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Increasing crop diversification with flower strips to improve natural pest control and pollination
resource Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation (IUNG-PIB) / Hungarian Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (ÖMKi) Abstract created as part of the DiverIMPACTS project giving practical recommendations of how to ensure plant mixtures for flowering strips on arable land can guarantee...Pests & diseases, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity -
Simply Sustainable Integrated Pest Management
resource An up-to-date, easy to read guidebook and manual on why Integrated Pest Management is the key to sustainable crop health across agricultural and horticultural sectors...Weeds, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Business management, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services -
Farmeco Today Episode 3 - Agroforestry
resource PodBean David Rose, farmer and co-founder of Home Farm Ecocentre in Nottinghamshire talks about his silvoarable agroforestry system and research being carried out in one of...Agroforestry, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Roots & horticulture, Business management, Markets & food systems, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Climate, Nutrition & public health, Communities & education -
Climate change and UK horticulture: What is to come and how to build resilience
resource Oxford Real Farming Conference Footage recorded at ORFC 2020 of a workshop organised by the OGA and Agricology. Rosemary Collier of Warwick Crop Centre talks about some of the...Type, texture & structure, Organic matter, Soil biology, Pests & diseases, Roots & horticulture, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Climate -
Viruses in cereals and oilseed rape
resource AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds Information focusing on the options available to farmers to help manage Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) and Turnip yellows virus (TuYV).Weeds, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, People & skills, Biodiversity -
Prospects for improved off-crop habitat management for pollen beetle control in oilseed rape
resource Rothamsted Research Paper looking at factors that influence the abundance of pollen beetle and damage to oilseed rape and how habitat management may improve pollen beetle control.Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, People & skills, Biodiversity -
Trees and crops: making the most of the space
resource AGFORWARD project consortium An AGFORWARD leaflet that focuses on managing the tree understorey in a horticultural agroforestry system, for increased food production and biodiversity.Agroforestry, Weeds, Pests & diseases, Roots & horticulture, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Markets & food systems -
Integrated slug control
resource Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Know your enemy - an integrated approach to slug control is more effective than using chemical slug pellets aloneIntegrated farming, Compaction & cultivation, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Roots & horticulture, Biodiversity, People & skills -
Wild Pollinator Farm Health Check
resource Adapted with permission from a model designed by the Xerces Society The Farm Health check enables you to appraise how effective your holding is at meeting the needs of wild pollinators and beneficial insects.Pests & diseases, Natural resources & waste, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity -
Wildlife-friendly farming increases crop yield: evidence for ecological intensification
resource NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology & Wildlife Farming Company Research that looked at the effects of creating wildlife-friendly habitats in less productive areas of fields on a conventional arable farm.Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity -
Towards farmer principles of health
resource Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research Germany & Humboldt University Berlin & University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Austria Ten statements / principles farmers have developed that make them successful in developing healthy farming systems, as part of the HealthNetworks Project, and used as...Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology, Weeds, Pests & diseases, Animal health & welfare, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Business management, Markets & food systems, Natural resources & waste, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Climate, Nutrition & public health, Communities & education -
Perennial flower strips for pest control in fruit orchards
resource Organic Growers Alliance (OGA) This article, adapted from a technical guide published as part of the EcoOrchard project, looks at advantages of sown flower strips, management considerations, costs, and...Weeds, Pests & diseases, Roots & horticulture, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity -
Beetle banks
resource Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Beetle banks provide suitable overwintering habitat for predatory insects and spiders that significantly reduce crop pests. Find out how to create them here!Pests & diseases, Biodiversity, People & skills -
Plant conservation on farmland
resource Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) - University of Oxford Information and advice on wild plant conservation on farmland.Weeds, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Biodiversity -
Bringing in the bugs
resource Organic Growers Alliance (OGA) Useful grower insights into protected cropping management to encourage beneficial insects and discourage pests.Pests & diseases, Roots & horticulture, Buildings & machinery -
Encyclopaedia of pests and natural enemies in field crops
resource Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) An extensive guide that is invaluable for any farmer wanting to lower inputs and manage pests and produce crops sustainably.Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Roots & horticulture -
Organic weed management
resource Garden Organic A fantastic resource providing detailed information to help you manage weeds in ways that will benefit your crops, soil and pollinators.Weeds, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, Pollinators & ecological services