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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 -
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 -
Agricology Discussions @ Groundswell!
blog We’re all set for another year at Groundswell and very excited to be hosting the Agricology Discussion Tent this summer. We have a strong line-up...Agroforestry, Type, texture & structure, Rotations, Weeds, Pests & diseases, Beef cattle & sheep, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills -
Finishing Cattle on Homegrown Forage
blog Head Stockman for Daylesford Farm, Phil Gordon-Jones talks us through the benefits of finishing his beef cattle on home grown forage and we join him...Animal health & welfare, Beef cattle & sheep -
Housing Sheep in January - Agricology Vlog 2019
blog In this short vlog, Richard Smith, Farms Manager at Daylesford Organic, discusses why he feels that good breeding can reduce the need for additional inputs...Beef cattle & sheep -
Choosing a Bull - Agricology Vlog December 2018
blog In December's vlog, Richard Smith, Farms Manager for Daylesford Organic, discusses strategies that he employs when choosing a bull (Daylesford stock pedigree registered Aberdeen Angus...Beef cattle & sheep -
Pasture-based systems - sainfoin & red clover
blog In this months Agricology vlog, Richard Smith (Farm Manager at Daylesford Organic Farm) discusses everything sainfoin; when to cut for silage, how it is withstanding...Organic farming, Compaction & cultivation, Rotations, Weeds, Dairy cattle, Beef cattle & sheep, Grasslands & forage crops, Pollinators & ecological services -
Rotational benefits of leys - looking to the future
blog Now is a great time to be a soil scientist. A quick scroll through past Agricology blogs shows lots of interest in soil health -...Rotations, Organic matter, Beef cattle & sheep, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops -
Forage for sheep
blog In January's Agricology vlog, Richard Smith of Daylesford Farm discusses the forage he uses to feed his flock of commercial Lleyn Sheep. In the video...Animal health & welfare, Beef cattle & sheep, Crop nutrition & fertility building