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Seeking your views of ‘trees outside woods’ on your farm!
blog Do you have hedgerows, treelines, scattered trees, or scrub on your farm? We want to learn from farmers about the benefits and challenges of managing...Agroforestry, Natural resources & waste, People & skills, Biodiversity -
How do English farmers learn and finance agroforestry? New insights from the Agroforestry ELM Test project
blog Following a well-received evidence review in which the main factors holding back agroforestry in England were identified, the Agroforestry ELM Team, led by the ORC,...Agroforestry, People & skills -
Calling arable farmers!
blog A joint industry and Research Council funded project looking at how to reintegrate sheep into arable systems for the improvement of soil quality is seeking...Integrated farming, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Rotations, Organic matter, Soil biology, Beef cattle & sheep, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Crop nutrition & fertility building -
A researcher's reflections on EURAF 2021 - the fifth European agroforestry conference
blog The fifth cross-European conference on agroforestry, EURAF 2021, was recently held online and attended by several members of the ORC. This conference was delayed in...Agroforestry -
Planting a living textbook for agroforesty at FarmED
blog Whether conventional, organic, regenerative, agroecological, or any other flavour of farming, it seems more and more farmers are getting interested in agroforestry. I’m not sure...Agroforestry, Animal health & welfare, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Markets & food systems, Natural resources & waste, People & skills -
The Agroforestry ELM Test project: Transforming the English agricultural landscape with trees
blog Interest among UK farmers in planting trees on their land has skyrocketed recently. Only ten years ago a survey indicated that very few farmers know...Agroforestry, Regulations, standards & policy, Natural resources & waste, People & skills, Biodiversity -
Living mulches for sustainable cropping systems: A step towards 'Regenerative Organic' Agriculture in the UK?
blog Reducing tillage and chemical inputs can be beneficial for soil and the environment, so could a permanent clover understorey acting as a 'living mulch', moving...Conservation agriculture, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Soil biology, Weeds, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills, Climate -
Regenerative agriculture - a new silver bullet for agriculture and the environment?
blog In 1992 I started my career as a newly fledged post-doc working on the Integrated Farming Systems project and so have been intrigued to see...Integrated farming, Conservation agriculture, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Soil biology, Weeds, Pests & diseases, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Climate -
There is no such word as 'can’t' - experiences of transitioning to an antibiotic-free farm
blog We enjoy being proactive about the future at Wicton Farm and becoming antibiotic-free proved to be not as difficult as we first thought. Over the...Organic farming, Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills -
Propagation & weed management in the polytunnels at Daylesford
blog In these short video clips, Jez Taylor, head of the Market Garden at Daylesford Organic Farm, talks to us from inside the polytunnels about propagating...Organic farming, Weeds, Roots & horticulture, Markets & food systems, Nutrition & public health