agronomic and environmental benefits.

Rotations, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Sowing and Management of Multi-species Leys to Encourage Pollinators

resource Institute of Organic Training & Advice (IOTA) Guidance on selecting species and managing leys to benefit pollinators, linking to the LegLink project and Countryside Stewardship options.

Organic matter, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Regulations, standards & policy, Markets & food systems
Launch of ORC Wakelyns Population

resource Organic Research Centre Footage of the launch of the new ORC wheat population - explaining how it was developed and potential benefits.

Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Climate, Nutrition & public health
Cotswold Seeds First Hand: Herbal Leys with Alex Joynson

resource Cotswold Seeds Alex Joynson, livestock and arable farmer in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, discusses planting herbal leys for livestock forage and arable rotation.

Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops
Study shows bee-friendly crops create a hungry gap for rarer bees

resource Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust An article highlighting the importance of ensuring our flowering habitats and how we manage them provide for wider bee and wasp communities.

Regulations, standards & policy, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity
TILMAN - the final report

resource School of Agriculture/ Food and Rural Development at Newcastle University The impacts of reduced tillage methods on crop yield, fertility building and weeds; some key messages from the TILMAN-ORG project.

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Rotations, Organic matter, Soil biology, Weeds, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Above and below the ground: building resilient, productive and profitable soils

resource Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust This Nuffield Report is the result of arable farmer David Walston's explorations of why some soils are more productive than others and the best ways...

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Rotations, Organic matter, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills
Increasing the value of hedges for wildlife with relaxed cutting regimes

resource Centre for Ecology & Hydrology An update on research by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology that outlines the potential benefits of changing your hedgerow-cutting regime.

Biodiversity, People & skills
Riparian buffer strips

resource SRUC Rural Policy Centre A briefing on Scottish research that includes pointers towards beneficial management practices you can carry out on your farm.

Agroforestry, Grasslands & forage crops, Pollinators & ecological services
Trees enhance flock health and field drainage

resource Woodland Trust A Welsh farmer’s experience of how strategic on-farm tree planting has increased livestock shelter and improved land management.

Agroforestry, Natural resources & waste, Animal health & welfare
Rejuvenation of hedgerows

resource Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Results of a Centre for Ecology & Hydrology study that trialled five different methods of rejuvenating hedges, providing valuable insights.

People & skills
Sustainability and quality of organic food

resource Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) & Organic Research Centre (ORC) Exploration of the concept of food quality, looking at differences in sustainability between organic and conventional food production.

Markets & food systems, Nutrition & public health
Recommended Grass and Clover Lists for England and Wales

resource British Grassland Society / Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board / British Society of Plant Breeders / Hybu Cig Cymru An online tool to help you compare and select appropriate varieties of non-organic grass and clover species for grazing or silage leys.

Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops
Introducing The LegumePlus Project: Sainfoin, Birdsfoot Trefoil & Red Clover

resource Cotswold Seeds Ltd. Fascinating insights from scientists involved in the LegumePlus project; the reasons behind the research and what the research has revealed.

Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops
Filter fences: catching sediment to prevent run-off

resource Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) LEAF Demonstration Farmer Nick Bragg from Frogmary Green Farm talks about his experience of tackling soil erosion and run-off problems, with the help of CSF.

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Natural resources & waste, People & skills
Cattle lameness and digital dermatitis

resource British Veterinary Association Some insights into how you can prevent lameness and digital dermatitis from affecting your herd, and how it can be controlled.

People & skills, Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle, Beef cattle & sheep
Integrated Pest Management

resource Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) The LEAF guide to Integrated Pest Management for farmers.

Integrated farming, Pests & diseases
Forage Legumes: Difficult for Farmers to resist?

resource Cotswold Seeds Video highlighting the benefits of growing and combining legume species and potential effects on your farm soil, livestock, and finances.

Type, texture & structure, Grasslands & forage crops
Healthy Grassland Soils pocketbook

resource Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) / EBLEX / DairyCo A practical guide giving pictorial advice on assessing, maintaining and improving grassland soil structure and soil biology levels.

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology, Weeds, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Business management, Buildings & machinery
Visual Evaluation of Soil Structure

resource Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) Assess soil structure out in the field and identify where changes in management may be required with the help of a visual reference tool.

Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Soil biology, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building
Organic Arable Production: Weed Control

resource Soil Association How to control arable weeds using organic methods; learn the cultural and mechanical ways to reduce or replace chemical herbicide use.

Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Weeds

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