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Manure for soil health
Richard Smith, Farm Manager for Daylesford Farm discusses using manure compost in an organic system and the benefits, including how he prepares the manure, treatment...
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The importance of soil health, learnings from a Nuffield adventure
There is a growing recognition that in order to reduce high levels of atmospheric carbon we need not just to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but...
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A chance to get down and dirty with your soils
New app to help farmers to monitor soil health I arrived at Whittington Lodge Farm in the Cotswolds on a very grey and damp day...
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What lurks below?
Walking through a maturing cereal field in late spring / early summer is an excellent time to assess how successful (or not) your weed management...
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Forage for sheep
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...
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Back to the future: exploring the benefits of mixed farming
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...
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How to conserve wildlife on working farms
'Wildlife and Farming: Managing for Nature on Lowland Farms' is a practical handbook, providing information and advice to practical people. The question it answers is...
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Does the horizon look greener as we turn into 2018?
Three days into the new year saw an on-farm gathering of more than 80 farmers, policy-makers, researchers, and representatives from Agricology’s partner organisations and beyond...
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Agricology Field Day: Mixing it Up - Leys, Livestock & Arable
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...
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The LEAF Sustainable Farming Review in action
This month, Agricology is focusing on whole farm management and highlighting the benefits gained from taking a step back to review the farm... For LEAF...
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Editors blog: Homegrown feed, soil erosion and pants!
In November Agricology celebrated its second birthday! Over the last two years the Agricology community of farmers, advisors and researchers has really grown, and over...
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Raising Turkey Poults
In this month's vlog, Richard Smith, Farm Manager at Daylesford Organic Farm, discusses raising organic, free range turkeys from 6 week old poults; including how...
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Editor's blog - Protecting our soils and wildlife
Looking back and looking forward... Content we featured on the website during October focusing on crop rotations communicated that, with careful planning , rotations can...
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Harmony in the Future of Food and Farming
At such a crucial time for the future of British food and farming, the Sustainable Food Trust (SFT) held a conference earlier this year to...
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Are we mining the soil?
Farmers and researchers explore the potential for improving nitrogen (N) efficiency in organic rotations. Organic principles and standards emphasise the importance of practices that can...
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Managing your on-farm woodland
Farmers often ask us about the best way to manage woodland at this time of year... Of course, every site is different and the answer...
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Planning & Implementing Crop Rotations
In October's Agricology Vlog, Richard Smith (Farm Manager at Daylesford Organic Farm) revisits a site on which he has harvested barley and seeded a grass...
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Editor's blog: Building resilience through diversity
Crop diversity is important for so many different reasons… to help ensure people have access to the nutrients they need through a nutritious and varied...
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Plant Partners: MISSION POSSIBLE!
You wouldn’t be reading this if you didn’t think that agroecology has promise for increasing the resilience and productivity of our arable farming systems. So,...
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Growing under the radar
Recognising the value of non-traditional crops in the UK Crops not traditionally grown in the UK could play a valuable part in our food production...
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