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Do you have hedgerows, treelines, scattered trees, or scrub on your farm? We want to learn from farmers about the benefits and challenges of managing...

On 12 February this year (2023) legal expert on seed and intellectual property Fulya Batur facilitated a session with Kate McEvoy ( Real Seeds ),...

In the past, if you asked two conservationists how to help wildlife on farmland, you would likely get two different answers. Nature-friendly farming need not...

Our friends at ADAS have asked us to help spread the word about an upcoming conference and a callout to submit research abstracts. RAMIRAN is...

It feels like I have been banging the #peatfree drum for a very long time, but finally we seem to be getting somewhere. After decades...

My foot just through the ORC and Agricology door as Farm Engagement Officer, I started the year in a similar way to many farmers and...

Agricology is the focus for the Organic Research Centre’s (ORC) Big Give Christmas Challenge and the target is to raise £15,000 in just 1 week!...

Interested in learning more about home grown protein crops but don’t know where to look? There has been a growing interest in home produced protein...

As a user of Agricology I hope that you find the resources provide a source of engaging and useful information. For seven years now Agricology...

"Dendritic (or tree-shaped) patterns can be found throughout nature on every scale, from the veins of a leaf, to the drainage system of a river,...

The Northern Real Farming Conference has just launched a series of farmer-focussed video resources highlighting regenerative farming principles and techniques and how they make business...

Are you keen to find ways to reduce pesticide use on your farm, but not sure where to begin? Or perhaps you are already undertaking...

At Agricology we are always looking at ways to strengthen our communication and make sure you as a user can access the most interesting and...

From June 30th 2022 all farmers can sign up to SFI, the Sustainable Farming Incentive. There is no time limit for the application, farmers can...

A pioneering on-farm conference focusing on soil health is gearing up for its launch on a Cumbrian farm this summer ( June 25th-26th ). Carbon...

Since its launch in 2015 in a climate of growing uncertainty about food security, the state of natural resources, climate change and nutritional availability in...

From 22nd to 29th April the Organic Research Centre (ORC) is taking part in the Green Match Fund Campaign 2022, organised by the Big Give...

A survey of over 220 livestock farms (80% commercial) in the UK and Ireland has reported up to 69% reduction in antibiotic use, up to...

You are probably familiar with the headline that no waterbody in England is free of pollution . Who is to blame? When under the inspection...

As farmers and growers, without seeds we have no crops. Yet for the vast majority of vegetable growers, including organic and agroecological producers, these seeds...