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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 -
Challenging times for farmers affected by drought
blog As you will only be too well aware, the prolonged hot and dry weather conditions have created difficulties in meeting the requirements of rural grant...Regulations, standards & policy, Business management -
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 -
Providing for pollinators - what's the buzz?
blog Pollinators have become something of a ‘buzz’ word since the launch of the National Pollinator Strategy in 2014. Farmers have gone to great efforts through...Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Natural resources & waste -
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 -
Ensuring the welfare of livestock and UK farming
blog During April we dipped into the vast topic of ways of increasing and maintaining livestock health and welfare , such as making maximum use of...Animal health & welfare, Regulations, standards & policy, Markets & food systems -
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