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Dairy herd health and foot trimming at Daylesford - Richard Smith and Paul Clayton
blog In this vlog, Richard Smith, Farms Manager at Daylesford Organic, talks about cattle foot trimming in the dairy, stressing the importance of doing it at...Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle, People & skills -
Black-grass: what’s the problem, what’s the solution?
blog Although often considered a relatively ‘new’ weed, it was recognised as a ‘very troublesome weed among wheat’ over 175 years ago (Sinclair, 1838). However, black-grass...Weeds, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, People & skills -
Call for farmer & land manager participation in soil management practices project
blog Cast your mind back to a warm summer day, a time when shortly after it has rained, you are in the garden or your field...Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Soil biology, Natural resources & waste, People & skills, Climate, Nutrition & public health -
Pasture-fed farming and public goods
blog Have you ever wondered about all the things that your land delivers and whether there may be any way of measuring it? Not so long...Dairy cattle, Beef cattle & sheep, Grasslands & forage crops, Regulations, standards & policy, Business management, People & skills -
“We found a way to farm with nature rather than against it.”
blog We’re living through a climate emergency, where 10% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions come from agriculture. Keeping the status quo is not an option...Organic farming, Type, texture & structure, Drainage, Organic matter, Beef cattle & sheep, Grasslands & forage crops, Natural resources & waste, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity -
Ewe Scanning and Housing Sheep in Winter with Richard Smith and Bob Tofield at Daylesford Farm
blog In this month's Agricology vlog, Richard Smith talks to us about scanning 1,200 Lleyn sheep at Daylesford Organic Farm with Bob Tofield. He looks at...Animal health & welfare, Beef cattle & sheep, Business management, Buildings & machinery, People & skills -
“Increasing biodiversity is an ecosystem service for all of us”
blog We’re in a climate emergency and wildlife numbers are crashing, but farmers and land managers are uniquely positioned to help. Through clever farm design and...Organic farming, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity -
Innovative low-carbon technology completes milestone on-farm pilot
blog Technologies that turn ordinary farm waste into carbon-saving agricultural resources are a step closer to reality with a successful on-farm pilot scheme in North Wales...Type, texture & structure, Organic matter, People & skills, Communities & education -
Reducing tillage in organic with the roller crimper - James Alexander Vlog
blog James Alexander explains how he is looking to reduce tillage in an organic system on Litchfield Farm. He explains the roller crimper method to kill...Compaction & cultivation, Weeds, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Buildings & machinery -
Can we shape the future of the Cornish agri-environment?
blog The future of the agricultural environment is dogged by uncertainty - the Government is in flux, Brexit may or may not happen at some point,...Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Regulations, standards & policy, Business management, People & skills, Biodiversity, Climate, Communities & education