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Dairy farms needed in project to find best practices to reduce phosphorus loss
blog Research indicates that farm-gate phosphorus (P) surpluses are common on UK dairy farms. By reducing these P surpluses and consequently P losses, we could reap...Type, texture & structure, Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Business management, Pollinators & ecological services -
Phosphorus Survey for UK Dairy Farmers, Nutritionists and Advisers
blog The University of Reading, in collaboration with Harper Adams University, is running a project aiming at investigating the potential to reduce phosphorus losses from dairy...Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle, Business management, Pollinators & ecological services -
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 -
Welfare in Dairy
blog In this months Agricology vlog, Richard Smith, Senior Farms Manager at Daylesford Farm, suggests that by demonstrating full transparency in farming practices we are in...Organic farming, Organic matter, Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle -
Back to the future: exploring the benefits of mixed farming
blog I believe reintegrating leys and livestock into arable rotations can play a key role in the transition to more sustainable and resilient farming systems. I...Integrated farming, Rotations, Organic matter, Soil biology, Weeds, Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle, Beef cattle & sheep, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Business management, People & skills -
Agricology Field Day: Mixing it Up - Leys, Livestock & Arable
blog Get ahead of the curve and join Agricology on farm for this fringe event to the Oxford Conferences. Driven by the need to build profitable...Agroecological approaches, Rotations, Organic matter, Soil biology, Weeds, pests and diseases, Weeds, Pests & diseases, Animal health & welfare, Dairy cattle, Beef cattle & sheep, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Biodiversity, Climate, Business management, Natural resources & waste -
Establishing a Grass Ley
blog In September’s vlog (filmed in August), Richard Smith - Farm Manager for Daylesford Organic - talks us through preparing a field to put it back...Organic farming, Compaction & cultivation, Rotations, Dairy cattle, Beef cattle & sheep, Grasslands & forage crops, Buildings & machinery -
RBST wants everyone to #GoNative this summer
blog Would you eat an endangered species? For most people the answer would be a horrified “no!” but in my work with the UK’s endangered farm...Dairy cattle, Beef cattle & sheep, Pigs, Poultry, Other species, People & skills -
Mowing sainfoin for silage
blog This month Richard explains the process of making sainfoin silage at Daylesford. Starting off in the field he describes how the crop has been established...Organic farming, Dairy cattle, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Pollinators & ecological services