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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 -
Be Heard!... Reflections from a seed legislation workshop
blog On 12 February this year (2023) legal expert on seed and intellectual property Fulya Batur facilitated a session with Kate McEvoy ( Real Seeds ),...Regulations, standards & policy, Business management, Markets & food systems, People & skills, Biodiversity, Climate -
Six key actions to restore nature on farmland
blog In the past, if you asked two conservationists how to help wildlife on farmland, you would likely get two different answers. Nature-friendly farming need not...Pests & diseases, Natural resources & waste, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity -
Raising the pulse of European cropping systems
blog Interested in learning more about home grown protein crops but don’t know where to look? There has been a growing interest in home produced protein...Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity -
Tree of Life & A Call for Help
blog "Dendritic (or tree-shaped) patterns can be found throughout nature on every scale, from the veins of a leaf, to the drainage system of a river,...Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology, Biodiversity -
Nature-based Integrated Pest Management - hints, tips and more
blog Are you keen to find ways to reduce pesticide use on your farm, but not sure where to begin? Or perhaps you are already undertaking...Compaction & cultivation, Soil biology, Weeds, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Business management, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Climate, Communities & education -
Carbon Calling Conference
blog A pioneering on-farm conference focusing on soil health is gearing up for its launch on a Cumbrian farm this summer ( June 25th-26th ). Carbon...Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle, Beef cattle & sheep, Pigs, Poultry, Grasslands & forage crops, People & skills, Biodiversity, Climate -
Seeds - always there when you need them? Why every farmer and grower should be producing seed...
blog As farmers and growers, without seeds we have no crops. Yet for the vast majority of vegetable growers, including organic and agroecological producers, these seeds...Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Roots & horticulture, Regulations, standards & policy, People & skills, Biodiversity -
Call on Government to Increase UK Hedgerow Network by 40% by 2050
blog Who even cares about hedgerows? This would have certainly been my view as a young boy, cycling many unnecessary extra miles to see friends on...Regulations, standards & policy, Business management, Natural resources & waste, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Climate -
Allowing bees to 'be' - Reflections of a bee keeper...
blog I am a beekeeper in Derbyshire with six apiaries on six farms (totalling over 40 hives). They include 20 acres of apple orchard, 120 acres...Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity