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A Guide to Nutrient Budgeting on Organic Farms
resource SAC & Newcastle University Everything you may need to know about basic nutrient budgeting and valuable insights into how using them can benefit your farm.Type, texture & structure, Rotations, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Regulations, standards & policy, Business management, Markets & food systems, People & skills -
Reduced tillage trials aim to improve soil sustainability
resource University of East Anglia / Wensum Alliance Interesting results from a 5-year reduced cultivation trial that took place at the Salle Park Estate, Norfolk, to assess the impact of contrasting tillage regimes...Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Soil biology, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Buildings & machinery, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services -
Cover crops help to reduce diffuse water pollution
resource University of East Anglia / Wensum Alliance An update from research undertaken as part of the Demonstration Test Catchments research platform established to investigate the extent by which on-farm mitigation measures can...Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Organic matter, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Business management, People & skills, Pollinators & ecological services -
Effects of severe flooding on a lowland farm
resource Harper Adams University Postgraduate student, Rachel Glover, has been investigating the impact of severe annual river flooding on a mixed lowland farm in Shropshire.Agroforestry, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Drainage, Animal health & welfare, Natural resources & waste, Biodiversity, Climate -
The AgroDiversity Toolbox
resource The OSCAR project consortium Everything you need to know about the management of cover crops: Check out this free, interactive web-based tool.Conservation agriculture, Crop nutrition & fertility building, People & skills -
ROTOR: organic crop rotation planner
resource Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) A tool to help you plan for food and fodder within your rotation and consider weed management, plant health, maximising nitrogen (N) fixation and avoiding...People & skills, Rotations, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Weeds, Pests & diseases -
Performance of UK organic spring wheat and contrasting soil tillage: yield and economic impact
resource Royal Agricultural University RAU research results revealing insights into effects of different levels of tillage on wheat yields, weeds, and costs.Buildings & machinery, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Weeds -
Investigation of suitable legume species for undersowing in organic spring wheat
resource Royal Agricultural University Some insights from the RAU on research carried out looking at the influence of different undersown legumes on wheat growth.People & skills, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building, Weeds -
Characterisation of soil quality following conventional & non-inversion tillage
resource Royal Agricultural University Interesting research from the RAU exploring the effects of different forms of tillage on soil chemical and biological properties.People & skills, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops -
Tillage & undersowing effects on organic wheat yield components & yield
resource Royal Agricultural University RAU research providing insights into impacts of tillage and undersown crops on winter and spring wheat.People & skills, Type, texture & structure, Compaction & cultivation, Cereals, oil seeds & pulses, Grasslands & forage crops, Weeds -
Red clover variety response to cutting
resource School of Agriculture Food & Environment - Royal Agricultural University Information on RAU on-farm research that looked at how cutting affected the yield and quality of 6 different varieties of red clover.People & skills, Grasslands & forage crops, Crop nutrition & fertility building -
Diffuse water pollution, GHGs and ammonia emissions
resource Duchy College Identify where and how you can make changes on your farm to help reduce diffuse water and air pollution and GHGs.Natural resources & waste, People & skills, Nutrition & public health