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Living Mulches Final Report
resource The final report for Innovative Farmers field lab trials which aimed to determine the impacts of living mulches on cash crop yields and weed composition.Compaction & cultivation, Rotations, Organic matter, Soil biology, Weeds, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills -
Horticultural frontiers: Realising the climate resilient potential of perennials and edible cacti
resource Organic Growers Alliance (OGA) Recording of a workshop held at the Organic Growers Alliance (OGA)'s Organic Matters 2022 horticultural conference, focusing on perennial vegetables as crops that can potentially...Pests & diseases, Roots & horticulture, Markets & food systems, People & skills, Climate -
Silvo-horticulture agroforestry
resource Organic Growers Alliance (OGA) Silvo-horticulture agroforestry has many benefits for market gardens, but needs careful planning for success. This workshop held at Organic Matters 2022 focuses on how to...Agroforestry, Pests & diseases, Roots & horticulture, Markets & food systems, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity -
It’s not just about the bees
resource Organic vegetable farmer Andy Dibben puts forward the case of allowing complex insect ecosystems to develop or be proactively encouraged on farms, describing ways in...Compaction & cultivation, Weeds, Pests & diseases, Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity -
Organic Amendments
resource Organic Growers Alliance (OGA) Video footage of a session that formed part of the Organic Growers Alliance's Organic Matters conference held in October 2021. It focuses on improving soil...Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Organic matter, Soil biology, Weeds, Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Natural resources & waste, People & skills, Climate -
Troubleshooting the Practical Challenges of Intercropping
resource Stockbridge Technology Centre / James Hutton Institute / Newcastle University / Bockhanger Farms Ltd / Durie Farms / Trials Equipment (UK) Ltd / Manterra Ltd A panel of industry experts discuss solutions to the practical challenges in the growing, harvesting and processing of mixed crops.Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Markets & food systems, People & skills, Climate -
Healthy Farm Systems - John Pawsey
resource John Pawsey gives some insights into the principles of how he achieves health on his mixed organic farm in East Anglia, following his participation in...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 -
Trees on hen ranges are a haven for wildlife
resource Woodland Trust & Cumbria Farm Environment Partnership Can planting trees on your hen range boost biodiversity as well as benefit your business?Agroforestry, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Pests & diseases, Animal health & welfare, Poultry, Natural resources & waste, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services, Biodiversity, Climate -
Film: Farmer-led solutions to on farm plastic
resource Innovative Farmers A video featuring a grower taking part in an Innovative Farmers field lab that is exploring alternatives to using plastic mulches.Weeds, Roots & horticulture, People & skills, Climate -
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 -
Intercropping and Companion Cropping in Arable Systems
resource Final report from a field lab that looked at opportunities for intercropping to provide more efficient resource use, reduced pest and disease pressure, and better...Weeds, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Buildings & machinery, People & skills -
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 -
The four principles of weed control in organic growing
resource Oxford Real Farming Conference Footage recorded at the ORFC 2020 session on 'The future of agroecological weed management.' Mike Mallett of Maple Farm Kelsale shares insights into approaches to...Organic farming, Compaction & cultivation, Weeds, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Roots & horticulture, People & skills, Climate -
Mulch systems and rotational no-till in vegetable farming
resource Organic Growers Alliance (OGA) Organic Grower article explaining a system German grower Johannes Storch created using cover crops, grass and silage as mulch and the MulchTec planter he and...Compaction & cultivation, Rotations, Organic matter, Weeds, Roots & horticulture, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Buildings & machinery, People & skills -
Film: Farmer led research into hot water seed treatment at Riverford
resource Innovative Farmers One of a series of Innovative Farmers films shining a light on a field lab - this one focuses on hot water seed treatment.Pests & diseases, Roots & horticulture, People & skills -
Plants in the Wrong Place? Agroecological Approaches to Weed Control
resource Agricology / Oxford Real Farming Conference Video footage filmed at ORFC 2019 of Jez Taylor from Daylesford Organic Farm describing weed management techniques that are used in the market garden.Weeds, Roots & horticulture, Markets & food systems, People & skills -
Livestock on diverse leys: a return to the past for a promising future
resource Organic Research Centre ORC Bulletin article reporting on farmers that have been combining diverse leys with livestock and some of the pros and cons of this practice revealed...Drainage, Rotations, Organic matter, Weeds, Animal health & welfare, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Natural resources & waste, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services -
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 -
Is intercropping the way forward for arable?
resource Andrew takes us on a fascinating tour of the potential of intercropping - recorded at an OK-Net Arable project event.Markets & food systems, People & skills, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Weeds, Pests & diseases -
Companion cropping
resource Farmerama Jake Freestone talks about his experiences of growing oilseed rape with buckwheat and vetch and highlights benefits he has observed.Type, texture & structure, Organic matter, Pests & diseases, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Markets & food systems, 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 -
Novel vegetables: Observations on growing a range of tropical crops
resource Duchy College / Farm Cornwall Interested in diversifying? Perhaps growing some tropical crops? This report provides some useful insights from some trials run in West Cornwall.Weeds, Pests & diseases, Roots & horticulture, Markets & food systems -
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 -
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