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Jez Taylor, head of the diverse market garden at Daylesford Organics talks to us about managing the greenfly on the roses they supply to the...

'Our solutions are in nature' - a concept at the core of sustainable farming practices and the theme of 2020's UN International Day for Biodiversity...

Compost can improve soil fertility through supplying mineral fertilisers such as potassium, phosphorus, and nitrogen and it can help to strongly influence the soil carbon...

In this vlog, Richard Smith, Farms Manager at Daylesford Organic, talks about cattle foot trimming in the dairy, stressing the importance of doing it at...

Richard Smith, Farms Manager for Daylesford Organic, explains how they rear their Friesian calves at Daylesford. This includes having a calf stay with its mum...

Richard Smith, Farms Manager at Daylesford Organic Farm discusses how he is converting a conventional arable field into a grass and clover ley for livestock...

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...

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...

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...

In this months Agricology mini vlog, Richard Smith, Farms Manager for Daylesford Organic, discusses ploughing up a red clover ley in preparation to sow a...

In this months Agricology vlog, Richard Smith (Farm Manager at Daylesford Organic Farm) gives an update on the nutritional analysis that was carried out on...

In this month's Agricology Vlog, Jez Taylor, Head Grower at Daylesford Organic Market Garden, discusses how he manages pests and disease in the market garden...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In September’s vlog (filmed in August), Richard Smith - Farm Manager for Daylesford Organic - talks us through preparing a field to put it back...

As the summer solstice arrives we reach the year’s climax with a burst of life. The white of flowering clover drifts across the leys, dog...

Tim Field explains what Daylesford Farm is doing to help bees. At the end of May/beginning of June the bees start to swarm, and at...

This month Richard is re-visiting the sheep barn, explaining how they lamb at Daylesford. The sheep have been shorn, scanned and grouped into singles, doubles...

This month Richard is in the sheep barn talking about the sheep enterprise at Daylesford. Richard lambs 1,250 Lleyn ewes commercially and also lambs 250...

This month, Richard is in the turkey field, discussing rearing turkeys for Christmas. He explains that the main reason for starting a turkey enterprise was...

Richard explains that the lambs at Daylesford Farm are weaned from mid-August and the ewes, having worked hard all summer to rear the lambs, are...

As Head Stockman at an ecologically sustainable business like Daylesford , I am lucky enough to graze my cattle on some of the best organic...

Richard Smith revisits his sainfoin crop at the 80 acre field at Daylesford Organic farm, six weeks after sowing. The wet and warm spring means...

Our greatest ecological service What is the greatest ecological service provided in nature? Pollination must be up there, particularly for agriculture. Yet there are multiple...

In our April video blog Richard is making ground preparations for the establishment of sainfoin , his favourite forage legume, at Daylesford organic farm. This...