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Less is more: Improving profitability and the natural environment in hill and other marginal farming systems
resource Less is more on upland farms: decreasing livestock stocking rates to sustainable levels increases a farm’s profitability and improves the natural environment.Beef cattle & sheep, Grasslands & forage crops, Business management, Natural resources & waste -
Feeding livestock on pasture-based diets
resource ORC / GWCT / LEAF / OF&G / Soil Association / SRUC / Agricology - as part of Defra Project OF03111 Organic Management Techniques This resource looks at the practicalities of introducing pasture-fed livestock systems, the benefits and draw-backs of adoption with case studies and linksRotations, Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle, Beef cattle & sheep, Pigs, Poultry, Grasslands & forage crops, Natural resources & waste, Biodiversity -
Intensive Grazing: Boode Farm
resource Natural England Catchment Sensitive Farming farm case study on the business and environmental benefits of maximising grazing efficiency and improving slurry and soil management.Natural resources & waste, People & skills, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle -
Agroforestry for livestock systems
resource SOLID project The multiple benefits of combining trees and shrubs with livestock in low-input and organic dairy farms.Agroforestry, Markets & food systems, Natural resources & waste, Dairy cattle -
Benefits of trees on dairy farms
resource This research report evaluates the use of trees on dairy farms, what benefits can they bring and how significant those benefits are.Agroforestry, Business management, Natural resources & waste -
Trees provide fodder and boost production
resource Woodland Trust A farm case study describing commercial and potential nutritional and medicinal benefits from incorporating trees into a dairy farm.Agroforestry, Animal health & welfare, Natural resources & waste