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Take the October Soil Test Challenge & get free advice from a soil health expert
blog Soil is your most important resource as a farmer, but do you really understand it and know how to improve it? This month we challenge...Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Soil biology, People & skills -
Community-supported farming, seed saving & 'the fight against blight'
blog Community-supported farming gives people the opportunity to define their own food and agriculture. The agroecology approach encourages using local resources effectively, recycling of nutrients and...Organic farming, Biodynamic farming, Permaculture, Biodiversity, Climate, Communities & education, Markets & food systems, People & skills -
Seeds - our culture and our future
blog Cultivating diversity is one way for smaller organic growers, selling directly to the consumer, to differentiate themselves from the uniform offerings of the multiple retailers...Roots & horticulture, Markets & food systems, People & skills, Biodiversity -
Potato blight - is the answer beneath the covers?
blog Potatoes grown in the UK are at risk from 26 different diseases. It is vital therefore to investigate methods and varieties that reduce the cost...Pests & diseases, Roots & horticulture, People & skills -
Making your soil rain-ready (part 1): Skywatchers, it's time to look down
blog It’s been a “funny old year” - from the wet, water-logged winter-spring to the dry spring-summer. During the prolonged dry spell, people were watching the...Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills -
Agroforestry is the missing agro-ecological element
blog A farmer’s reflection on the EURAF 2018 Conference... I am an organic, pasture fed and regenerative farmer in the Cotswolds at Conygree Farm on the...Agroforestry, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Markets & food systems, People & skills -
Soil management
blog (Taken from 'Churchill Travel Blog: soil management in USA, Switzerland and Denmark') Soil is the primary means of producing food and the basis of human...Type, texture & structure, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills -
Simplifying the complexities of conservation: the Farm Wildlife partnership
blog When it comes to searching out advice on wildlife and conservation on farmland, how many times have you found yourself repeating similar questions to numerous...Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, People & skills -
Farmers share their experience of transitioning to agroecology
blog ' Transitions to Agroecological Approaches: Farmers’ experience ' is a new report that presents the stories of 14 farmers across Scotland, England and Wales who...Business management, People & skills -
Enterprise Stacking & Agroforestry; Chickens, Orchards, Biomass & Market Gardens
blog In this short vlog (filmed on the 16th of March), Tim Field discusses using a Woodland Trust grant to plant 800 trees on a 30...Integrated farming, Organic farming, Agroforestry, Livestock husbandry, Poultry, Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, People & skills