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Time for lime
blog Autumn is the perfect time for lime to capitalise on early spring growth on low pH soils. If ground conditions permit, taking action now to...Type, texture & structure, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills -
Filling the Hungry Gap - Agricology Vlog
blog Dr Alastair Leake (Director of Policy & the Allerton Project for the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust) talks about why it's important to consider using...People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity -
Multi Species Leys - Agricology Vlog
blog Dr Alastair Leake (Director of Policy & the Allerton Project for the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust) discusses why they are trialling taking an arable...Compaction & cultivation, Weeds, Beef cattle & sheep, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills -
Minimising Soil Disturbance - Grass & Cattle - Agricology Vlog Oct 2019
blog Richard Smith of Daylesford Organic Farms talks about grass leys and how they put them into stubble, and undersowing grass leys into cereal crops. He...Compaction & cultivation, Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle, Beef cattle & sheep, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Buildings & machinery, People & skills -
What do you know about plant-based veterinary uses? Can you help?
blog Can plants still be used as veterinary treatment of animals or is this old tittle-tattle? That is the question we want to help answer. It’s...Animal health & welfare, People & skills -
Combining sticky traps & technology to monitor cereal aphids & predict BYDV risk
blog This year will be the first that neonicotinoid seed dressings will no longer be routinely applied to cereal crops following their ban last year. This...Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, People & skills -
The greatest weapon against stress is the ability to control our thoughts
blog When I first met psychologist Willie Horton during my Nuffield scholarship, he professed that you could learn to achieve your goals - effortlessly! It was...Business management, People & skills, Nutrition & public health -
Sowing a Grass & Clover Ley - Agricology Vlog August 2019
blog Richard Smith, Farms Manager at Daylesford Organic Farm discusses how he is converting a conventional arable field into a grass and clover ley for livestock...Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills -
Mob Grazing Herbal Leys - Agricology Vlog September 2019
blog In this follow up to August's vlog on herbal leys by Ian Wilkinson, Ian (Farm Manager of Honeydale Farm & MD of Cotswold Seeds &...Integrated farming, Beef cattle & sheep, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills -
Fecal Egg Counts (Fecpak) - Agricology Vlog August 2019
blog In this month's Agricology vlog, Richard Smith, Farms Manager for Daylesford Organic, discusses a method they use on the farm called Fecpak which allows them...Animal health & welfare, Beef cattle & sheep, People & skills